COMMUNITY COALITION INC

Programs

1. Office of the state attorney we enroll 300 at risk, low-income high school students on a yearly basis through referrals from high school staff and collaborating agencies. We provide a minimum of 13 hours of employability and life skills training, consisting of skills needed to obtain a job and retain it. We provide work experience internships, as well as bus passes on a monthly basis. Participants will perform their paid work experience internship hours in subsidized public and private employers. Our participants can work up to 60 hours of paid work experience and they are paid at the rate of $14.00 an hour. Job placement will be available for all participants that need or want to work while attending school. We provide follow up services for six months after they complete their training and paid work experience. 210 participants completed their paid work experience during this contract year. We monitor them closely to make sure that they stay in school and are crime free. We also track how many seniors graduate each year that attended our program.

   $915,486 spent
   44% of program spending

2. Wioa out of school youth program recruitment amount changes yearly but our usual caseload is anywhere between 100 to 150 participants. Our contract runs from july 1 to june 30. This program enrolls participants ages 16 to 24 years old, who are disconnected from school, and employment or under employed. The program targets youth facing issues with education, training, and employment. Our program enrolls hard to serve participants such as homeless, disabled youth, pregnant women and/or single parent, offenders, runaways, foster children, participants with language barriers, low income and general population. This program offers a comprehensive range of services focused on the educational and professional development of the participant. Once eligibility is confirmed, career planner will complete an assessment with participant and an educational plan will be provided for the participant. The program offers 20 hours of work readiness skills training and up to 220 hours of paid work experience. Once they complete their paid work experience, if they are not offered a position, we will provide employment assistance and job referrals. The rate for paid work experience is $14.00 an hour.…

   $683,708 spent
   33% of program spending

3. Wise-kidz - wise-kidz after-school program, provides services to 75 children from kindergarten to 5th grade in the hialeah area. Our program targets low-income families that live in the hialeah area. We offer homework assistance on a daily basis and incorporate literacy, stem, sports, theater, social emotional wellness, and martial arts as part of our curriculum. Our primary goal is to maintain a holistic experience for our participants to keep them engaged, with special attention paid to keeping our participants at grade level with their reading and comprehension. For those participants that are struggling, we offer differentiated learning instruction (dli) to get them closer to where they need to be in their grade level. Participants take part in food and nutrition workshops, with their parents. Parents are invited to join our family health and wellness events. With our program serving 75 participants during the school year, and 75 during the summer, we feel our efforts will boost the confidence and overall success of the youth in our community. The wise-kidz program is bilingual (english/spanish) in order to serve non-english speakers. We also run a fully inclusive program…

   $414,149 spent
   20% of program spending

4. Miami dade county senior link we currently serve 74 low income elderly yearly. They must be 62+ years of age, be a permanent resident of miami-dade county and have at least two barriers. We conduct outreach and receive referrals to serve the elderly from community centers, social service agencies, hud buildings, churches, adult cares and word of mouth for our enrollment. A multi-functional assessment will be provided to all participants and it will determine the needs of the elderly. All participants will receive three months of case management and three months of follow-up services. Case managers will link and arrange for all services necessary for the elderly in order to maintain the participants at their homes living independently and without the need for early institutionalization. Case management services will include assisting the elders with daily basic needs, such as delivery of meals, application for subsidized housing, special transportation, home health care, citizenship application and process, medical insurance, scheduling doctor's appointments, long-term care, electric and telephone subsidies and advocacy. The goal of the program is to obtain the necessary services…

   $65,394 spent
   3% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,078,737.