FOSTERING LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES

Programs

1. The flourish home ('flome') - transitional housingin 2020, the flourish home opened for operation with capacity to provide up to 6 youth (ages 16-19) emergency shelter and/or transitional living services, depending on their individual housing needs. Policies and procedures are in place for client referral, intake, assessment, case management, and discharge. Residents participate in other flo and/or community program activities as those are applicable, based on their case management goals. Goals are developed based on bio-psycho-social assessments and with input from youth and their other support systems. Each resident has their own bedroom and is assigned chores to help maintain a clean, safe, structured environment with supervision from qualified, caring house parents. In 2023, with lower-level renovations complete and thanks to a yhdp joint component grant for transitional housing, the flome staffing and units were expanded to serve 10 youth ages 16-24. Transitional housing operates 24/7, 365.

   $722,555 spent
   71% of program spending

2. Scholarshipsflourish's first formal scholarship program began in 2020. Although there are multiple programs shaped uniquely for trade, technical, licensing, certificate, 2-year or 4-year degree-seeking students, the goal is the same--to reduce socio-economic barriers and increase access to postsecondary education opportunities for students of color in the boone county area. In addition to scholarships, students are provided personal and professional development opportunities made available through group meetings, one-on-one meetings, or virtual presentations. Some selected scholarship recipients are also paired with mentors to increase their professional support network and help them meet unique academic/career-related goals. Prep interns began to be awarded scholarship funds at the end of their program based on successful completion in 2022. Scholarship funds are allocated in line with 529-eligible expenses, with a certain portion potentially being made available for more flexible spending that falls into a basic needs expense category.

   $164,137 spentof which $131,709 as grants
   16% of program spending

3. $aves the students achieving valuable educational savings ($aves) program consists of staff working with eligible students to earn deposits into a higher education savings account by participating and logging their positive youth development activities. In 2022, $aves eligibility expanded from only high school students to students in grades 5-12 and in 2023, flo ended the partnership with seed success/most 529 to manage the account tracking in our apricot system and transactions in our savings account, which is separate from our main checking account. Mentoringthe goal of mentoring is to match students with a trusted, caring adult who can support the growth of their social capital and help them develop life and career skills. Students participating in any other flo program are eligible to be paired with a mentor, but it is folded into scholarships and internships programming. Volunteer mentors are recruited, trained, and matched by staff for qualifying students who are participating in other flo programs. Mentors engage in various activities that can increase the likelihood of their mentees' post-secondary success; including some of those listed on their mentee's game plan. They…

   $78,800 spent
   8% of program spending

4. Emergency & basic needs assistanceflourish community support specialists and youth specialists help submit and process requests for emergency and basic needs assistance for flourish youth participants and their families. Agreement plans are created with case management goals to prevent the needs from recurring, when possible. Most funding for this program comes from fundraising events. Needs categories include education-related, employment-related, food, medical/physical/mental health, shelter/housing, technology/communication, and transportation. Meeting basic needs through this program helps address barriers to participation in flo's other programs, often begins or increases the depth of engagement, and enhances wellbeing outcomes overall. Internships flourish internships have grown into two stepped-programs, prep I and prep ii, and are offered to rising juniors and recent high school graduates experiencing barriers to higher education or employment. The interns work either part-or full-time and receive personal and professional development in a real-world, corporate setting. Prep I interns work part-time and apply their learning to complete a service project while prep ii gets…

   $56,166 spentof which $1,731 as grants
   5% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,021,658.