Interval House

Interval House Proposes to Have 24 Americorps Members Who Will Build Upon Interval House's Nearly 20-YEAR Successful History of Transformative Americorps Programming by Providing Evidence-based, Multilingual Financial Literacy and Job Skills Development Services in Some of the Most Economically Devastated Pockets of Poverty Throughout Financially Depressed Communities in Southern California and on the Struggling Island of Molokai, Hawaii. at the End of the First Program Year, the Americorps Members Will Be Responsible for Providing Customized Financial Literacy Services to 550 Economically Disadvantaged and Culturally Underserved Individuals Living in Poverty, Homelessness, and Violence, With 495 Reporting Improved Financial Knowledge; and Job Skills Development Services to 450 Individuals, With 405 Reporting Increased Job Readiness Skills to Secure Employment or First-time Enrollment Into an Educational/vocational Program. in Addition, the Americorps Members Will Leverage an Additional 50 Culturally Diverse Volunteers Who Will Be Engaged in Language and Program Support and Creating Important Linkages With Community Partners. This Program Will Focus on the CNCS Focus Area of Economic Opportunity With a Special Focus on Engaging Opportunity Youth. the CNCS Investment of $307,200 Will Be Matched With $170,588 in Private Funding and $0 in Public Funding.