Cypress Hills Local Development Corp

Project Title: Dreams Youthbuild (dreams)project Summary: Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Is a New Applicant as the Leadagency But a Longtime Partner of Dreams Youthbuild. Clhdc Has a Rich History of Providingservices to the Needy Citizens of the Target Area. Dreams Operates a Construction Plusprogram With Additional Training in the Much-needed Health Care Industry in Partnership Withcuny Kingsborough Community College. Dreams Has Been Operating a Successfulyouthbuild Program for Over 17 Years and Has Developed a Strong Collaborative Network.chldc Is a Viable, Dedicated, Strategic Partner of Public and Private Organizations. Theeducation Component of the Program Will Be Handled by Teachers From the New York Citydepartment of Education District 79 Who Will Provide Instruction Leading to the Attainment of Theged. Dreams Provides the Primary Construction Skills Training at the Projects Where Thehousing Construction Worksite Training Will Consist of Significant Gut Rehabilitation. Thepartnerships That Have Been Developed Have Added Strength to the Overall Effort. All Partnershave Been Trained and Helped Develop the Current Youthbuild Program. There Is a Clearunderstanding of the Overall Mission and Everyones Place in That Mission. Under the Strongleadership of Chldc, This Team Is Working Together to Address the Issues of Affordable Housing,undereducated Youth and a High Youth Unemployment Rate. Throughout Its History, Dreams Hasconsistently Produced Strong Outcomes.funding Level Requested: 1,500,000INTENDED Use of Funds (short Paragraph): the Funds Will Be Used to Provide All Youthbuildservices as Described in the Foa.deliverables Outcomes:proposed Outcomes Goal Percentageenrollment 66 Participants 66 66 100 Placement Into Employment or Education in the 2ND Quarter After Exit 53 66 80 Placement Into Employment or Education in the 4TH Quarter After Exit 53 66 80 Median Earnings 3,000 Per Quartercredential Attainment 63 66 95 Measurable Skills Gain 50 66 76 Effectiveness in Serving Employers 53 66 80 Cost Sharing or Matching Funds Amount (25 of Funding Level Requested, as Required): 375,000TOTAL Number of Participants to Be Enrolled: 66APPLICANT Category (check Only One):category a (previously Funded): Category B (new): Xmost Recent Grant Number From Any Fy 2016 (FOA-ETA-16-10), 2017 (FOA-ETA-17-03),OR 2018 (FOA-ETA-18-04) Grant Cycles for Category a (previously-funded) Applicant: N Aconstruction Plus Occupational Field(s), If Applicable: Healthcare (cna)application Is Being Submitted as (check All That Apply): Urban: X Rural : Tribaldescription of the Area to Be Served: Brooklyn Is a Borough of New York City, Coextensivewith Kings County, in the U.s. State of New York. Kings County Is the Most Populous County Inthe State of New York, and the Second-most Densely Populated County in the United States,behind New York County (manhattan). Brooklyn Is Also New York City S Most Populousborough, With 2,736,074 Residents in 2020. Brooklyn Is Located on the Westernmost Edge of Longisland and Shares a Border With the Borough of Queens. With a Land Area of 70.82 Square Milesand a Water Area of 26 Square Miles, Kings County Is the State of New York S Fourth-smallestcounty by Land Area and Third Smallest by Total Area.target Community Service Area, Identified by Zip Code(s): Brooklyn Neighborhoods:bedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Bushwick, Crown Heights (north South), and East Newyork in the Contiguous Zip Codes of 11206, 11207, 11208, 11212, 11213, 11216, 11221, 11225,AND 11233.APPLICANT Is a Government Entity in a Territory That Is Eligible for the Matching Waiver Andintends to Waive Match, as Described in Section Iii.b. Matching: Yes No Xany Experience With Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.s.c. 1701U): Chldc Has a Hud Section 3 Placement Relationship With the New York Cityhousing Authority.