Klamath Works, Inc

Applicant Name: Klamath Works, Inc.project Title: Klamath Works Youthbuild Programproject Summary: Klamath Works Will Provide a Youthbuild Program to 54 Youth Who Have Left High School Prior to Graduation and Have Other Risk Factors. Participants Will Receive Education Services and Construction Trade Training for a Period of Six Months. Construction Training Focus on Hands-on Training and Participants Will Construct Two Units of Low-income Housing During the 24-MONTH Program Period. Participants Will Also Be Trained in the Nccer Core Curriculum, Which Offers Nine Nationally-recognized Stackable and Portable Retail Construction Industry Credentials. Education Services Will Provided in Order for Participants to Receive a Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma at the Conclusion of Their Project Participation. the Klamath Works Youthbuild Program Will Serve Participants in the Klamath County Except in the Far North Parts of the County as Eligible Participants Residing There Are Covered by Programs in Deschutes County.klamath Works Will Supplement the Construction Portion of the Program With Industry Training in the Retail Industry. Participants Who Chose This Program Will Receive Education Services in Addition to Retail Training Using the National Retail Foundations Rise-up Program, Which Offers Four Nationally-recognized Stackable and Portable Retail Industry Credentials.target Community (zip Codes): 97601, 97603, 97621, 97622, 97623, 97624, 97629, 97632,97633, and 97639.NUMBER of Participants to Be Served: 54FUNDING Level Requested: $1,179,012.28INTENDED Use of Funds: Provide Education Services and Construction Industry Training to At-risk Youth. Construction Project Will Sic Cost Sharing or Matching Amount: $393,293.00TOTAL Cost Per Participant: Federal Funds: $21,833.56DELIVERABLES Outcomes: Participants Who Complete the Klamathworks Youthbuild Program Will Be Ready to Enter Into Construction or Retail Apprenticeships, Attend Postsecondary Education, or Be Employed in Construction or Retail Positions With Career Pathways, Assisted by Nationally-recognized Stackable and Portable Certification. Participants Will Have Had Hands-on and Construction Training That Will Have Allowed for the Completion of Two Units of Lower-income Housing for the Benefit of Their Community.applicant Applying as Category a or B: Category B (new Applicant).applying for Construction Plus: Yesrural, Urban, or Native American Tribal Application: Ruralapplicant Eligible for Matching Waiver: Noany Experience With Section 3 of Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968: Nosubrecipient Activities: a Portion of the Construction Training Will Be Provided by Partner Construction Firms.continued in Attachment D - Statement of Work, Abstract