United Way of South Hampton Roads (UWSHR) is seeking proposals for one or more lead partner agency(s) for NFKthrive, a collaborative three-year project to assist residents of the City of Norfolk to achieve self-sufficiency. Lead Partner Agency(s) are organizations that employ staff members serving as Mobility Mentors.
Donor Name: United Way of South Hampton Roads
State: Virginia
City: Norfolk
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/13/2023
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
NFKThrive will provide comprehensive support to ALICE Households in the City of Norfolk. The program projects to support 360 households in moving towards self-sufficiency over a three-year period.
United Way estimates that approximately 39.6% of Norfolk households are a part of the ALICE population. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed critical shortcomings in their economy and intensified hardship for many households who were already struggling. The future success of their communities is directly tied to the financial stability of these ALICE households. UWSHR seeks to drive measurable impact through economic mobility initiatives that support ALICE families to access tools and resources to increase income, minimize debt, improve financial stability, and ultimately achieve economic stability and self-sufficiency.
Through NFKthrive, UWSHR seeks to support ALICE households to reach self-sufficiency through four key program elements:
- Mobility Mentoring®: One-on-one coaching to partner with participants on their path to selfsufficiency
- Housing: Rent, mortgage, utility assistance, and co‐creation of new housing solutions with other agency partners
- Workforce Readiness: Job training, upskilling, and employment services in growing industry clusters
- Wraparound Supports: Gap funding to ensure program recipients can overcome barriers, meet urgent needs, and focus on building long-term self-sufficiency.
The five key principles of Mobility Mentoring are:
- Individualization: There is no “one size fits all” path to economic independence; all services must be individualized within the Mobility Mentoring framework to best support an individual to attain success in their journey to economic self-sufficiency.
- Horizontality: The path to economic independence cannot be found in any one health or human service silo; effective service delivery must “bridge” the silos to achieve stability in each of the pillars.
- Time: There is no quick journey from poverty to self-sufficiency; effective interventions must provide for continuity of support over time. Low-income families must overcome many hurdles and challenges. To be successful and sustain that success requires a patient, long-term approach.
- Co-investment: An individual can only fully achieve success when they are invested in that success. The program will be most efficient in its use of resources and its ability to support its participants if it meets participants where they are, matching their effort and commitment.
- Networking: No one gets to economic independence alone. Personal and professional networks provide crucial support and leverage for the journey, therefore effective interventions help participants build those networks.
Target Population
UWSHR seeks proposals that focus on residents of the City of Norfolk, specifically ALICE households. The target population includes those who have some income from employment or benefits or are in school full-time and are safely and stably housed.
Eligibility Criteria
This opportunity is open to both United Way certified agencies and agencies who are not certified. Noncertified agencies must provide additional information to accompany their application.
For more information, visit UWSHR.
