The Youth and Family Empowerment (YFE) Division of the City of Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) is seeking applications from organizations interested in providing services for low-income families to learn, heal, connect to each other and to community, and to celebrate unique aspects of their culture in order to build strength and resilience.
Donor Name: City of Seattle Human Services Department (HSD)
State: Washington
City: Seattle
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/25/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $300,000
Details:
Goals
Seattle Human Services Department goal is to invest in community-based organizations that can build opportunities for connection and family support while celebrating unique aspects of culture. Services must take place in the city of Seattle. For the purposes of this RFP, family is defined as one or more adult caregivers expecting a child or with children/youth/young adults up to the age of 24. Kinship families are included in this definition.
Priority Population and Focus Population
Priority populations and focus populations for this funding are based on HSD’s Results-Based Accountability framework and ensure that the department’s investments are dedicated to addressing disparities in the population.
- Priority Populations
- Priority populations are identified as a group (or groups) comprising a specific demographic (seniors, youth, families, etc.) or having a core impact in common (homelessness, mental health, violence involved, etc.). The priority population for this investment opportunity is:
- Low-income families
- Priority populations are identified as a group (or groups) comprising a specific demographic (seniors, youth, families, etc.) or having a core impact in common (homelessness, mental health, violence involved, etc.). The priority population for this investment opportunity is:
- Focus Populations
- Focus populations are identified as specific racial or ethnic groups within the priority population and with data showing the highest disparities in the investment area. Given the data provided, focus population(s) for this investment opportunity are:
- American Indian/Alaskan Native families
- Black/African American families
- Proposals that clearly describe a plan to address significant needs among other populations will also be considered.
- Focus populations are identified as specific racial or ethnic groups within the priority population and with data showing the highest disparities in the investment area. Given the data provided, focus population(s) for this investment opportunity are:
Funding Information
- Approximately $3,827,366 in City of Seattle General Fund is available through this RFP.
- Size of Awards: Organizations may apply for up to $300,000.
Service/Program Model
This RFP will invest in organizations that provide services for low-income families to learn, heal, connect to each other and to community, and to celebrate unique aspects of their culture in order to build strength and resilience. Services must be offered in the city of Seattle. Families should be involved in the creation and delivery of services. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- workshops or ongoing classes about culturally specific child and youth development, adjustment to life in the United States for refugees and immigrants,
- workshops or ongoing classes that promote culturally relevant growth, healing, and self-actualization principles and practices for parents and families,
- opportunities to gather with other families for mutual support, resource sharing and more,
- opportunities to learn about culturally specific parenting practices and building resilient family relationships,
- opportunities for youth and families to suggest, create, or facilitate cultural activities or learnings that are of particular interest to families, and
- opportunities to learn from cultural teachers, elders and practitioners.
Program Requirements
All funded services will:
- serve families who live, work, or attend Seattle Public Schools or colleges and universities in Seattle (for this RFP, “family” is defined as one or more adult caregivers expecting a child or with children/youth/young adults up to the age of 24),
- be offered within the city of Seattle limits
- be offered throughout the year,
- be offered indoors, outdoors, or virtually, according to what families prefer,
- allow family members to connect with each other, with other families and with their community(ies), and
- build on family and cultural strengths and community assets.
- Organizations are encouraged to provide opportunities for multi-generational participation and learning where appropriate.
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