The George Washington University

CALIFORNIA

Oakland Community Partnership

1212 Broadway, Suite 400

Oakland, California 94612-1809

(Oakland Empowerment Zone)
Project Director: Jeff Abramson, [phone], [e-mail]
Project Partners: East Bay Perinatal Council, Community Health Academy, Lazear Elementary School, East Bay Community Foundation and WestEd.
Expanded Centers: 1
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $525,640 (Year 1 = $200,830)

Total projected non-federal funding: 3 Years, $228,696 (Year 1 = $63,548)

The Computer Street Academy will provide open, drop-in access with hands-on assistance for children, youth and adults in helping them become more competitive in school and in the job market. Extensive curriculum based computer technology classes and services will include web site design, data management for business, and experimental learning projects.

New Directions for Youth

7400 Van Nuys Blvd. #203

Van Nuys, California 91405

(Los Angeles Enterprise Community)
Project Director: Joe Jackson, [phone]
Project Partners: City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, Jeopardy Foundation, Communities in Schools, Casa Esperanza Center for Youth, local middle schools, churches and several non-profit agencies.
New Centers: 1
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $286,475 (Year 1 = $126,225)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $185,411 (Year 1 = $54,097)

The New Directions technology center will provide a technology-based training and education program as well as home-based computing in both English and Spanish to at-risk youth and their parents residing in Van Nuys, Pacoima, Arleta, North Hills and Panorama City to improve their economic opportunities.

Pasadena Children's Training Society

dba The Sycamores

210 S. DeLacey, Street 110

Pasadena, California 91105
Project Director: Debra Manners, [phone], [e-mail]
Project Partners: First Lutheran Church, Madison Elementary School, Junior League of Pasadena, Inc., Young & Healthy, the Department of Mental Health and others.
New Centers: 1
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $291,115 (Year One: $133,118)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $187,018 (Year One: $57,091)

The Family Resource Technology Center will provide access to computers for children and adults in need in the Madison community of Pasadena. The center will feature both educational enhancement and extra-curricular activities for the children through computer software and the Internet. Adults will receive training to develop job skills, create resumes, improve English proficiency, use the Internet and other computer-based technology.

Allen Community Development

916 Laguna Street

San Francisco, California 94115

(San Francisco Enterprise Community)

Project Director: Edgar Boyd, [phone]

Project Partners: Bethel A.M.E. Church, Saint Paulus Lutheran Church, Western Addition Community Housing Association, and local businesses and corporations.
New Centers: 1
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $734,348 (Year 1 = $265,796)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $517,410 (Year 1 = $126,590)

The Western Addition Community Technology Center will be the centerpiece of a community-wide campus-like environment where youth and adult residents begin to improve their lives by participating in computer-based training, educational classes, and job training. The center will utilize state-of-the-art technology and communications tools to foster increased job placement, distance learning, information-sharing and coordination of community services.

El Centrito De La Colonia

P. O. Box 1613

251 South K Street

Oxnard, California 93032
Project Director: Luann Rocha, [phone], [e-mail]
Project Partners: Oxnard School District, Police Department, Recreation and Community Services, Housing and Rehabilitation, United Way of Ventura County, James Irvine Foundation, and others.
New Centers: 1
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $439,145 (Year 1 = $145,731)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $333,660 (Year 1 = $77,260)

El Centrito's new technology center will allow for expanded access at a new site in downtown Oxnard and offer computer-based tutoring, homework assistance, individual and group projects and structured classes using multimedia, the Internet and a range of state-of-the-art educational software. Program activities will include employment and career preparation workshops, peer educator/youth leadership groups, computer assisted early literacy and parent leadership training in a low-income Latino community.

Santa Paula Union High School District

500 E. Santa Barbara Street

Santa Paula, California 93060

Project Director: Ray Sepulveda, [phone], [e-mail]
Project Partners: Agriculture Science Partnership Academy, Annenberg Rural Challenge, Santa Paula

One Stop Public Assistance Center, Ventura Community College, California Community College Economic Development Network, and other local organizations.

New Centers: 1
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $660,500 (Year 1 = $240,000)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $318,740 (Year 1 = $73,500)

Santa Paula will make computer-based learning and information technology accessible in their rural community to 5500+ children, youth and adults. The Santa Paula community technology center will offer computer-based job skills training, adult education and family literacy instruction, basic business development, and electronic commerce assistance.

Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling

77 Geary Street, Suite 401

San Francisco, California 94108

(San Francisco Enterprise Community)
Project Director: Elizabeth Toupes [phone]
Project Partners: Enterprise Community Board, Mayor's Office of Community Development, Arriba Juntos, Private Industry Council, San Francisco Unified School District, Human Services, One-Stop Career Center, Housing Authority, UC at San Francisco, City College of San Francisco, and the Family Resource Network.
Expanded Centers: 3
Total projected federal funding: 3 Years, $744,017 (Year 1 = $262,359)

Total projected non-federal match: 3 Years, $571,908 (Year 1 = $151,394)

The Jewish Vocational Services Technology Access Center, a non-profit organization, will bring greater access to computer and informational technology for career exploration, job search and work skills development and an integrated computer literacy/ESL language development program to residents of public housing and unemployed job seekers, low-income workers, and youth with disabilities.