| Name | Cynthia |
|---|---|
| Last Name | Evans |
| Home Address | 1068 Reunion Drive Chattanooga, TN 37421 United States |
| Organization Name | Champion Christian Learning Academy |
| Describe Your Role In The Organization | I am the owner and on site Director of Champion Christian Learning Academy. |
| Organization Address | 3661 Brainerd Rd Suite 201 Chattanooga, TN 37411 United States |
| Website | https://www.championchristianlearning.com |
| Best Phone Number To Reach You | 4234982642 |
| Alternate Phone Number | |
| Email Address | championchristianlearning@gmail.com |
| Alternate Email Address | achcnola@aol.com |
| Please Describe Your Project In Detail | CCLA is an expanded high-quality childcare providing safe and supportive care for children especially for essential workers. Staff needs to offer paid time off for COVID employees. At this time, the company cannot afford to offer health care, or substantial sick time for employees to either be tested or recover from COVID 19. It is a hardship for staff when they become ill or their children become ill or come in close contact with someone with COVID. It is hard to retain employees without being able to offer this. We serve 98 children a day, so we also want to enhance or cleaning efforts to a professional cleaning company coming in nightly. In addition, making conditions for staff much better will increase the long lasting impacts on children's education. Lastly, I would like to use this funding to send teachers to complete CDA certifications- this will enhance evidence-based educational services and practices to address the academic needs of students as well as create job security (requirements for 3star quality childcare teachers are changing, but staff doesn't have the financial ability to secure the certifications needed) which will elevate poverty, loss of jobs, and will help in low socioeconomic households. |
| Please explain how your project meets the requirements of the American Rescue Plan | The American Rescue Plan address educational disparities, promoting health childhood environments, and costs to retain employees for small businesses. |
| Where would your project take place? | Champion Christian Learning Academy |
| How much will your project cost in total? | 50000 |
| Do you have any matching funding sources from other local governments, private entities, non-profits, or philanthropic entities for your project? | No |
| Please describe the source and list amounts of any other funding. | |
| What portion of the project are you asking the city to fund? | |
| If funded, when would your project start? | April 1, 2022 |
| How long would your project take to complete? | Through the end of the year 12/31/2022 |
| What milestones would you use to measure your project’s progress? | Attendance Records Teacher Turnover Data Teacher Assessments School Assessments from DHS |
| How would you ensure accountability and transparency throughout the project lifecycle? | I will keep all records available Performance Improvement Plans Monthly staff meetings Payroll records |
| If successful, how would your project benefit the community? | CCLA is very important to the community. We service 98 children and families and make it possible for them to work. We also employee over 20 employees and its important that they are well, feel valued, trained in the service they provide, able to focus on their own health and be out if they are sick, are compensated for the work they do, and are able to further and complete their education so they fulfill DHS requirements. |
| How will you attract community buy-in for your project? | Newsletters to stakeholders Transparency with parents Offer these benefits to employees and new hires. |
| Is there anything else you would like us to know about your project? | CCLA has been recipients of funding from the city in the past and we have been diligent and successful with the monies we have received. We have kept good records and been able to show proof of success through our reporting. We promise to be good stewards of this money. |