Partnership Resource Network
Project Name: Southeast Mentoring Initiative
Applicant: Knoxville Leadership Foundation
Applicant Type: NonProfit
Application Number: 2012-50796-TN-JU
Funding Request: $400,000
Focus: Juveniles, Delinquency Prevention
Location: TN
Areas Covered: Knoxville, TN; Louisville, KY; and Wilmington, NC
Summary: Knoxville Leadership Foundation (KLF) requests support for our SOUTHEAST MENTORING INITIATIVE (SMI), for implementation of a single program design in our three established and qualified mentoring sites:
- Amachi Knoxville (AK) operated by KLF since 2004 – primary applicant; 901 East Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37915
- Amachi Central Kentucky (ACK) operated by Lexington Leadership Foundation since 2004 – co-applicant; 1750 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, KY 40544
- Amachi Wilmington (AW) operated by Wilmington Area Leadership Foundation since 2008 – co-applicant; 20 North Fourth Street, Wilmington, NC 28401
The locations of our sites are in geographic proximity, with Knoxville in the center as a natural hub.
Target population is youth ages 12-14. To meet goal of including teaching and advocacy into mentors’ roles, objectives and related activities involve development of inventories to improve matching, training to increase mentors’ training and advocacy abilities, and a regional website for ongoing mentor support – to be tested and implemented in our three mentoring sites.
Progress toward goals will be measured with current data system. SMI will participate in the OJJDP-funded evaluation.
For Further Information:
Christopher Martin
President
901 East Summit Hill Drive
Suite 300
Knoxville, TN 37915-1200
cmartin@klf.org
(865) 524-2774 x 101
Application Submitted in Response to Solicitation: Mentoring Enhancement Demonstration Program
Grants.gov Assigned Number: OJJDP-2012-3275