Sustaining a youth corps program through diverse funding
Abstract
By diversifying their funding sources, the Milwaukee Community Service Corps has been able to offer its members a variety of experiences and enhance its sustainability. The key to the program's success has been exhibiting flexibility and initiating new programs while still accomplishing its mission. This program is a 2000 PEPNet awardee.Issue
AmeriCorps programs that rely solely on Corporation funding face extinction once the grant expires.Action
The Milwaukee Community Service Corps has funding support from local, state and national government agencies, private foundations, corporations and public agencies. A full-time development coordinator writes and monitors grants, and a full-time program administrator assists the coordinator. The executive director also plays an important role in development activities. MCSC also brings in a significant number of individual donations through its involvement in ACHOICE, a workplace giving campaign of forty Milwaukee-based community organizations. MCSC also has a fee-for-service component working with the City of Milwaukee and several community-based organizations.Context
The Milwaukee Community Service Corps serves youth ages eighteen to twenty-three. Members primarily live at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty level and are at-risk of becoming dependent on some form of public support.Citation
National Youth Employment Coalition. PEPNet '00 Profiles: 10 Effective Youth Initiatives. Washington, D.C.: 2000.Outcome
The Milwaukee Community Service Corps (MCSC) has been able to diversify its funding services by dedicating staff time to resource development.Posted On
September 18, 2001For More Information
Diane Conrad
Milwaukee Community Service Corps
Youth Development Coordinator
1150 E. Brady Street
Milwaukee,
WI
53202
Phone: (414) 276-6272
Fax: (414) 276-7330
Website: http://www.execpc.com/~mcsc
Email: mcsc@execpc.com
Related Practices
Related sites
National Youth Employment Coalition