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Kiwanis Children’s Health, Education and Welfare Project A Project Serving 0 through 8 Year Old Children to have the Maximum Possible Positive Impact on Society PROJECT BUSINESS PLAN July 10, 2019 Office: 7020 Stone Run Drive, Nashville, TN 37211‐8535 Mobile: (615) 870‐7040 1 Kiwanis Children’s Health, Education and Welfare Project Business Plan Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 The Challenge Kids Need Kiwanis 4 Communities Need Kiwanis 5 Families Need Kiwanis ‐ Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) 6 The Solution – Many Collaborators for Collective Impact Building Strong Brains Tennessee (BSBT) 11 ACE Nashville (ACEN) 16 Read To Be Ready (RTBR) 18 Blueprint for Early Childhood Success (BECS) 21 The Skills Kiwanis Youth Develop 24 KCHEW Project Plan Overview 28 KCHEW Project Action Plan 29 Key Components of the KCHEW Project 31 A Case Study 33 Power of Possibility 34 Potential Partners 35 Children’s Kindness Network (CKN) 37 Barefoot Republic Camps and Retreat Center (BRCRC) 40 The Kindness Revolution (TKR) 40 Kiwanis Children’s Fund (KCF) 42 ReadyNation 43 Scholastic Books 43 Tennessee Association for Children’s Early Education (TACEE) 43 2019‐2020 Fund Development Plan 44 Benefits for the participating Kiwanis Clubs 48 2 Executive Summary This is the business plan to implement the Kiwanis Children’s Health Education and Welfare (KCHEW) Project of the Kiwanis Club of Nashville South and the Kiwanis Club of Nashville South Foundation. It documents the need and justification for the project and the need for Kiwanis to undertake it. It also details the expansion of the project and the sharing of it with other Kiwanis clubs in Tennessee and beyond. The establishment of this program aligns the club and foundation with the Kiwanis mission. It also establishes a clear and relatable purpose for all fundraising and other events. It provides an opportunity to enhance outcomes success, collective impact, club membership and fund development through extensive collaborations and partnerships. Background A committee searched for possible signature programs within the membership, current projects, other clubs, governor’s office, various Tennessee and local government departments, local nonprofits and schools. The committee identified three projects that met the criteria for a signature project which complement each other. Kiwanis Children’s Health, Education and Welfare Project supports the Tennessee goals within our club’s footprint: o Help to raise the third grade literacy rate of students from 28% to 75% by 2025. o Help to reduce the number of children affected by at least one ACE factor from 61% to 50% by September 30, 2028 and provide resiliency for those already affected to enhance success in learning and life. o Develop social and emotional learning resources for 0 to 8 year old children with kindness as the foundation but extend the scope to include other life skills including: courtesy, etiquette and manners; nutrition and exercise; personal relationships, collaborations and team building; love of reading and learning; work ethic; dream building and goal setting. The Kiwanis KCHEW pilot has three concurrent strategies: Awareness of Literacy, Building Strong Brains, and Children’s Kindness Network action plans. o Club members, Circle K etc. clubs, other TN Kiwanis Clubs, Corporations, Foundations. Fundraising for the KCHEW program. o Member giving and legacy planning, Grants, Non‐members, Member related corporations, other corporations, signature events, and developing a signature fundraising event. KCHEW Program Pilot o Launch Literacy program at of the ten head start centers within Davidson County. o Launch Building Strong Brains program within the same sites. o First year pilot costs are estimated to be $80,000. o Align all other club programs with the KCHEW program as the core of a signature project. o Evaluate pilot for expansion, contraction, or maintenance at end of year one. 3 Kids Need Kiwanis – the Kiwanis International branding campaign Kiwanis Organization’s Principals source: www.kiwanis.org Kiwanis Mission ‐ Kiwanis empowers communities to improve the world by making lasting differences in the lives of children. Kiwanis Vision ‐ Kiwanis will be a positive influence in communities worldwide so that one day, all children will wake up in communities that believe in them, nurture them and provide the support they need to thrive. Kiwanis Objects (Values) 1. To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life 2. To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships. 3. To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business and professional standards. 4. To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive and serviceable citizenship. 5. To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service and to build better communities. 6. To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and good will. Kiwanis Goals 1. Membership & Engagement: To build, retain, and support a growing Kiwanis membership network. 2. Community Impact: To perform meaningful service, with service to children as our priority 3. Our Kiwanis Image: To enhance the Kiwanis image worldwide. 4. Financial Viability: To ensure financial viability and responsible stewardship. 4 Communities Need Nashville Kiwanis 5 Families Need Kiwanis ‐ Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) The CDC‐Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study is one of the largest investigations of childhood abuse and neglect and household challenges and later‐life health and well‐being. The original ACE Study was conducted at Kaiser Permanente from 1995 to 1997 with two waves of data collection. Over 17,000 Health Maintenance Organization members from Southern California receiving physical exams completed confidential surveys regarding their childhood experiences and current health status and behaviors. More detailed information about the study can be found in the links below or in the article, “Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults”. The ACE Pyramid The ACE Pyramid represents the conceptual framework for the ACE Study. The ACE Study has uncovered how ACEs are strongly related to development of risk factors for disease, and well‐being throughout the life course. Study Questionnaires The Family Health History and Health Appraisal questionnaires were used to collect information on child abuse and neglect, household challenges, and other socio‐behavioral factors in the original CDC‐Kaiser ACE Study. 6 The questionnaires are not copyrighted, and there are no fees for their use. If you include the ACE Study questionnaires in your research, a copy of the subsequent article(s) is requested (send to [email protected]). Family Health History Questionnaire o Male VersionCdc‐pdf[PDF 183KB] o Female VersionCdc‐pdf[PDF 196KB] Health Appraisal Questionnaire o Male VersionCdc‐pdf[PDF 208KB] o Female VersionCdc‐pdf[PDF 109KB] Data and Statistics Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are categorized into three groups: abuse, neglect, and household challenges. Each category is further divided into multiple subcategories. Participant demographic information is available by gender, race, age, and education. The prevalence of ACEs is organized by category. ACEs Definitions All ACE questions refer to the respondent’s first 18 years of life. Abuse o Emotional abuse: A parent, stepparent, or adult living in your home swore at you, insulted you, put you down, or acted in a way that made you afraid that you might be physically hurt. o Physical abuse: A parent, stepparent, or adult living in your home pushed, grabbed, slapped, threw something at you, or hit you so hard that you had marks or were injured. o Sexual abuse: An adult, relative, family friend, or stranger who was at least 5 years older than you ever touched or fondled your body in a sexual way, made you touch his/her body in a sexual way, attempted to have any type of sexual intercourse with you. Household Challenges o Mother treated violently: Your mother or stepmother was pushed, grabbed, slapped, had something thrown at her, kicked, bitten, hit with a fist, hit with something hard, repeatedly hit for over at least a few minutes, or ever threatened or hurt by a knife or gun by your father (or stepfather) or mother’s boyfriend. o Substance abuse in the household: A household member was a problem drinker or alcoholic or a household member used street drugs. o Mental illness in the household: A household member was depressed or mentally ill or a household member attempted suicide. o Parental separation or divorce: Your parents were ever separated or divorced. o Incarcerated household member: A household member went to prison. Neglect1 o Emotional neglect: Someone in your family helped you feel important or special, you felt loved, people in your family looked out for each other and felt close to each other, and your family was a source of strength and support.2 o Physical neglect: There was someone to take care of you, protect you, and take you to the doctor if you needed it2, you didn’t have enough to eat, your parents were too drunk or too high to take care of you, and you had to wear dirty clothes. 1Collected during Wave 2 only. 2 Items were reverse‐scored to reflect the framing of the question. 7 Participant Demographics Demographic information is from the entire ACE Study sample (n=17,337). Demographic Information for CDC‐Kaiser ACE Study Participants, Waves 1 and 2. Demographic Information Percent (N = 17,337) Gender Female 54.0% Male 46.0% Race/Ethnicity White 74.8% Black 4.5% Asian/Pacific Islander 7.2% Other 2.3% Hispanic 11.2% Age (years) 19‐29 5.3% 30‐39 9.8% 40‐49 18.6% 50‐59 19.9% 60 and over 46.4% Education Not High School Graduate 7.2% High School Graduate 17.6% Some College 35.9% College Graduate or Higher 39.3% Note: Research papers that use Wave 1 and/or Wave 2 data may contain slightly different reports of participants’ demographic information.