FOR LOVE OF CHILDREN INC
1301 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003 www.floc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FOR LOVE OF CHILDREN'S (FLOC) MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES BEYOND THE CLASSROOM TO HELP STUDENTS SUCCEED FROM FIRST GRADE THROUGH COLLEGE AND CAREER. WE BRING TOGETHER STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN PROVEN PROGRAMS THAT TEACH, EMPOWER AND TRANSFORM.

TO TEACH, EMPOWER AND TRANSFORM CHILDREN TO BECOME CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.

NEIGHBORHOOD TUTORING PROGRAM THIS PAST YEAR, THE NEIGHBORHOOD TUTORING PROGRAM SERVED 298 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH ONE-ON-ONE EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS TAILORED TO IMPROVE THEIR PROFICIENCIES IN READING AND MATH. OVERALL, STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED AT LEAST 28 PROGRAM HOURS (OR ONE SEMESTER OF NTP) IMPROVED 1.2 GRADE LEVELS IN READING AND 1.25 GRADE LEVELS IN MATH ESSENTIALLY GAINING A FULL YEAR'S PROFICIENCY. OF THE STUDENTS WHO BENEFITTED FROM AT LEAST 28 PROGRAM HOURS AND COMPLETED PRE- AND POST-TESTING: LANGUAGE TUTORING- 97% IMPROVED OVER THEIR BASELINE TEST- 60% IMPROVED BY 1 GRADE LEVEL- 37% IMPROVED BY 2 GRADE LEVELSMATH TUTORING- 96% IMPROVED OVER THEIR BASELINE TEST- 77% IMPROVED 1 GRADE LEVEL- 50% IMPROVED 2 GRADE LEVELSNTP EVALUATES STUDENT PROGRESS USING ANNUAL PRE/POST-TESTS: INITIAL TESTING DETERMINES GRADE-LEVEL PROFICIENCY AND YEAR-END TESTING VERIFIES SUCCESS IN REACHING PERFORMANCE TARGETS. INITIAL GRADE EQUIVALENCY TESTS USE THE WOODCOCK-JOHNSON TEST OF COGNITIVE ABILITY (MATH COMPUTATION, LETTER-WORD IDENTIFICATION, WORD ATTACK AND READING COMPREHENSION SECTIONS). NTP UTILIZES A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GRADE-EQUIVALENCY INSTRUMENT, THE WOODCOCK-JOHNSON III, TO EVALUATE STUDENT PROGRESS IN WORD RECOGNITION, READING COMPREHENSION, AND MATH COMPUTATION. RESULTS ARE COMPILED AT THE END OF EACH PROGRAM, AND STAFF MEET WITH STUDENTS AND TUTORS TO SHARE RESULTS AND INFORM ONGOING LEARNING STRATEGIES.MOVING FORWARD, NTP'S GREATEST OPPORTUNITY WILL BE EXPANDING THE PROGRAM'S REACH. FLOC HAS AN AMBITIOUS GOAL TO REACH 1,000 DC CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN 2022 NEARLY DOUBLING THE 525 SERVED IN FY2018. MUCH OF THIS GROWTH WILL BE DRIVEN BY OUR COMMITMENT TO GROW SERVICES IN WARDS 6, 7 & 8. WHILE NTP SERVED JUST UNDER 300 STUDENTS LAST YEAR, WE HOPE TO REACH EVEN MORE STUDENTS THIS YEAR, AND EXPECT TO GROW TO 650 BY 2021. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, WE ARE WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO LAUNCH ADDITIONAL NTP SITES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, AND ARE PURSUING AN AGGRESSIVE RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN TO ATTRACT ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE AS 1:1 TUTORS.

CITY LEADERS PROGRAMFLOC IS PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE ACHIEVED OUR PROJECTED GOALS AND OUTPUTS DURING THE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR. OVERALL, 120 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE CITY LEADERS PROGRAM; 78 COMPLETED PROJECT-BASED LEARNING; 12 WERE PROVIDED WITH 4 COLLEGE & CAREER WORKSHOPS; 28 COMPLETED AN END OF YEAR ASSIGNMENT; 4 PARTICIPATED IN SAT PREP; AND 8 BENEFITED FROM ONE-ON-ONE COLLEGE APPLICATION COACHING.ACROSS THESE STUDENTS, WE ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING GOALS: - 80% OF STUDENTS COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE END OF YEAR ASSIGNMENT OVER THE COURSE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR; - 80% OF STUDENTS COMPLETED CAREER READINESS ACTIVITIES AND DEVELOPED A CAREER PLAN PROJECT BY THE CLOSE OF THE 10TH GRADE; - 100% OF STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR OVERALL SAT SCORE; AND - 100% OF 12TH GRADERS GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME AND WERE ACCEPTED INTO AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, OR VOCATIONAL OR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM.THE CITY LEADERS PROGRAM EVALUATES STUDENT OUTCOMES THROUGH PRE/POST-SURVEYS. THE CITY LEADERS PROGRAM ALSO TRACKS EACH STUDENT'S INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS COMPLETING CAPSTONE PROJECTS, INTERVIEWING A PROFESSIONAL, WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION, SAT SCORES, AND APPLICATIONS FOR COLLEGES AND SCHOLARSHIPS. STAFF USE SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS TO GAIN CRITICAL FEEDBACK ABOUT CLP STUDENTS' PROGRESS, WHILE REPORT CARDS, TRANSCRIPTS AND PRE- AND POST-TESTS ARE USED TO ASSESS STUDENTS' ACADEMIC GAINS. THE EVALUATION PROCESS INCLUDES PROGRAM RETENTION, PARTICIPANTS' HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES, AND THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO APPLY TO, ARE ACCEPTED BY, AND ENROLL IN POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS.FLOC CONTINUED SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONING FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE AND SUBSEQUENT CAREER PATHS. IN 2019, 100% OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS GRADUATED. OF THE SEVEN GRADUATES BENEFITING FROM FLOC'S PROGRAMS, ALL SEVEN HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMS; FIVE ARE ENROLLING IN COLLEGE AS FULL-TIME STUDENTS, WHILE TWO ARE ENROLLING IN PART-TIME COLLEGE STUDIES WHILE PURSUING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COURSES WITH THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE US ARMY.FURTHERMORE, THREE PARTICIPANTS IN OUR POST-SECONDARY SUPPORT PROGRAM GRADUATED THIS YEAR. ALL THREE GRADUATED FROM RESPECTED INSTITUTIONS, RECEIVING DEGREES IN THE CHALLENGING FIELDS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND FINANCE. OVERALL, 27 STUDENTS CONTINUE TO PERSIST IN THEIR POST-SECONDARY PURSUITS WITH THE BENEFIT OF A FRED TAYLOR SCHOLARSHIP AND ONE-ON-ONE STAFF GUIDANCE, WITH 100% MEETING OR EXCEEDING FLOC'S REQUIREMENTS FOR GPA AND COURSE-HOUR ENROLLMENT.ADDITIONALLY, FLOC LAUNCHED THE CITY LEADERS PROGRAM IN FALL 2018 IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FROM STUDENTS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS THROUGH EXPERIENCES NOT TYPICALLY AVAILABLE IN THE CLASSROOM. BEYOND COMMUNITY SERVICE AND APPLICATION SUPPORT, STUDENT FEEDBACK INDICATED THAT THEY ARE EAGER FOR HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES THAT WILL HELP THEM LEARN ABOUT NEW CAREER PATHWAYS, PARTICIPATE IN MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY PROJECTS, AND DEVELOP LONG-LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR PEERS. THIS YEAR, FLOC IS PILOTING A NEW PROJECT-BASED LEARNING COMPONENT. OUR END OF YEAR ASSIGNMENTS HAVE EVOLVED INTO A FULLY DEVELOPED PROJECT BASED LEARNING PROGRAM, WHICH BUILDS EXTRA-CURRICULAR SKILLS THROUGH PROJECT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION, SUCH AS CREATING DOCUMENTARIES, CODING WEBSITES, AND DEVELOPING GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNS.AS PART OF OUR 2019-2020 CURRICULUM, STUDENTS WILL UNDERTAKE TWO 12-WEEK SEMESTER-LONG LEARNING PROJECTS:1. SELF-PORTRAITURE (FALL SEMESTER): GUIDED BY STAFF COORDINATORS AND AN EXPERT MENTOR, STUDENTS WILL USE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY THEMSELVES AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM OTHER SOURCES SUCH AS MAGAZINES TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES VISUALLY. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A MENTOR, STUDENTS WILL USE PROFESSIONAL CAMERAS, PRINTERS, AND EDITING SOFTWARE.2. PODCAST PRODUCTION (SPRING SEMESTER): GUIDED BY STAFF COORDINATORS AND AN EXPERT MENTOR, STUDENTS WILL CREATE 3 TO 4 PODCAST EPISODES, EXAMINING HOW GENTRIFICATION HAS AFFECTED THEM. STUDENTS WILL LEARN FROM EXPERTS ABOUT PRODUCTION AND AUDIO TECHNOLOGY.THE YEAR WILL CULMINATE WITH A SHOWCASE EVENT AS PART OF OUR ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP CELEBRATION WEEKEND IN JUNE. WE ARE EXCITED BY THE GROWTH OF THIS PROGRAM AND LOOK FORWARD TO DEVELOPING STUDENTS FURTHER IN THIS WAY!

OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER - THROUGH FLOC'S PROGRAMMING AT THE OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER (OEC) LOCATED IN HARPERS FERRY, WV, FLOC TEACHES INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LEADERSHIP SKILLS, TEAM BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. THE OEC PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND, CUSTOM-DESIGNED, CLIENT-FOCUSED PROGRAMMING CONSISTING OF ONE-DAY TO MULTI-DAY LEARNING EXPERIENCES. FLOC HOUSE MULTIPLE HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENCE LEARNING CENTERS AS WELL AS ADVENTURE CHALLENGES, TRAININGS, RETREAT AND FACILITY RENTAL. THE OEC IS LOCATED ON AN EXTRAORDINARY 350-ACRE WILDERNESS SITE, 65 MILES FROM OUR NATION'S CAPITAL.

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