Project of Easton

Lifelong learning: education services adult literacy: Project's success academy provides an adult literacyprogram that prepares disadvantaged adults for the workforce. Coursesinclude ged preparation, english as a second language, and adult basiceducation. Our certified teachers use real-world contexts to preparestudents for success in college, training programs, and/or employment.in addition to classroom instruction, tutors work with studentsone-on-one to prepare them for the ged test, u.s. Citizenship test, orto improve their english-language skills. Each student receivespersonal, educational, and economic support, including access toproject's food pantry and emergency assistance services as needed.our program prepares adults to successfully carry out their roles andresponsibilities as workers, citizens, and parents.goal: the goal of the adult literacy program is to improve adults'literacy skills and prepare them for the workforce, post-secondaryeducation or training, and/or u.s. citizenship.2022 - 2023 results492 students participated; 83% or 313 students were post-tested; 69% or 216 students made statistically significant learning gains; 70% of the 54 ged enrolled students earned a ged, and;100% of the 6 students studying for citizenship earned their citizenship. Family literacy: Project's success academy provides a family literacyprogram that recognizes that a parent's literacy, attitudes, andbeliefs toward education significantly impact their children. Usingthe nationally-recognized, research-based kenan model, our programbreaks the inter-generational cycle of low literacy and economicdisadvantage by providing four integrated program components including:adult literacy education, parenting education and support, high qualitypre-school and structured parent/child literacy opportunities. This"teach the parent/reach the child" model assists parents in becomingthe first and most important teacher of their children and promotes thechild's success in school, while also advancing the parent's ability toadvance educationally and economically.goal: the goal of the family literacy program is to break theintergenerational cycle of illiteracy. Participant numbers were significantly impacted due to the covid pandemic. Families struggled with access to the technology required to participate virtually. 2022 - 2023 results41 families participated;92% or 33 parents were post-tested for adult literacy academic attainment;61% or 20 parents made statistically significant learning gains;83% of the 15 pre-school children who were retained for time 1 and time 2 assessments showed developmental gains. Sizzle! : Project's sizzle! Program addresses the "summer slide"learning loss that occurs for elementary-school age children. Fordisadvantaged children who may already have a reading achievement gap,this "summer slide" can significantly undermine future success inschool. Our program is a free summer day camp for low-income, at-riskchildren in grades k-5 in the Easton area school district (easd). Thegoal of the six-week program is to increase or maintain reading scores.sizzle! Provides children with an academic intervention using highquality, evidence-based reading instruction aligned with thepennsylvania state education standards. The program also provides afun, developmentally-appropriate opportunity for summer activity,enabling enrolled children to keep up with their more advantaged peersand begin a new school year more confidently.goal: to prevent summer slide in reading skills by identifyingat-risk students and providing intensive reading instruction tomaintain or increase reading levels. 2022-2023 (sizzle! 2022) results129 children enrolled;37% (48/129) of enrolled children attended at least 20 days;56% (27/48) of children who achieved the attendance benchmark of 20 days maintained or gained literacy skills on curriculum-based assessments; 57% (74/129) of parents participated in at least one family engagement event.

Moving to self sufficiency: community supportive servicesstudent success program: Project's student success program (ssp) isdesigned to close the achievement gap for at-risk elementary and middleschool children and ensure their ultimate school success and graduationby promoting life skills and positive school engagement.2022-2023 results through the implementation of the evidence-based botvin life skills training program students learn the skills necessary to make positive decisions, resist social (peer) pressures to smoke, drink, and use drugs and ultimately to remain engaged in school and graduate.640 students participated in the program79% (508/640) of all students participating in lst completed 80% or more of the curriculum78% (281/360) of 4th grade students completed 80% or more of the curriculum81% (227/280) of 5th grade students completed 80% or more of the curriculum81% (25/31) of lst had at least one fidelity check

Meeting basic needsemergency assistance: our emergency assistance program is committed tohelping people meet their most basic needs as a foundation on which tobuild their capacity to care for themselves and move out of crisis.our program provides safety-net supports, including access to shelter,rental assistance, and utility support. Using our longstandingrelationships in the community, our case managers also provideinformation and referrals to community resources, including our ownfood pantry, education and life skills programming, ensuring a moreseamless continuum of support.goal: the goal of the assist program is to help people living inpoverty meet their basic material needs so that they have a stablefoundation on which to build toward self-reliance and upward economicmobility.2022 - 2023 resultshouseholds served: 667 1,609 people (824 adults, 625 children, 160 seniors) 100% (653/653) of households seeking services received information and referrals to community partners or were referred for emergency services through the 211 system100% (653/653) of households were referred to Project's services including our food pantry, adult & family literacy programs and school-based programming as appropriate as well as other community services46% of clients who received a rental and/or utility voucher remained in stable housing at 30/60/90 daysfood pantry: Project's food pantry is committed to reducingfood insecurity and increasing healthy food knowledge. Our food pantry, the largest in northampton county, pre-covid it employed a "full choice" model, which allowed clients to "shop" with dignity and choose healthy options. Our pantry is a "food intervention" that reduces hunger, but also addresses underlying conditions that result in poverty and food insecurity. Our staff and volunteers actively engage with all pantry clients and direct them to support services as needed. We incorporate learning opportunities, including healthy food preparation, building diets rich in fresh fruits and vegetables, and managing dietary restrictions.goal: the goal of the pantry is to reduce food insecurity, increase food literacy, and identify people with other emergency needs and provide participants with a portal to supportive services and a "choice" pantry model.2022-2023 resultshouseholds served: 1,274 households4,186 people (including 2,084 adults, 1,413 children, 689 seniors) were provided food to reduce food insecurity, increase food literacy and were provided with supportive services if needed; 88,129 pounds of food received was equivalent to $149,820.00 value220,306 pounds of food distributed clients was equivalent to $374,520.00 value44 volunteers dedicated 3,629 volunteer hours equivalent to $108,681.00 value100% of clients were provided with at least 3-4 days worth of food per month100% of clients received newsletters and nutritional information