Commerce, Justice, Science

Community-Based Services for At-Risk Youth

County of Fairfax
12000 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax, Virginia 22035

$300,000

The purpose of this proposed initiative is to reduce the number of youth placed in out-of-state residential treatment centers by 60% or more, from 25 to less then 10.  Fairfax County will partner with a local non-profit organization(s) in the creation of evidence-informed community-based treatments for youth in out-of-state residential placement and their families.  Reducing Fairfax County’s out-of-state placements by 15 individuals would save approximately $1.5 million in local funds.

 

Court Services Juvenile Outreach Program

County of Arlington
2100 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 302
Arlington, VA

$750,000

This funding request will support the Arlington County Court Services Unit’s intervention services to juveniles and their families who are at risk, with the goal of providing them with the competencies needed to function as responsible law-abiding citizens.  The requested funding would support the creation of a new Boys Outreach Program in addition to providing operational support funding for community-based services to juveniles and their families.  Arlington County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court currently operates a Girls’ Outreach Program, a ten month after school, day-treatment program serving female clients between the ages of 13 and 17 who have been referred through the court, schools or family.  Arlington County has a need to establish a similar program for boys in Arlington and Falls Church.

 

Detention Center Security Upgrades

City of Alexandria
301 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

$270,000

The Alexandria, VA Detention Center holds over 150 federal prisoners daily.  Many of these detainees are high-profile or terrorism-related targets.  This request would fund the procurement and installation of a motion detection system and monitoring equipment; installation of additional security fencing and razor ribbon around the perimeter of facility grounds.  Both aspects of project will enhance the overall security of the facility to prevent unauthorized entry/intrusion onto facility grounds.

 

Domestic Violence Program

The Women’s Center
133 Park Street, NE
Vienna, VA 22180

$200,000

The Women’s Center’s domestic violence programs assist victims of domestic violence by providing a variety of services, including a multilingual domestic violence resource room, with access to a computer and telephone. Trained system advocates provide support, safety planning, court accompaniment, referrals to legal resources and social services, and information about protective orders. An attorney network provides no-charge initial phone consultations. Educational programs and training for allied professionals are offered regularly.  Funding for this program will allow The Women’s Center to continue to provide services to individuals and families who experience domestic violence in the 8th Congressional District.

 

Elevated Tactical System

City of Alexandria                                                                                                                             
301 King Street                                                                                                                                  
Alexandria, VA 22314

$160,000

The Alexandria Police Department wishes to purchase an elevated tactical system that will give tactical teams more options in approaching critical incidents that require unique and innovative means of entering or using upper level floors of buildings.  The elevated tactical system can be used as a Sniper platform, launching platform for multi-story entries, bus assaults, and rescue platform for any other incident that requires the accessing of upper level structures.  This device will increase the tactical capabilities for the City of Alexandria and the entire National Capital Region.

 

Homelessness and Domestic Violence Services

Homestretch, Inc.
370 South Washington St, Suite 400
Falls Church, VA 22046

$600,000

To allow Homestretch to provide housing and supportive services homeless women and children, at least half of which are homeless due principally to domestic violence or human trafficking.  This funding will have a profound impact on the ability of Homestretch to continue to serve and meet the needs of an expanding homeless population in Fairfax County and Falls Church.

 

Immigrant Women and Girls Legal Services

Tahirih Justice Center
6402 Arlington Blvd, Suite 300
Falls Church, VA 22042

$900,000

The Tahirih Justice Center (Tahirih) is a nationally-respected direct legal services provider with offices in Falls Church, Virginia, and Houston, Texas, that represents immigrant women and girls fleeing gender-based violence. To respond to an urgent need for services to vulnerable immigrant women and girls, the Tahirih Justice Center seeks funding to provide acutely needed direct legal services, as well as social and medical service referrals to women and girls in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and the Houston-Galveston metropolitan area.

 

Internship and Civic Programs for At-Risk Youth

Liberty’s Promise
1010 Pendleton Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

$200,000

Through two core programs, Opportunities Plus, an internship program, and Civics and Citizenship, a civic education program, Liberty’s Promise provides positive experiences for low-income immigrants between the ages of 15 and 21 by introducing them to our nation’s democratic traditions and facilitating their transition to American life.  Many of their participants are at-risk of engaging in asocial behavior, and these programs help youth develop a positive vision for their future and teach them skills necessary for future professional achievement.

 

The JASON Project

The JASON Project
44983 Knoll Square, Suite 150
Ashburn, VA 20147

$2,500,000

Since its founding in 1989, The JASON Project, a nonprofit subsidiary of National Geographic Society has helped inspire and motivate more than 7,000,000 students and teachers to become more proficient in science.  This funding will be utilized to embed NASA science and NASA scientists into upcoming curriculum units and to motivate students to become proficient in science and to pursue STEM-related careers.  It will enable JASON to make its online curricula and advanced interactivity for students and teachers available free to students and teachers across the country.

 

Mentoring Programs for At-Risk Youth

Virginia Mentoring Partnership
10 East Franklin Street, Suite 302
Richmond, VA 23284

$300,000

Virginia Mentoring Partnership seeks to expand and enhance the impact and availability of mentoring for at-risk children and youth in the 8th District through a comprehensive approach that includes supporting 20 new and existing mentoring programs, increasing the number of existing mentors by 10%, strengthening existing programs and increasing retention of volunteers through regional training and technical assistance programs, and enhancing training curriculum.  According to the National Research Council’s Panel on High-Risk Youth, at least seven million youth are at risk of failing to achieve productive adult lives.  Mentoring programs can provide at-risk children with the opportunity for greater educational attainment and more positive social attitudes and relationships.

 

Mid-Atlantic STEM Learning Centers

Challenger Center for Space Science Education
300 N. Lee Street, Suite 301
Alexandria, VA 22314

$500,000

Funding will be used to upgrade a set of three pilot Challenger Learning Centers (the Mid-Atlantic Alliance team) to a more accessible and engaging experience for teachers, students, and the general public in order to increase science, technology, engineering and mathematics literacy.  It would involve integrating digital video, audio, and robotic technologies into new the design of an updated facility.  This project would specifically leverage the unique simulation experience to engage more participants via remote participation and therefore support more classroom involvement across each of the three states: Maryland Virginia and Tennessee.  The changing demographics of our country make it imperative that the science community and NASA in particular, attract diverse youth who will be able to meet the needs of a versatile technical and scientific future workforce.

 

Ocean Exploration and Science Education for At-Risk Youth

Sea Research Foundation
55 Coogan Blvd
Mystic, CT 06355

$2,500,000

This multi-faceted program is an exciting live ocean exploration after-school-based program that will expose 100,000 young people across the country to ocean exploration by following Dr. Ballard’s research ship, Nautilus.  The program will engage youth in scientific exploration, support increased school attendance school, and increase student awareness of potential careers in STEM fields.  Importantly, the Sea Research Foundation will partner with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to distribute the program to after-school sites across the country and in Northern Virginia.

 

Oyster Restoration

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
410 Severn Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21403

$3,000,000

This funding will support native oyster restoration in both the Maryland and Virginia portions of the Chesapeake Bay.  Oysters are a key component of the Bay ecosystem, serving as substrate for underwater fish habitat, pollution filtering for the Bay, and as one of the region’s most important fisheries.

 

Post-Adoption Support Program

Center for Adoption Support and Education
8996 Burke Lake Road, Suite 201
Burke, VA 22015

$250,000

The Center for Adoption Support and Education, an organization that provides post-adoption counseling and education services to children and their families, is seeking federal support to expand its programs in Fairfax, Prince William, Arlington, Alexandria and Loudoun.  With this support CASE could serve an additional 40-50 families as well as another 100-200 people through community educational forums, and school outreach programs.  CASE’s services have been shown to help secure families and most importantly keep children from engaging in destructive behaviors such as drug and alcohol abuse, crime or suicide.

 

Public Safety Radio Equipment

County of Arlington
2100 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 302
Arlington, VA 22201

$350,000

Arlington County is in the process of developing a Public Safety Capital Improvement Program, which will guide efforts to ensure law enforcement officers have the tools necessary to carry out their important duties.  As a part of this process, Arlington County has identified these needs for the upcoming five fiscal years.  Federal funds will support the investments being made by the County over the next three fiscal years to purchase replacement portable radios worn and/or carried by public safety officers and mobile radios stationed in public safety vehicles.

 

Safe School Education Initiative

i-SAFE, Inc.
5900 Pasteur Ct, Suite 100
Carlsbad, CA 92008

$250,000

i-SAFE Inc. is the leading provider of e-Safety education and training in schools nationwide and has educated over 7,000,000 students within the state of Virginia and over 25 million students nationwide.  i-SAFE also provides schools/districts behavioral statistical data regarding Internet behavior and usage by their students.  This request will allow i-SAFE to expand implementation to all schools, throughout the 8th district of Virginia, as well as provide the curriculum assets necessary for the schools to receive e-rate compliance funding.

 

Services for Domestic Violence and Sex Trafficking Victims

Kurdish Human Rights Watch
10560 Main Street, Suite 207
Fairfax, VA 22030

$500,000

KHRW will provide a comprehensive social services program for victims of domestic violence, sex trafficking, date violence, stalking, of girls, women, and their children.  Social services and counseling will include services for advancing in 12 months in such areas as housing, employment, civic and social engagements, health, home & family management, children’s upbringing, social adjustment.

 

Sexual Violence Protection and Victim Services

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
2000 L Street, Suite 406
Washington, DC 20036

$3,000,000

Federal funding will support the nationally significant anti-sexual assault initiatives that are authorized by Congress at $3,000,000 annually through FY10.  These include two national hotlines for sexual assault victims, the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800-656-HOPE) and the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline (rainn.org), which have served over 1 million victims and have received Congressional recognition for their success.  Federal support would also fund RAINN’s public education and outreach programs, such as RAINN Day (a peer education program currently active on almost 1,400 college campuses nationwide).

 

Specialized Care for Child Abuse Victims

Childhelp Children’s Center of Virginia
11230 Waples Mill Road
Suite 105
Fairfax, VA  22030

$300,000

The requested funding would assist Childhelp in providing these important services to more children in Fairfax County and the surrounding region who have suffered abuse.  Specifically, the Childhelp Children’s Center of Virginia would work to: a) enhance trauma-focused therapeutic services to victims of abuse and their families; b) extend the continuum of care to include improved victim advocacy and greater access to Victim Compensation Funds; c) enhance cultural competency; d) develop partnerships with community mental health providers and a coordinated referral system; e) enhance working relationships with law enforcement, county agencies and the courts; and f) upgrade medical records capabilities.  In fiscal year 2009, the center provided 5,390 services to over 2,660 child abuse victims, their non-offending family members and other at-risk children.

 

Virginia Internet Safety 101 Programs

Enough is Enough
746 Walker Road, Suite 116
Great Falls, VA 22066

$500,000

The Virginia Internet Safety 101 Programs, in partnership with the Virginia Attorney General’s Office, the Virginia PTA, and the Verizon Foundation, will deliver to Virginia parents, educators, law enforcement officers, child health advocates and other adult community members critical educational resources to protect children and youth from the threats of Internet pornography, sexual predation, cyber-bullying and other forms of online exploitation.  The Virginia Internet Safety 101 program is designed overcome the significant gaps that exist between the Internet’s dangers to children and the level of legal, enforcement-based, and Industry-driven action dedicated to protecting children by delivering evidence-based prevention resources directly to families in the commonwealth.

 

Virginia Law Enforcement Training

Virginia Center for Policing Innovation
413 Stuart Circle, Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23220

$900,000

VCPI addresses the critical issues facing our law enforcement officers through the delivery of high quality and effective training.  VCPI has trained over 27,000 Virginia law enforcement officers in the past 10 years in dozens of topics including gangs, leadership, homeland security, domestic violence, language acquisition, and much more at the request of law enforcement.  Funding will be used to conduct training in direct response to specific requests from Virginia’s law enforcement.  Given the state budget situation, without federal funding VCPI will simply not be able to provide needed services to VA law enforcement.

 

Virginia Internet Safety 101 Programs

Enough is Enough
746 Walker Road, Suite 116
Great Falls, VA 22066

$500,000

The Virginia Internet Safety 101 Programs, in partnership with the Virginia Attorney General’s Office, the Virginia PTA, and the Verizon Foundation, will deliver to Virginia parents, educators, law enforcement officers, child health advocates and other adult community members critical educational resources to protect children and youth from the threats of Internet pornography, sexual predation, cyber-bullying and other forms of online exploitation.  The Virginia Internet Safety 101 program is designed overcome the significant gaps that exist between the Internet’s dangers to children and the level of legal, enforcement-based, and Industry-driven action dedicated to protecting children by delivering evidence-based prevention resources directly to families in the commonwealth.

 

Youth Building Green Training Program

City of Alexandria
301 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

$200,000

This funding will help continue the existing, successful partnership between The City of Alexandria Court Service Unit, the Alexandria City Public Schools and the Alexandria Seaport Foundation, a private non-profit organization, for a program designed to combine classroom hands-on math workshops, summer programming and after school jobs.  It serves 5th through 12th graders at risk for delinquent and/or gang activity and lacking in math and related technology skills, providing them job skills necessary for future employment.

 

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