Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: LitShop
\nLegal Name (if Different): N\/A
\nAlso Known As: N\/A
\nMailing Address: 614 Haven St.
\nCity: St. Louis
\nState: Missouri
\nPostal Code: 63111
\nMain Phone: 314-941-3845
\nMain Fax: N\/A
\nOrganization Website: www.litshopstl.org
\nEmployer ID Number: 83-3522861
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: 02\/17\/2022
\nRequested Amount: 10,000<\/p>\n
Project Title: Afterschool Literacy & Building Workshops
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
LitShop is seeking funds for Fall 2022 Afterschool Literacy & Building Modules to encourage growth in girls in the areas of literacy, leadership, and building and making.<\/p>\n
About Us: LitShop, founded in 2019, provides afterschool and summer programming that pair engaging literacy opportunities with building and making for girls and gender-expansive youth ages 10-15. LitShop\u2019s academic and technical programming, implemented in an empowering female-centric environment, encourages girls to solve problems in their communities and build the world they want to see critically, creatively, and collaboratively. By intentionally creating a supportive space where girls can take risks, LitShop fosters leadership and confidence girls can use through adolescence and early adulthood. <\/p>\n
Statement of Need: LitShop\u2019s programming is answering two critical St. Louis needs: the building and making gender gap and the socioeconomic literacy gap. To illustrate, only 9.1% of the construction workforce is female, and 2.2% of building trades apprenticeships are held by women. In addition, makerspace use by K-12 students is considerably gendered, with girl usage sharply declining after middle school. Regarding literacy, more than 80% of freshmen enter a St. Louis Public Schools high school reading below grade level. <\/p>\n
Program Description: LitShop\u2019s Afterschool Literacy & Building Modules are 16 weeks in length and serve girls attending schools in St. Louis City. In Fall 2022, LitShop plans to host six modules, two school-based and four open to the community. This grant request, therefore, represents expansion of the program, as we currently host two modules of each type. The 16-week modules allow for the completion of two building and making projects as well as two literacy projects. Workshops meet weekly and are staffed by two highly qualified instructors with backgrounds in literacy or the hands-on medium highlighted in the module. Each session also includes intentional community-building and social-emotional learning.<\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: 76,772<\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): In planning for 2022, we have already secured funding from the following: Federal government (from ERC owed, $6394) The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (through CREATE Accelerator, $15,000 awarded in April 2022) Bellwether Foundation (awarded for Spring 2022, $6500) CIGNA (through CIGNA Ambassadors program, $10,000 awarded in Q3 2022) $5,000 secured from repeat corporate givers. Our total secured funding amount is $42,894. We will also reapply for a program grant with the Saigh Foundation ($10,000, notification in Q3), as well as submit initial applications with SLPO ($10,000), the Saxena Foundation ($10,000, Q2), the Pott Foundation ($10,000, notification in Q3), the Dana Brown Charitable Trust ($10,000, notification in Q3), Mary\u2019s Pence Fund ($10,000, notification in Q3) and others. Finally, we are awaiting information about additional funding as participants in the CREATE Accelerator. As part of the accelerator, we will gain access to facilitated funding through a variety of foundations and private donors. In total, we anticipate submitting applications for more than $250,000 worth of funding.<\/p>\n
Project Duration: 16 weeks
\nGeographical Area Served: St. Louis City, Missouri
\nAge Group To Be Served: Ages 10-15<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Dr.
\nContact First Name: Michelle
\nContact Last Name: Arellano Haberberger
\nContact Title: Development Manager\/Writing Instructor
\nContact Phone: 314-941-3845
\nContact Email: michelle@litshopstl.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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