Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: Best Foot Forward Foundation, Inc.
\nLegal Name (if Different):
\nAlso Known As:
\nMailing Address: 9080 Kimberly Boulevard, Suite 10
\nCity: Boca Raton
\nState: FL
\nPostal Code: 33434
\nMain Phone: 561-470-8300
\nMain Fax: 561-922-6459
\nOrganization Website: www.bestfoot.org
\nEmployer ID Number: 30-0598378
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501c3<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: March 25, 2021
\nRequested Amount: $7,500<\/p>\n
Project Title: Grounded for Life
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
The Best Foot Forward Foundation (BFF) is the only nonprofit organization in Palm Beach County exclusively dedicated to the educational success of foster care children who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned. Established in 2010, its mission is to empower foster care youth to maximize their potential by providing essential academic support and guidance. There are 77 middle and high school foster youth in Grounded for Life, where BFF offers students with skills and opportunities to succeed in school, either in person or virtually. Foster care youth are shuffled to many different homes and school environments, which contributes to poor educational outcomes for students. All foster youth have suffered abuse, abandonment or neglect, and there is often little stability in their lives. <\/p>\n
Grounded for Life\u2019s Recipe for Success: BFF\u2019s Grounded for Life program strives to serve as a constant in students\u2019 lives, making year-round, one-on-one connections with each student by helping them to create a plan for graduation and their future. Based on the evidence-based, drop-out prevention model Check and Connect, the program creates long-term relationships with the students through Graduation Coaches who closely monitor school performance through academic assessments, a comprehensive education plan, and individualized goals for each student\u2019s success. Due to COVID, BFF began seeing students virtually and adjusted its coaching to provide support to students through a completely remote process. In turn, BFF Coaches developed deeper relationships with students to help them maintain consistency in showing up to online classes and completing assignments. <\/p>\n
Whether in-person or online, BFF Coaches will provide personalized tutoring, mentoring, test taking and study skills assistance. BFF also supports students\u2019 mental health and wellness by helping youth deal with toxic stress, anxiety, conflict resolution, facilitating virtual activities such as yoga, meditation and breathing techniques and introducing students to online Apps such as Calm. <\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: $719,711 <\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): State funding: $18,480, Foundations and Grants $386,480 (Committed and Secured); Pending Grants $67,500; Individual Donations $242,251. Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Committed: Bank of America, Boca West Children\u2019s Foundation, ChildNET, City of Boca Raton, Comerica Bank Foundation, Ibis Charities Foundation, Jim Moran Foundation, Leslie L. Alexander Foundation, Make a Difference Foundation, Mattfolk Family Foundation, Norman Shulevitz Foundation, WalMart Foundation, Wanda and James M. Jr. and Moran Foundation. Pending: Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties Irving Stern Foundation, Palm Beach Country Club Foundation. <\/p>\n
Project Duration: One-year; corresponding with Palm Beach County School District calendar
\nGeographical Area Served: Palm Beach County
\nAge Group To Be Served: 12-21 (middle school and high school) <\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
\nContact First Name: Debbie
\nContact Last Name: Ellman
\nContact Title: Co-founder
\nContact Phone: 561-470-8300
\nContact Email: dellman@bestfoot.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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