Request For Interest- McNamara Youth Center
Announcement- City of Merced Parks & Community Services is calling for interested parties to respond to a request for interest in programming to be offered at McNamara Youth Center. Programming should aim to accomplish t he mission of the Parks & Community Services Department:
To plan, facilitate, promote, maintain, and develop activities and facilities that enhance the qua lity of life in Merced.
Applicants are encouraged to read the Request For Interest before submittin g their application to ensure responses are thorough. Applications will be reviewed on four criteria; program structure (10 points), program overview (10 points), program objectives, activities, and link to neighborhood needs (20 points), and the understanding of monitoring and evaluation methods to measure program success and identify barriers (10 points). If more room is needed to answer questions, please attach additional pages with reference to which section the narrative is addressing.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE (10 points)
Applicant Organization
Type of Organization
(circle one) 501C(3) Gov’t/Public For Profit Oth er Mission of the Org.
Primary Contact
Members of Board or
Commission
Org. Address
Org. Phone Number
Org. Email
Tax I.D. number
PROGRAM OVERVIEW (10 points)
Name of Program to be
Implemented
Population(s) to be
Served
Preschool Children (0-5) Elementary Children (6 -11) Middle School Youth (12-14) High School Youth (14-18) Days, Times & Significant
Occasions Program will
be open to Community
(check those that apply)
Weekdays Weekends Student Breaks Mo
rnings (8am- 2pm) Afternoons (2pm - 6pm) Eveni ngs (6pm-8pm) Anticipated Start Date
Staffing/ Furnishing/ &
Maintenance plan for the
Youth Center
How many staff will be on site when open to public? What equipment will be used to furnish the facility? What can the program commit to regarding facility maintenance? Staff training requirements
for program (required
training/ certification)
Proposed participant fee
for program (daily, weekly,
monthly, yearly)
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES AND LINK TO NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS AND INTERESTS (20 points) Objective(s) to be met for
program participants
What will participants experience because of your program? Services to be Offered to
Achieve Objective(s)
What activities, actions, or services will ensure the program meets the objective(s)? Meeting Neighborhood
Need and Interest
Explain why these services will be of interest to the residents within the area of McNamara Park. How do you plan on recruiting participation for the program? EVALUATION/ MONITORING METHODS (10 points)
Output & outcome
measures of evaluation to
be used
What program efforts will be used to evaluate effort (output)? How will the program track these efforts? What will be used to indicate if the program was a success for participants? Please explain how the program will measure the outcomes (impact on participants).
Reporting Requirements-
Monthly meetings with
Parks & Community
Services and completions
of quarterly reports for
Recreation and parks
Commission
What benefits do you see in attending monthly meetings with Parks & Community Services Department and providing quarterly (once every 3 months) activity reports to the Recreation and Parks Commission?
Financial stability- utility
budget & material and
supply expenses
The city allocates $7,500 to utility expenses annually for McNamara Youth Center. What steps will the program take to stay within its utility budget? Should the program exceed the annual allocation, how will it cover the overage? Lastly, how will the org. cover the cost of materials and supplies while also keeping services free or low cost for residents?
Additional programs
currently or previously
offered in Merced that
indicate a track record of
success
Briefly describe other current or previous programming by your organization that supports this program’s likelihood of success at McNamara Youth Center.