To assist with running Our non-For Profit that has been run primarily by our personal finances since 2012.

We are in need of Remodel at this time due to Covid cuts in our income that we would have provided in normal circumstances. To provide the Arts and dance center for the children and at-risk youth. We are currently in need of two new keyboards, drums, and drum shields along with drum sticks for thirty-three youth. We are seeking funding to allow us to keep providing assistance on water bills, groceries as well as funeral expenses, and insurance policies for under privileged families. We are seeking funding to keep providing shopping for some seniors and widows because of their surrendering of a license, we have been receiving a grocery list and we will go out and fulfill their request and deliver them to their homes at no cost but fuel, insurance, and maintenance has been very expensive and providing stipends to the two Drivers. We have been servicing women overcoming the struggle of abuse. $25,000-$100,000 is needed

Provide your hourly rate for research and locating grants for: 3 hours per week for 3 weeks.   For a total of 9 hours.

I am just guessing, I have never done any of this before therefore, I cannot give an accurate number

Provide your hourly rate for crowdfunding mentoring for: 2 hours per week for 52 weeks.   For a total of 104 hours.

I am just guessing, maybe you can help me to better understand how much time I would need.

The Grant Writer should be ready to begin work on: Immediately

Provide a flat rate for writing and developing each of the following application(s):

Grants to USA Nonprofits, Agencies, and Tribes for Arts Activities and Events    (View details of this grant here.)

Due: February 23, 2021

Our organization is a(n): For Profit, Non Profit, Religious, 501c3, Small Business, Individual

Our company is in existence for: 8 Year(s) 9 Months

We presently provide or will be providing services in the geographic areas of: Decatur Iliinois

Life Skills, Youth and at-risk youth, Afterschool program, Music and Arts interaction that allows Children and youth to learn all instruments with instructors at no charge to them. We assist with rebuilding families by immediate employment of housework, landscaping, and on the job training positions that are easily learned, and they are paid minimum wage stipends for the service while learning to complete resumes along with interviews and work ethics. After 12 weeks we provide transportation to interviews along with bus cards, references, budget assistance, and credit building assistance.
We work with children and youth from violent homes and that are without parents building self-esteem through life skills interacting. We offer cooking classes that allow them to cook everything from a recipe to teach the importance of budgeting and health and preparing your own meals and we sit down in a family setting and discuss topics over dinner that has been prepared. This has helped with suicide prevention, building self-esteem, depression rejection, as well as isolation and has kept many youth out of incarceration.
Provide a sack lunch for men and women going out to jobs and uniforms along with clothing and afterschool care for families. Remote learning during Covid for families with children so that parents can work. We have been assisting with essential needs in the homes of families a well as meals for the children and youth while in our care. we make brown bag lunches with sandwich fruit chips and bottle water.

I have been able to donate from my personal account of income from my job along with two of the board members that contribute to purchasing equipment or paying money out of their pockets for the wages that are paid out to youth or workers.

This will be our first time applying for grant funding.

We have never tried grants because I am not sure as to where to begin. I would greatly appreciate it if we could receive some assistance because of my income decreasing during Covid with more needs. We have depleted the account by assisting an increased amount of families. Also if there are any grants to assist with commercial bills or remodel we are in need of that as well Thanks!

We have not previously received grant funds.

We do not have a copy of our previously written grant application(s).

We do not have a fundraising packet.

We have an agency mission statement: Rebuilding lives one by One Because Everyone Has Value, Restoring Value one life at a time.