EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES INC

EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, INC., OFFERS A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO COMMUNITY IMPACT. WE OFFER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ACROSS ALL GENERATIONS TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY'S MOST CRITICAL NEEDS. EACH PROGRAM HAS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT ALIGN WITH EAST SIDE'S THREE PRIORITY IMPACT AREAS.SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SCSEP) - PROMOTES THE DIGNITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF OLDER, UNEMPLOYED, LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS BY PLACING THEM IN TEMPORARY PART-TIME COMMUNITY SERVICE JOBS IN WHICH THEY EARN MINIMUM WAGE. SCSEP SERVED 116 OLDER LOW-INCOME ADULTS THROUGH WORK EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS NEEDED FOR THE REMOTE AND BLENDED WORKPLACE. TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM WE PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION ACROSS ALL PROGRAM AREAS. THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR SHOPPING, MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, AND OTHER NEEDS, TO PEOPLE 60 AND OVER AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES. IN 2024, ESNS PROVIDED 1,776 RIDES TO 298 OLDER AND/OR DISABLED ADULTS.VITAL LIVING - HELPS OLDER ADULTS ENGAGE WITH OTHERS, BETTER MANAGE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND CHRONIC CONDITIONS, AND MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE AND ALSO PROVIDES CAREGIVING SUPPORT THROUGH RESPITE, EDUCATION, AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. VITAL LIVING SERVED 214 INDIVIDUALS IN 2024.

CAMP BOVEY - LOCATED IN GORDON, WISCONSIN, CAMP BOVEY OFFERS NATURE EDUCATION AND OUTDOOR SKILLS THROUGH RESIDENTIAL CAMP SESSIONS FOR YOUTH, AGES 9-13, AND FAMILY GROUPS EACH SUMMER. CAMP BOVEY HOSTED OVER 30 YOUNG CAMPERS IN THE SUMMER OF 2024. OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME (OST) PROGRAMS PROVIDES SAFE AND FUN SPACES FOR ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH IN GRADES K-12. FROM JANUARY THROUGH AUGUST OF 2024, WE SERVED 72 STUDENTS THROUGH OUR TWO SITES: 33 STUDENTS ENROLLED AT OST LUXTON AND 39 STUDENTS ENROLLED AT OST MULBERRY. MENLO PARK ACADEMY - MENLO PARK ACADEMY IS AN ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT ENROLLS AN AVERAGE OF SIXTY 11TH AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS AT A TIME, SERVING 80-90 STUDENTS OVER THE COURSE OF A SCHOOL YEAR. MOST ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND IN CREDITS AND COME TO MENLO TO PROGRESS TOWARD GRADUATION. MENLO PARK EMBRACES STUDENTS WHO FEEL DISENFRANCHISED FROM TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SETTINGS AND STRUGGLE TO ENGAGE. THE SCHOOL UTILIZES SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING STRATEGIES TO CREATE A SAFE, WELCOMING, AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT TO REVIVE STUDENTS' ENTHUSIASM TO LEARN, GROW, AND ACHIEVE. MENLO GRADUATED 14 STUDENTS IN 2024.ASPIRE IN 2024, ASPIRE HAD TWO PROGRAMS: BE@SCHOOL AND HHM WRAPAROUND SERVICES. THE BE@SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVED MORE THAN 200 YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE HHM PROGRAM SERVED OVER 120 STUDENTS AND 65 FAMILIES. 100% OF FAMILIES WERE ACTIVELY CONNECTED WITH ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES AS NEEDED. 80% OF PARENTS REPORTED FEELING ASPIRE HELPED MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE SCHOOL STABILITY. 100% OF THOSE WHO OPENED WITH SERVICES EXPRESSED COMFORT CONTACTING THEIR CHILDREN'S SCHOOL. OF ALL THE FAMILIES WHOSE STUDENTS STRUGGLED WITH ATTENDANCE, 100% OF FAMILIES INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF ATTENDANCE POLICIES AND/OR COMFORT IN CONNECTING WITH SCHOOL STAFF AROUND ATTENDANCE CONCERNS. IN AUGUST, ESNS ASPIRE TEAM HOSTED A SUCCESSFUL BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT WITH OVER 100 PEOPLE ATTENDING. EACH STUDENT IN THE PROGRAM RECEIVED A BACKPACK AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES.