REVISION (check the order messages)This assignment will help you to understand the valuable contribution you can make in your community by using your sociological knowledge, research skills, and problem solving skills to creatively propose a community outreach program that will help the needy in your community. In this assignment, assume that you have been offered the opportunity to apply for a $100,000 grant from a local Government initiative to fund new community projects. Develop a strong argument using the data gathered to support the creation of the community engagement program as well as design a program that will have positive outcomes for the community and the groups the program serves.The Proposal should be prepared in 3 Sections.Section 1 – In Week 4, Discussion 1 you were asked to do the following:Choose a social issue from the list provided that is experienced in Denver or Colorado Springs:Youth Engagement [Teens] – Urban Farms, Night-time Basketball clubs, Mentoring, Elder visits, Care-givers, LGBTQI Runaways/HomelessYouth Engagement [Children] – Hunger and Meals, After School, Tutoring, Arts & MusicElder Engagement – Grandma and Grandpa mentoring to youth, Tutoring, School-relatedElder Care – Hunger, Meals, Self-care, Errands, Transport, Visits, Veterans, Care-giversGeneral Community – Arts & Music, Food Deserts, Urban Food/Nutrition, Urban Farms, Environmental issues (fracking, drought, environmental racism, ‘not in my back yard’), HomelessnessAnimals – Rescue, Elder support while ill, Elder animalsPrograms to support unique groups: Victims of Domestic Violence, Disabled Veterans, Veterans Families, Care Support for spouses of Disabled Veterans, Bullying, Race or Religion-related, LGBTQI- related, Single-parentsChoose a social issue from the list provided that is experienced in your community:Build a defense of why this is an important social issue in the community that needs addressing by completing the following steps:Perform a Google search of the internet to find what Government and local data is available on the issue or the group of people it affects. Does it affect a subgroup of people more than others? [For example: youth, elders, different races, cultures or genders?]. Take note of the data you find.Perform a Google search of the internet of community and political groups [Republican, Democrat, Green Party, etc…] which address this issue in their platform. What do they have to say? What are their perspectives?Find 4 scholarly articles from the Library in which the social issue is generally discussed.Report this data fully in your paper/proposal.Some of the information you gather may be in data form. Here are some examples of how data can be presented in your paper/proposal:A table of all the variables you found (if you select this option, please do not copy and paste tables from the website. Rather, create your own table with all of your variables).[Choose – Insert/Table in MS Word; add as many columns and rows as you like]:Or you can avoid a table and prepare a bullet point list of all the variables you found…Location:Population:Male – 45% (n=45,000)Female – 55% (n=55,000)…etc.Now complete the following:Section 2 – Research existing community engagement projects which address the social issue you have chosen:Perform a Google internet search based on your social issue for example “community engagement youth” or “community programs hunger”Find two existing examples of programs that address the social issue you have chosen. [US programs are preferred, however programs from another country are permitted.]Present these two programs, including where it is, whom it serves, and any information you can get on effectiveness and how it has helped the community.Section 3 – The Community Engagement Proposal/Final PaperSimilar to the programs you researched in Section 2, create your own program and write a proposal to apply for the $100,000 government grant. For this part of the assignment you are asked to get creative and design a program that – if money was not an issue — you think would be practical to implement and would help address the social issue you selected. Sections 1 and 2 will be integrated into this proposal.Use the Assignment TemplatePreview the document to guide the format of your paper.Use the document titled, The Nine Key Elements of Successful ProposalsPreview the document to help you with examples of what the sections in the Assignment Template are looking for and to provide a guide for you with wording of your statements.The Proposal/Final Paper:Must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center).Must include a title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedMust address the topic of the paper with critical thought.Must use the textbook and at least six scholarly sources.The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.For help searching the library’s scholarly resources check out this Database Search Tips tutorial video.Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Writing Center. Cite your sources in text and on a separate reference page. For more information please review the In-Text Citation Guide and the APA References List.Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
