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Mission Statement
The Regional Outreach
Office of Community Development focuses on ways communities can overcome
barriers to educational attainment. Currently, this unit is involved in the
following activities related to its mission:
Research
The Community Development unit researches data bases to compile data related
to the well-being of children in the UHV service region. In 2001, we published
Children at the Crossroads, a report that covered many issues relating to
children. This report can be used by different agencies and organizations to
help them in planning and to provide data needed for grant requests. If you
would like a copy of this report, please contact the Office of Regional Outreach
at oro@uhv.edu. This publication is
currently being updated and a second edition will be forthcoming in early 2004.
Presentations
The Community Development unit has produced a presentation entitled
Community at the Crossroads that highlights the importance of encouraging
youth in the Crossroads region to finish high school and enter some type of
post-secondary education. This presentation emphasizes the link between an
educated, well-trained workforce and the economic vitality of a region. It also
calls for a commitment of business people in the community to work together to
help raise the educational attainment level of our region.
The Community at the Crossroads
Presentation was shown to over 500 community leaders in the Victoria area
and resulted in over 100 people making a commitment to be a part of a team to
address and overcome barriers to educational attainment. This project was
recognized as a “best practice” by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating board
in 2002.
If you are interested in having this
presentation made to a group, please contact us at
oro@uhv.edu.
Grant Support Services
The Community Development Unit currently provides grant and program evaluation
services. We contract with grant programs to provide independent evaluation
services that can include:
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Developing measurement tools, such as
surveys and questionnaires.
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Evaluating progress and needs of programs
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Developing evaluation plans
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Providing final evaluation reports
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Analyzing program outcomes
Evaluation services vary per individual
contract.
Currently, the Community Development Unit
provides grant and program evaluation services to:
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Victoria Independent School District Even
Start Grant
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Cuero Independent School District Even Start
Grant
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Making the Grade
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EPA Mobile Source Outreach Grant
For more information about our grant
evaluation services, please contact us at
oro@uhv.edu.
The Office of Community Development also
provides a grant search service. For a minimal fee, we will search our foundation database and provide an
organization with a list of foundations that are a good match for them for
funding requests. If you would like to use this service, please contact us at
oro@uhv.edu. We will need to know
some specific information about your needs to be able to accurately match your
needs to specific foundations.
Contact information:
Phone: 361-570-4361
Toll
free: 1-866-800-8762
Fax: 361-570-4364
Email:
oro@uhv.edu |
