- “The staff at Wingspan functions as a team of committed individuals who not only offer technical and administrative support, but continually ‘brainstorm’ to find new ideas and innovative ways to reach out to children and the adults in their lives.”
- - Parent Educator
- Mechanicsville, Virginia
Getting Started with Here, Now and Down the Road
Wingspan Technical Assistance
Outreach Specialists offer free consultation services to educators, administrators, prevention specialists, grant writers, and other school and community professionals who are interested in Here, Now and Down the Road. Wingspan staff is prepared to help you:
- Identify community partners
- Educate others about Here, Now and Down the Road and its impact
- Identify potential funding
- Develop an implementation plan that fits your setting
- Strengthen grant proposals
- Coordinate training logistics
- Conduct local evaluation
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Wide Range of Funding Resources
Here, Now and Down the Road qualifies for funding in a variety of categories for both public and private grants including:
- Substance abuse prevention
- Violence prevention
- Child abuse prevention
- Head Start
- Social and emotional learning
- Life skills development
- Child care quality improvement
- Family preservation
Examples of specific sources that have funded Here, Now and Down the Road include:
- Title IV Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
- Title I
- Substance Abuse Prevention Block Grant
- Tobacco Settlement
- State Incentive Grants
- Communities in Schools
- 21st Century Learning Grants
- Success by Six at United Way
- Child Care and Development Block Grant
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Click here to schedule Here, Now and Down the Road Training.
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