 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
ACAC accomplishes its mission by collaborating with a variety of organizations and agencies. Area public schools refer students and communicate with case managers regarding individual progress and offering additional support. ACAC participates on school advisory councils, which help develop ways to support students academic progress and transition from school to work. The court system is a referral source and ACAC programs supplement short-term intensive support efforts for youth offenders by helping them maintain the success they have begun to achieve. ACAC takes advantage of the resources available from the Workforce Development Board, by providing information and referral resource services. The local 4-H Club provides leadership activities for the youth as well as curriculum materials, and local non-profit organizations provide the students with meaningful volunteer activities, parenting classes, speakers, and service referrals. Finally, local businesses provide work experience, informational speakers and job shadowing, as well as part-time employment. National collaborative resources includes Community Technology Center Networks, Search Institute, YouthLearn, National Institute of Out-of-school Time, The Forum for Youth Investment, and other research-based organizations advocating "best practices". |
 |
|||||
 |
||||||
 |
||||||
 |
||||||
 |
||||||
 |
||||||
 |
||||||
 |
||||||
  |
||||||
| Information and links are provided for our partners below. • The City of Archer is a major supporter of this community effort, providing in-kind contributions (land, topographical survey, and computers) and financial awards. • ACAC salutes Alachua County Friends of the Library for partnering with us to provide access to Literacy Educational Curriculum for K-12, post-secondary and adult education. ACAC purchased online Internet courseware through PLATO Learning Technologies; "Unlocking students potential: One student at a time". • Alachua County 4-H Clubs provides training and 4-H certification for ACAC volunteers, youth development curriculum, tutors and mentors. • The Partners for Productive Community Program provides technical support, linkages to community resources, and In-kind contributions. • Dennis M. Smith, CPA will provide accounting and financial guidance. • Community Technology Center Network (CTCnet) is a network of over 1000 community technology centers located throughout the country. Membership in the CTCnet community provides us with a number of central staff-supported resources and a group of regional coordinators as well as the expanding community of affiliates, associates, and support groups; technical assistance in organizational and program planning and development; equipment, software, and telecommunications evaluation and selection; board and/or advisory committee support, and staff development. • Alachua/Bradford Regional Workforce Development Board One Stop Career Service System offers a full range of employment services and training opportunities to youths and adults. This collaborative effort provides information and refferal resource services at ACAC’s facility located within Martin-Rochelle Learning Center, 209 South University Avenue, Archer, Florida. • The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) is a 501c3 organization dedicated to teaching entrepreneurship to low-income youth so that they can become economically productive members of society by improving their academic, business, technology and life skills. NFTE enables us with teacher training, curriculum and materials, and other support services relative to administering it s programs. • Oak View Middle School and Newberry High School serves as linkages to student counseling, academic and vocational assessments, computer labs, curriculum and homework guidance, and volunteer teachers. ACAC seeks to supplement in-school services within a community-based after-school context. • The Corner Drug Store provides students and their parents linkages to family counseling, drug prevention and treatment, delinquency prevention and counseling, and youth and family action programs. • Small Business Development Center assists ACAC by providing small business development assistance and informational refferal resources. Location: 2153 SE Hawthorne Road, Suite 126, Gainesville, FL. tll-sbdc@atlantic.net • Rotary Clubs of Gainesville Foundation, Inc.Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. In more than 160 countries worldwide, approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 30,000 Rotary clubs. • SL Construction & Remodeling, Inc. is providing their services to ACAC as General Contractor of the development of "Archer Community Access Center, Inc. (ACAC) Community Technology Center Project. Their mission is to collaboratively facilitate, engineer, and disseminate construction services fostering the world's ethical, social, economic, and intellectual growth, using progressive and diverse techniques on the cutting edge of the construction industry. They demonstrate God centered values in relationships with clients, associates, and employees in addition to maintaining a visible and meaningful presence in community affairs. Corporate Office: 1219 Northwest 10th Avenue Gainesville, Florida 32601 Tel: (352) 377-3621 • Fax: (352) 371-3082 • Howard McLean, Jr. of Skinner Vignola McLean, inc. has partnered with the Archer Community Access Center, Inc. to provide their services as lead architect on the Community Technology Center Project. Skinner Vignola McLean provide full architect services for both Public and Private Sectors: Governmental Buildings, Civic Buildings, Judicial Buildings, Medical Buildings and Residential. SKINNER VIGNOLA McLEAN, INC. ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS FL CERT# AA3478 Howard J. McLean, Jr., A.I.A. Lic.# AR0014129 1628 N.W. 6th Street Gainesville, FL 32609 Tel: (352) 378-4400 Fax: (352) 377-5378 • Eric Harrell; along with Keith Bennett; Construction Manager, of the Gainesville Housing Authority; YouthBuild program, partnered with ACAC to build the ramp for entrance including Handicapped accessibility. In YouthBuild programs, unemployed and undereducated young people, ages 16-24 work toward their GED or high school diploma while learning construction skills by building affordable housing for homeless and low-income people. Gainesville Housing Authority "YouthBuild Program" P.O. Box 1468 1900 S.E. 4th Street Gainesville, Florida 32602 Tel: (352) 334-4000 /ext 334 Fax: (352) 334-4010 • Betty Martin-Rochelle partnered with Archer Community Access Center by providing use of donated space which allowed ACAC to initiate its pilot program for more than 1 yr. This arrangement allowed us to provide public internet access to underserved individuals along with basic computer tutorials, and a job search database sponsored by the One-Stop-Career Service Center (located 25 miles away). ACAC also provided out-of-school supports to 20 students enrolled in pre-k or elementary school, including basic skills development, homework help, computer skills, and computer games. About 7 adults visited the center daily, (Monday-Wednesday) for internet access and job searches. ACAC maintained 10 computers at this site. Martin-Rochelle Learning Center 209 S. University Ave. Archer, FL 32618 Tel: (352) 495-9346 Hours: 6 A.M. - 6 P.M. Ages: Four Weeks To 5 Yrs. Old and After school Available • ACAC has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Florida Volunteer Gateway Program to allow students and interns to participate at our Technology Center by volunteering their services for school credit. Visit, www.volunteergateway.org to sign up for opportunities at ACAC. The Volunteer Center of Alachua County 1145 Northwest 13th Street Gainesville, FL 32601 Tel: (352) 378-2552 Fax: (352) 371-0018 |