Multicultural Family Center Summer Teen Empowerment ProgramCopyrighted
October 4, 2021
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 13.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Multicultural Family Center Summer Teen Empowerment Program
(STEP) 2021 Outcomes
SUMMARY: City Manager transmitting information on the Multicultural Family Center
Summer Teen Empowerment Program (STEP) 2021 outcomes.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Multicultural Family Center Summer Teen Supporting Documentation
Empowerment Program Data Document
Multicultural
FAMILY CENTER
The Ruby Sutton Building I D U B U Q U E
Summer Teen Empowerment Program Outcomes
STEP2021 - A (6) week in -person, service -learning based program focused on developing life skills with an
emphasis on community building, workforce readiness and social and emotional learning.
STEP
• prepares teens for their future 100% of participants
• builds relationships with caring adults would recommend STEP
• provides opportunities to other teens
• keeps at -risk teens engaged during summer.
Gender: 19 Girls, 20 Boys, 1 Trans Male
Age: 12 - 17 years old
Race/Ethnicity:
63% Teens of Color-
(37% Black, 21% Mixed -Race, 5% Hispanic)
37% White
Family Income:
83% qualify for free and reduce meals
87% Completed Program
• Teens checked -in phones
• MFC technology used for activities
E=- Fe 1
• City of Dubuque Leisure Services
• Multicultural Family Center (MFC)
• Greater Dbq. Dev. Corp. (GDDC)
stated program
prepared them for a job
86°o increased their
understanding of
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
"My son went through
this program last year
and loved it! 1 signed
him up again this year.
I love how it focuses on
community."
83% increased their
understanding around
budgeting and how to
manage their bank account
80 stated program
helped with their future
career, college and/or
work plans
Total Available Hours: 90 hrs per teen
Average: 82.5 hrs per teen
• Career/Workforce Readiness/
Financial Literacy- 40 hrs
-College/Trades/Entrepreneurs
-City of Dbq. Career Fair
-Credit/Finances/Budgeting
• Nutrition & Health - 18 hrs
-Meal Prep/Food Label/Fad Diets
-Meditation/Self-Care/Stress Mngmt.
• Environmental Education - 12 hrs
-Conservation/Pollinators/Solar Energy
• Social Justice/DEI - 11 hrs
-Diversity/Equity/Inclusion
-Advocacy/Voting/LGBTQ+
• Community Service - 9 hrs
-Neighborhood Beautification
-Recycling / Waste Management
Total Teen Hours
94%
Earned High School Credit
ST P - Summer Teen Empowerment Program Outcomes
PLATINUM/WEEKLY PROGRAM PARTNERS
• City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Partners in Learning
• Dubuque Community School District
• Dubuque Area Labor -Management Council
9 FIELD TRIPS
• Upper Bee Branch w/Nat. Miss. River Museum -Jared McGovern
• Alliant Energy Solar Garden
• University of Dubuque Nursing & Physician Assistant Dept.
• Neighborhood Assessment Tour
• City of Dubuque Public Works
• City of Dubuque Water & Resource Recovery Center
• City of Dubuque Parks Dept./Greenhouse
• Swiss Valley Nature Preserve & Nature Center
40 GUEST PRESENTERS
• Dupaco Community Credit Union - Peter Spinosa - 1
• City of Dubuque Career Fair - (15) City Departments
• NICC - Northeast Iowa Community College - 3
• Hillcrest Family Services - 2
• Dbq. Area Labor Management Council -3
• Buzz Creative - Marketing/Advertising - 2
• NuFit/Warrior Nutrition - Temwa Phiri, Entrepreneurship - 1
• Ben Bartels, Attorney - Criminal Justice - 1
• Dubuque Community School District, Jennifer Gravel - 1
• Dr. Angela Brandel, University of Dubuque - 1
• Dubuque Civil Air Patrol - 2
• John Deere / Welding Simulator - 3
• Fountain of Youth - Caprice Jones - 1
• AmeriCorps— Covid Vaccine Information - 2
• Sedona Staffing - 1
• State Farm Insurance - 1
"1 didn't think I would like this but 1 am so glad they came."
"It was a cool event, I didn't think they did all that in their
jobs."
"1 want to get my poems published, she told me she could
help me."
"I may be able to do a ride along with the fire department!"
1 didn't know sustainability is trying to help climate
change."
1 didn't realize that the work the Public Information does
could help me as a business owner."
I know 1 want to be an engineer now, they do everything in
the city."
"It was fun learning about how they got their jobs. It shows
that you have to take time for a career!"
"My daughter loves this program, so happy she
found somewhere safe and teen friendly."