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SEED: Coalitions for Community GrowthSTEM, Energy, and EconomicDevelopmentPilot City Quarterly Convening1.12.20161SEEDinitiative@hud.gov

What is SEED?: STEM, Energy andEconomic Development Place-based initiative building localcoalitions to:I.Increase energy-literacyII. Facilitate STEM opportunitiesIII. Promote job-driven skills SEED Coalition’s are committed topreparing residents of public housinglocalities for current and future indemand STEM & Energy jobs 5 Pilot Cities– Denver, CO– Tampa, FL– Cleveland, OH– San Antonio, TX– Austin, TXFederal PartnersNational Partners

Agenda: SEED Virtual Pilot ConveningJanuary 2016 Introducing the new DOE staff Resource: Ten80 Foundation Speaker: Beverly Simmons (Founder of theNational STEM League program and Board Chairof Ten80 Foundation) Hear updates from Coalition Cities SEED Metrics Upcoming Grant Information Next Steps for SEED Questions and Contact Us

Beverly SimmonsTen80 FoundationBsimmons@ten80foundation.org

Year Round EngagementLocal Meets * Regional STEM Expos * Invitationals * National Finals

SEED Pillar IPublic Infrastructure & Environmental Stewardship Sun Valley EcoDistrict formedDistrict Energy modeling completeXcel Energy partnershipNational Renewable Energy Laboratory partnership.City of Denver – Office of Sustainability partnershipOngoing Community Education

SEED Pillar IIEducation Denver Museum of Nature & Science partnership– Power of Poison Exhibit– Sherlock Holmes Exhibit Denver Children’s Museum partnership– Free Memberships for Sun Valley Families Empowered Youth Crew– Fall Sun Valley Neighborhood Clean-up– Entrepreneurial Events STREAM Event – April, 2016– US2020, SVYC, DHA, HUD, CityYear, Fairview, Cheltenham

Pillar IIIJob-Driven Skills Completion of Business Needs Survey in Sun Valley Pilot Employment Program funded by City of Denver – Officeof Economic Development in Sun Valley focused on SEEDopportunities– Targeted Industries– Timeline

SEEDSfor a SustainableTampa“I want to learn about videoproduction.”Collective Impact Partners Boys and Girls Club:––– University Area CDC:“I am interested in game design,engineering, and inventions.”–“I want to go to USF for college and havea job skill when I am older.”–Quotes from surveys of THA Girl Scoutswhen asked about their interest in STEAMtopics and college and career goals.RESULT: Development of “STEAMExplorers”, a partnership between THAand Museum of Science and Industry thatwill offer STEAM workshops and summercamps to 50 girls with opportunitiesduring the summer extended to boys alsoattending week-long summer camps.– Prodigy Cultural Arts Program will support 100 youth participatingin music production and/or visual artsUniversity of Tampa English Department and Prodigy Moves willsupport 20 youth participating in creative writing and spoken wordProdigy Cultural Arts will support the provision of wraparoundservices for 10 youthYouthBuild Construction Plus:––– 100 afterschool and summer scholarships via THA fundraising andB&G Club local match2 scholarships via Boys and Girls Club NationalMLK Day of Service: 10 THA youth to attend Fearless & FlawlessEmpowerment Workshop January 23, 201660 students will participate in either NCCER Constructioncertification training or Certified Nursing Assistant trainingHillsborough County Public Schools will provide GED instructionPinellas and Hillsborough County Habitat for Humanity, TampaHillsborough Action Partnership, and Encore Choice Neighborhoodwill serve as on-the-job training partnersTampa Electric Company (TECO):––TECO will provide train-the-trainer sessions to residentSustainability Ambassadors with goal of training 20 residentsExploring partnership with local water provider to integrate waterconservation into energy conservation workshops

SEED Initiative: Accomplishments Initiative Accomplishments: Held Kick-off Meeting withcommunity partners May 2015Completed inventory of localprogramming from more than50 partners: almost 200initiative-related programsPillar I: Energy Literacy–––Delivered energy literacypresentations to students inCleveland Public Theater’sBrick City ProgramAdult Energy Presentations at17 sites and distribution ofover 1,000 energy saving kits,containing at least 7,000 CFLlightbulbsBetter Buildings Challenge Commitment to reduceenergy use by 20% overthe next 10 years Pillar II: STEM Education Pillar III: Workforce Development Summer youth field trips Conservation at the ZooWater Treatment PlantUrban Agriculture &Biodiversity at the Ohio CityFarm CMHA Earth Day CelebrationNBA Math HoopsComputer Training4-H Extreme ScienceWorkshops ConnectHome Initiative CMHA Green Team UrbanAgriculture EnrichmentProgram Healthy Living and WellnessPrograms A Cop, a Doc, and aCouncilmanBrother to BrotherSisters ShareStay Strong Live Strong Held three steeringcommittee meetings withcommunity partners todevelop program Sherwin-Williams HomeWorkTraining Program 25 Participants received EPA RRPCertification in OctoberCurrently working internally andwith partners to provide jobplacements Section 3/CMHA PAR Program 44 resident were employed onconstruction projects in 2015 Jobs Plus Held two resident meetings toadvertise the program in August2015SEED Center opened October 2015Nine residents have been hired,to-date, as Weavers to performcommunity outreach140 residents have completeinterest forms36 Residents have completedorientation These residents are currentlyattending financial literacy training,personal and professionaldevelopment sessions, and meetingone-on-one with case workersNext cohort scheduled fororientation in February

SEED Initiative: Future Goals Pillar I: Energy Literacy–2016 Pilot Energy Literacyand Energy Reductionprogram for residents Five sites– – Monthly activities andoutreachIntensive energytracking and monitoringIncentives/CompetitionPresent at all CMHAafterschool programs––Mix of residentpaid and authoritypaidExpansion of youthenergy presentations21st CenturyProgramClimate Ambassadors Provides stipend forresidents to create andexecute a climaterelated program Pillar III: WorkforceDevelopment Year 2 of Summer youth field Pillar II: STEM Educationtrips Great Lakes Science CenterCWRU ThinkBoxCMHA Solar Panel Field Sherwin-Williams HomeWorkTraining Program Planning for two cohorts tocomplete training in 2016 2nd Annual Earth Day Celebration Section 3/CMHA PAR Program Starting five major RAD ConnectHome Computer andprojects this yearInternet Training Sessions Anticipating at least 75 CMHA Urban Agriculturetemporary construction jobsEnrichment Program Expansionfor residents Healthy Living and Wellness Jobs PlusPrograms Design and implement a youth You Change You Developing curriculum with keypartners to STEM-ify existingafterschool programing andprovide additional STEMprograms Planning STEM Week for SpringBreak 2016 at Outhwaite HomesFocus on experiential projects around a healthy community withan urban agriculture focus Start a 4-H club to raise sheep atthe CMHA solar panel field andattend Ohio State Fair componentBegin saturation with Weaversto touch each household( 1400)Expand financial literacyprogramming to all residents92 newly employed (notcurrently working or havenever worked) in 2016Ohio Department ofTransportation “Opportunity Corridor” Starting Phase II with additionaltraining funds and residenthiring requirements

SEED Initiative: Partnerships Pillar I: Energy Literacy Burten, Bell, CarrCommunity DevelopmentCorporation Partnering to loopresidents into theirClimate AmbassadorProgram Cleveland Public Theater Energy presentationsand activities with theBrick City TheaterProgram Utility Providers Information sharing totrack resident-paidutilities 21st Century Delivering energypresentations andactivities to youth Pillar II: STEM Education King Kennedy Boys andGirls Club Pillar III: Workforce Development Submitted names forpotential scholarshipsDiscussing how to integrateSTEM principles into existingprogrammingThe Great Lakes ScienceCenter, Case Western ReserveUniversity, CuyahogaCommunity College, ClevelandMunicipal School District Key members of theSEED-STEM Committee Helping to develop STEMcurriculum for CMHAafterschool programs Girl Scouts Providing STEMprogramming at CMHAsites, including robotics 4-H Currently providingSTEM Programming attwo CMHA sites ConnectHome Partners Jobs Plus: Towards Employment Case management Urban League Community supports for work Verge, Inc. Job readiness and placement Cleveland Neighborhood Progress Financial literacy and coaching Entrepreneurship Campus District Working to create job linkageprogram with neighborhoodanchor institutions NewBridge Providing 10 spots in careertraining programs forPharmacist Tech orPhlebotomy Cuyahoga Community College ABLE-Adult Basic LiteracyEducation Adult Diploma Program Construction Training Ohio Means Jobs ODOT “Opportunity Corridor”Project job connectionsThe Council for Economic Opportunitiesin Greater Cleveland (CEOGC) Provides job readiness training toresidentsSherwin-Williams HomeWork Program

Housing Authority City of Austin (HACA)SEED Demonstration ProjectStatus and PlanTuesday, January 12thHACA SEED Team:Pilar Sanchez, VP Housing & Community DevelopmentEileen Schrandt - Director of Community DevelopmentNick Wakem (Energy Efficiency / EPC)Michelle Akers (Workforce)Catherine Crago (Strategic Initiatives)

Austin’s SEED Initiative Planning Phase– Careful consideration about pillars, scope and how we willscale– Preliminary focus on energy literacy Identified a range of partners– Austin Energy– Texas Gas– University of Texas at Austin Women in EngineeringProgram and Texas Girls Collaborative– Association of Women in Energy Identified integration points in HACA EPC grant,Community Development and JobsPlus programming

SEED Plan Phase 1 Stakeholder kick-off meeting – DONE Develop MOU with Austin Energy – 2/15/16– Key elements may include: Educational events for residents Energy literacy marketing materials Possible work with AE Thermostat Team, who make home visits toensure that residents can and are using programmablethermostats Support on gamification of energy efficiency Evaluation: anonymized data & A/B testing in conjunction withDoE technical support offered by HUD Community-wide Kick Off meeting – 3/15/16 Pilot project at HACA – 4/1/16

Metrics Feedback Preventing overlap in reporting on pillar 1 & 2: To be avoided based on the definitiongiven for STEM Education which is: learning that integrates both STEM content andskills. If a learning experience is entirely content based (ie. Energy Literacy) but nomarketable STEM skills are taught, it should not be not be counted under pillar #2.How to count hours: The hour count should only include the number of program hoursoffered in real time irrespective of how many participants attend. For example, a 10hour event attended by 10 people should be counted as 10 hours of programingoffered.Collection tool: We hope to collect metrics using the Logic Model tool (an Excel tool). Ifwe are able to do this there will be no need to learn a new reporting program.Energy saving metric: use consumption costs from the year 2015 as the starting pointdisregarding any fluctuations in utility rates. As much as is possible, only SEEDconservation measures should be counted. PHAs can choose to track resident-paidand/or PHA-paid utilities according to what is most convenient for them.Job Metrics: Should be SEED related.Choice Neighborhood Grant metrics: removed to reduce confusionThe report will be due February 29, 2016 and it should report on SEED actives that tookplace September 1 – November 30). The start of the commitment was: September 1,2015 and will last 3 years (September 1, 2018). The goals made in the CGI commitmentneed to be reached by the end of the three year commitment.