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3. Community Partnerships The City of San Marcos Nature Center developed and will carry out the Outdoor Environmental Education Access Initiative in partnership with TPWD, San Marcos CISD, Youth Services Bureau, Boys and Girls Club of San Marcos and other organizations. The City of San Marcos will contribute $17,823 in personnel costs to manage and coordinate the project. Marketing and outreach will be conducted to San Marcos CISD and Boys and Girls Club of San Marcos to recruit targeted youth for the project. Youth Services Bureau will partner with the Nature Center to provide volunteers to assist with the outdoor service project and other activities. A volunteer from the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance, Todd Derkacz, will guide youth on a hike through some of the green-spaces around San Marcos. Doyle Mosier and Robert Schmid of the TPWD Inland Fisheries Division will lead presentations and tours of TPWD facilities for Nature Center camp groups. Additionally, 5 Master Naturalists will lead presentations and provide assistance with camp activities, including the development and maintenance of the Butterfly House habitat - our outdoor service project. 4. Participants Directly Served Summer Camps Saturday Field Trips Outdoor Service Project Dail attendance 25 25 25 Weekly attendance 125 25 125 Number of units 4 5 1 Total youth 500 125 125 Total family members 0 0 10 Number of volunteers 2 2 2 5. Prioritization of Program Costs Ninety-four percent (94%) of the total project costs are allocated for direct service delivery. One- hundred percent (100%) of TPWD/CO-OP grant funds will be allocated to program costs. 6. Sponsor Commitment The City of San Marcos will contribute $17,823 in personnel costs for project management and coordination. Volunteer support valued at $20,250 has also been committed to the project. Cash and in-kind commitments combined represent 60% of the total project cost. 7. Relationship with TPWD Programs and/or Facilities The City of San Marcos has established relationships with a variety of TPWD programs and facilities to help implement the project. TPWD Inland Fisheries Division staff, Doyle Mosier and Robert Schmid, will lead presentations and tours of TPWD facilities for Nature Center camp groups, including the Texas Rivers Center. Five Hays County Master Naturalist volunteers will also lead presentations and assist staff with camp activities. The project will support field trips to numerous local and out of town destinations around Central Texas, including TPWD sites such as: McKinney Falls State Park, the A. E. Wood Fish Hatchery and Longhorn Caverns State Park. 8. Services to At-Risk Youth The Outdoor Environmental Education Access Initiative will provide services for at-risk youth, ages 5-17, in the City of San Marcos CISD, including those who are eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program, Child Nutrition Program or other public assistance program. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of students enrolled in the San Marcos CISD during the 2009-10 school year fit these criteria (Texas Education Agency). Thirty percent (30%) of children below 18 years old in San Marcos lived below the poverty level within the previous twelve months (U.S. Census Bureau 2006-2008 American Community Survey). Program activities and related outcomes for at-risk youth include: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Rev April09 TRPA - Community Outdoor Outreach Program Page 7