The recipient entity's physical address:
           147 East 20th Street
Reserve, La 70084

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           attyrandal@gmail.com

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          REV. DR. FORELL BERING, SR
HAROLD BLOOD

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  2157

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $120,000

What type of request is this?  Both

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           REV. DR. FORELL BERING, SR. appointed on 12/04/2001
805 MALLARD STREET
LAPLACE, LA 70068

HAROLD BLOOD
TRUSTEE
27 PARLANGE
DESTREHAN, LA 70047

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           In collaboration with the Black Family Initiative in Baton Rouge, Bethlehem has provided after-school
and summer intervention since November 1, 2011, to present. The program provides intervention for
at-risk youth at the 4-10 through providing after-school and summer enrichment instruction and
3 activities to enrich the child education. The premise is that students who do well academically are less
likely to be involved in at-risk behavior. The strategy is to aid parents and students in completing
homework and provides remediation to increase student proficiency. Providing 1/12-hours of additional
instruction four (2) days per week will be central to the goal of this after-school program.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,848
          Professional Services. . . $16,000
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $0
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $0
          Operating Services. . . . $35,000
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $12,352

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          To provide after-school tutoring to St. John Parish students , ages k- 12, with major emphasis on reading and math. Sessions will be 3 days per week and be two –hours in duration. The teacher students ratio will be 1 to 10, which provides for individualize instruction. Minority students are (40) points behind their white counter parts in reading at the third grade level and only 15 percent of minority students 3-8 grade are at achieving Mastery Achievement Level on the state’s LEAP Test.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          The student’s LEAP Test results will be used to prescribe the intervention. Parents will be requested to play a role in the program by agreeing to take their children to the Parish Library, and to share in reading books. intervention will improve students’ performance on the state’s LEAP Test and have better letter grades.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           The program will start 10/15/23 and will end 6/30/23.

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                 0

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                 

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               n/a

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
               n/a

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
                n/a

          What is the nature of the relationship? 

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                 Louisiana Department of the Treasury and the State of Louisiana,

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               the public purpose is described as: After-School Tutoring / Counseling for at-risk students grades k- 12 and Health Literacy and Hearth Education Workshops to address health disparities in low-income communities of St. John and surrounding parishes. 1.5 WHEREAS, the Contracting Party has provided all required information in accordance with said Act of the 2023 Regular Legislative Session, if applicable and the Governor’s Executive Order JBE 2016 - 38 on accountability for line item appropriations; and is attached to this agreement and made part hereof by reference as “Attachment E.


Contact Information
name:  Donald Hunter 
                                       address:  New Beginnings BC
7815 White Street
Baton Rouge, La 70811
                                       phone:  225-636-9404
                                       fax: 
                                       e-mail:  donrhunter10252@cs.com
                                       relationship to entity:  Consultant