ESSAY : Program Plan

For this assignment, you will use all the information to guide your writing of youth or community program plan. Your Program Plan will include all of the following elements: please title the program Summer Cooking for the Youth. The basis of the program is based on well known chefs from the area that are lending their time to teach the youth in the program how to cook professionally. The idea for the program is to also incentive the youth to seer if they could have a career opportunity as chefs or they would just learn this skill for fun. the program will train the youth to prepare a meal from beginning to end as it gets done at a fine restaurant. The youth will be ask to create a meal for them to cook on their own as a team to later serve to the homeless in the community. All items needed for this program is donated by restaurants and and some grocery stores in the community. The meal the youth is assigned to prepare will be hosted at the community center banquet hall at the YMCA.
To promote it- The Local churches, sheriff\’s department and community center will be reach out for their ability to reach out to the community in need.
The youth will learn to cook, work as a team, consider this as a career path, or obtain a job at one of the cheff\’s restaurant.

– A short description of the need your program is addressing
– A title and mission statement for your program
– A list of major program outcomes
-A one-week Unit Plan (must be different than the one you created in Module 3)
– A Materials and Resources List (must be different than the one you created in Module 4)
-An Assessment Tool for your program (must be different than the one you created in Module 5)
A Marketing and Communication Plan (must be different than the one you created in Module 6)

Everything in your Program Plan must be original work created by you that is specific to chosen youth or community program; the program chosen is a Summer Cooking program for the Youth . Be sure that your plan is neat, includes page numbers, and has been checked thoroughly for spelling and grammar.

When you are finished Review the Program Plan Assignment Rubric.html for guidance. Below-
Program Plan Assignment Rubric

Criteria

Excellent

20

Target

15

Acceptable

12

Unacceptable

7

Introduction/
Identification of Need
(20 points)
Exceptional introduction that grabs interest of reader and clearly states the need for the new youth or community program. Need is established using appropriate sources identified in the course.

Proficient introduction that is interesting and identifies a need for the new program. Need is established using one or two of the sources identified in the course.

Basic introduction, but the need is not adequately identified and/or the need is not established using appropriate sources identified in the course.

Weak or no introduction of a need for the program. Need is not established using any sources.

Title, Mission, and Program Outcomes
(20 points)
Title and mission for the program are included and appropriately represent the new youth or community program. Program outcomes are clear, singular, measurable, and align to the program\’s mission. Title and mission are included and are a good match to the new program. Outcomes are clear but one or two of them are not measurable or do not align fully to the program\’s mission. Title or mission for the program are missing or do not appropriately represent the new youth or community program. Program outcomes are not clear, singular, or measurable. Title and mission do not align to the program. Program outcomes do not align to the program\’s mission or are not measurable at all.

Unit Plan and Materials List
(20 points)
A comprehensive and thorough interdisciplinary unit is included that aligns to the goals and outcomes of the program. A comprehensive materials list is included which lists all necessary materials and resources for a one-week unit plan. Unit plan is included that aligns to the program outcomes, but it is not interdisciplinary. Materials list is missing a few items. Unit plan is incomplete or is not in alignment to the program\’s goals and outcomes. Materials list is missing more than five key items. Unit plan is not acceptable or does not align at all to the program\’s outcomes. Materials list is not included or is missing several items.
Assessment Tool and Marketing Plan
(20 points)
Assessment tool is included and is in perfect alignment to the outcomes. Marketing plan is comprehensive and covers all aspects of communication and marketing for the program. Assessment tool is included, but alignment to the program outcomes is difficult to determine. Marketing plan includes most (75%) of the communication plans but is missing key elements. Assessment tool is incomplete or is not in alignment to the outcomes. Marketing plan is incomplete and marketing plan is unclear or not complete. Assessment tool is not appropriate to the program and/or marketing plan is minimal and does not specify a clear communication plan.
Writing
(20 points) Writing is clear and relevant, with no grammatical and/or spelling errors – polished and professional. Reference section properly formatted. Most ideas are stated clearly and are related to the topic, with only minor grammatical and/or spelling errors. Reference section adequate. Many ideas require clarification and/or are off-topic or have marginal relevance to the assignment. Many grammatical and/or spellings errors throughout the paper. The paper is very challenging to read due to poor writing flow. Improper reference section.

Paper does not meet the criteria for the assignment (too short or incomplete, too long, and/or completely off-topic). Reference section missing.

Total Points Earned

SAMPLE SOLUTION

A youth or community program can be established by adults who are interested in seeing their teenagers acquire essential life skills or by any concerned young person. Youth programs can be operated through churches or at schools and may run on a local or international level. These programs majorly focus on improving the community. Organizing a cooking program for the youth is an essential undertaking to the development of the young people in the community. The implementation of the program will have more advantages to not only the youths but also the community (Thomas & Irwin, 2013). The participants will learn how to use different kitchen…