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EL SOL, JUPITER’S NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER

THIRD QUARTERLY REPORT 2020

Table of Contents

I. Letter to the Town …………………………………………………………….2

II. Value of Services ……………………………………………………....………3

III. Program Descriptions………………………………………...………………. 4

1. Labor Program

a. Worker and Employer Statistics

b. Case Management

2. Adult Education Program

a. English as a Third Language (ESL) Program

b. Spanish Literacy – Plazas Comunitarias

c. GED Program

d. Computer Program

e. Worker Development Program

3. Health Program

a. Promotores de Salud

b. Referrals and Workshops

4. Community Life

a. Community Service

b. Community Events

c. Volunteers and Interns

5. Legal Program

6. Food and Nutrition Program

a. Hot Meal Program

b. CROS Ministries Food Pantry

c. Palm Beach County Food Bank – Food Stamps

d. Sunshine Organic Community Garden

7. Child Development Program

IV. Program Description Table……………………………………………………24

El Sol Quarterly Report, July-September 2020

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I. LETTER TO THE TOWN

October 15, 2020

Dear Town of Jupiter Council Members,

As part of its lease with the Town, El Sol is pleased to submit its third quarterly report for 2020.

Following the State of Florida Re-opening Plan as well as CDC and local guidelines, El Sol has continued to

safely open up its operations. On September 8th we entered Phase 2 and on October 5th we implemented Phase 3.

These changes have meant having up to 25 workers in our labor hall at one time, up from 10 and opening our

labor program on Saturday mornings. Clients, employers, volunteers and staff are still required to wear masks,

social distance and follow recommended disinfecting guidelines. Our Case Management Team continues to assist

clients with crisis funds and to date we have supported our community with over $221,000 in food, rent, utilities

and other needs. This money is paid directly to landlords, utility companies, food suppliers and other local

providers in our area. We are now also starting to offer ID’s to new people looking to participate in the labor hall

and renewing existing ones. Through our Food and Nutrition Program, workers are eating a healthy, hot breakfast

before heading out to work and are given a bagged lunch to go. Supporting our families with the transition to

virtual schooling has also been a priority. We offered several workshops teaching parents how to access the

virtual classroom and we have started up our middle and elementary school girls book clubs in a virtual mode.

This year we are excited to also have started a middle school “boys club” with academic, social responsibility and

life skill goals. English as a Second Language and Spanish literacy continue in the evening via online classrooms

and have had the added benefit of forcing our students to learn new technology skills. Vocational training has

also re-opened in a combined virtual/hands on format. Painting, hurricane shutters and cleaning/disinfecting have

been some of our first offerings.

The Covid-19 pandemic is still here among us but we continue to find ways to safely provide services to our

clients and local community. Staff, volunteers, employers and clients have all come together in flexible and

creative ways to keep our programs going.

The impact of our programs and services is detailed here. According to the Independent Sector website, the

estimated national value of volunteer time for 2020 is $27.20 per hour. This is the amount we assign to calculate

the value of volunteer hours in our programs. Professional Volunteer hours such as Legal or IT are valued at

higher rates. We have updated the previous quarters with the new Volunteer rate.

We are always very appreciative for the Town’s support of El Sol and allowing us to continue providing services

to our community. I hope you enjoy reading about the work we are doing. Please let me know if you need any

further information.

Respectfully submitted,

Suzanne Cordero

Executive Director


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II. VALUE OF SERVICES

In the Third quarter of 2020, El Sol contributed services to the Town of Jupiter including

Volunteer Time, Donations, and Cash Expenses with an estimated in-kind value of $424,365 with

a monthly average of $141,455.**

Health Program2%

Community Life3%

Legal Program0%

Food & Nutrition Program

8%

Cash Expenses87%

2020 QIII Estimated Value of Volunteer Time

and Expenses

*Cash Expenses are expenditures made by El Sol for supplies, services, and

salaries for programs and support services made during the daily course of

executing our mission throughout the Town of Jupiter.

Cash Expenses for Quarter II have been adjusted.

**Rounding is done throughout the report and any mathematical discrepancies may be attributed to that.

Program Value Quarter I Quarter II Quarter III Quarter Totals

Labor Program $8,821 $490 $873 $10,184

Adult Education Program $6,264 $653 $1,074 $7,991

Health Program $7,160 $5,875 $5,875 $18,910

Community Life $28,563 $11,288 $20,752 $60,603

Legal Program $9,150 $13,800 $0 $22,950

Food & Nutrition Program $30,308 $29,633 $33,763 $93,704

Child Development Program $10,070 $0 $0 $10,070

*Cash Expenses $184,649 $356,911 $362,028 $903,587

Total $284,985 $418,649 $424,365 $1,128,000


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III. PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS

1. LABOR PROGRAM

a. Worker and Employer Statistics

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Increase placement Rate to 74% in 2020

Quarter III Progress: Daily Placement Rate was at 53%

The Labor Program was temporarily suspended as of March 20 due to Covid-19. El Sol had a “slow open” for

the Labor Program on May 18, 2020 in a semi-virtual manner and continues to expand the program within the

CDC Social Distancing guidelines.

In the Third quarter of 2020, a total of 971 jobs were filled. El Sol registered 3 new workers and 70 new

Employers. For the quarter, an average of 46 community members registered at El Sol each morning. Of these,

39 members registered specifically for work for that day (Job Worker). Of the 39 ready for work, on average 21

workers were hired each day.

*Impacted by Covid-19

MonthGeneral

Attendance

Average

General

Attendance

per day

Job Worker

Attendance

Average Job

Worker

Attendance

per day

Workers

Hired

Average

Workers

Hired per

day

Daily

Placement

Rate %

New

Workers

Registered

New

Employers

Employer

Attendance

January 2,648 85 1,733 56 796 27 48 17 57 476

February 2,388 82 1,542 53 919 32 59 18 71 542

*March 1,556 78 1,057 53 584 29 55 17 49 343

*April 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*May 366 41 315 35 74 8 23 0 7 50

*June 909 41 745 34 386 18 52 0 42 233

*July 1,111 43 980 38 500 19 52 0 23 298

*August 1,192 46 994 38 520 20 53 1 12 324

*September 1,242 49 1,052 40 570 23 55 2 35 349

Total 11,412 58 8,418 43 4,349 22 50 55 296 2,615

2020 Worker Statistics Employer Statistics

Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 TOTAL

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL

Daily Placement Rate74% 74% 74% 74% 74%

Actual 54% 38% 53% 48%


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In the Third quarter, volunteers provided 32 hours to the Labor Program. During this crisis, these hours were

through the Case Management program for follow up with clients.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF WORKERS HIRED DAILY

Due to the closure of the Labor Program from March 20 through May 18, the statistics show a sharp decline in

the Workers Hired Daily.

AVERAGE GENERAL ATTENDANCE PER DAY

Due to the closure of the Labor Program from March 20 through May 18, the statistics show a sharp decline in

the General Attendance Per Day.

Quarter I Quarter II Quarter III Total

Labor and CM Volunteer Hours (32) $8,821 $490 $873 $10,184

Value of the Labor Program


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b. Case Management

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: 60% increase in 3 points in Self-Sufficiency Score in 2020

Quarter III Progress: 64% increase in 3 points in Self-Sufficiency Score

The Labor Program was temporarily suspended as of March 20 due to Covid-19 and this included the Case

Management Program. El Sol had a “slow open” for the Labor Program on May 18, 2020 in a semi-virtual manner

and continues to expand the program within the CDC Social Distancing guidelines. El Sol elected to temporarily

halt new Case Management registrations during this period and has only recently begun the process of registering

new workers.

To calculate a self-sufficiency score, the Case Manager interviews the workers on nine different categories from

food assistance to education and employment. From their answers, the Case Manager calculates a baseline for

the status of the workers’ self-sufficiency. The lowest score is zero and the highest score is 45. Our goal is for

workers to learn more about the resources available in the community, improve their work potential, improve

their education, and improve their knowledge of the medical and legal resources available.

A follow-up by the Case Manager after six

months will provide insight into how the

worker is integrating and improving his or

her self-sufficiency within our community.

In the chart below we have shown the

number of Total Workers Processed through

Case Management, brand new workers

registering to El Sol, the Worker follow ups,

the percentage of workers who increased

their score by 3 points on the 6 months

follow-ups, and the current El Sol workers

who are new to Case Management or are

receiving Crisis Funds.

Registration now requires mandatory OSHA

classes and Community Service events for

the workers.

In the Third Quarter, 77 Workers had

follow-ups with our Case Managers, 2

workers were registered for the first time, and 88 Cases for Crisis Funds were processed through our Case

Management Program. A total of 167 Workers were processed through Case Management this Quarter.


Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 AVG

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL

Self-Sufficiency Score 3

point increase

60% 60% 60% 60% 60%

Actual 58% 71% 64% 64%

Total

Workers

Processed

through Case

Management

New

Workers

Registered

Follow Ups

(Workers

w/2 or more

matrix

scores)

% increase

of 3 points

or more on

Follow Ups

Other Case

Management

Visits (Includes

Crisis Funds)

Jan 89 19 62 50% 8

Feb 77 23 46 78% 9

*Mar 28 11 16 44% 1

*Apr 15 0 2 100% 13

*May 86 0 5 60% 81

*Jun 45 0 26 54% 19

*Jul 52 0 38 74% 14

*Aug 65 1 20 60% 44

*Sep 50 1 19 58% 30

Total: 507 55 234 64% 219

CASE MANAGEMENT 2020


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2. ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM

a. English as a Second Language (ESL) Program

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: 23 total graduates of ESL Level III and Level IV in all of 2020

Quarter III Progress: 0 Students graduated from Level III and Level IV

ESL program

El Sol offers ESL classes in the evenings on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays during the semester. As of

March 16, the Nighttime ESL classes were having Virtual Zoom classes which have allowed them to continue

with the instruction.

An average of 28 students participated per class day this quarter. Volunteers provided 38 hours of service to El

Sol in our Nighttime classes.

*Moved to Virtual Classes. Impacted by Covid-19

# Classes# Students

EnrolledAttendance

Average

Attendance# P ro mo ted* # Classes

# Students

EnrolledAttendance

Average

Attendance# P ro mo ted*

January 3 76 92 31 January 3 24 27 9

February 12 76 342 29 February 12 24 100 8

*March 14 76 198 14 *March 14 24 89 6

*April 13 76 105 8 *April 13 24 108 8

*May 12 76 68 6 *May 11 24 84 8

*June 4 76 29 7 7 *June 4 24 32 8 3

*July 3 76 22 7 *July 1 24 3 3

*August 13 38 116 9 *August 13 33 162 12

*September 13 38 102 8 *September 13 33 145 11

Total: 87 152 1074 12 7 Total: 84 24 750 9 3

ESL Level 1 ESL Level 2

# Classes# Students

EnrolledAttendance

Average

Attendance# P ro mo ted* # Classes

# Students

EnrolledAttendance

Average


January 3 26 17 6 January 3 18 19 6

February 12 26 82 7 February 12 18 79 7

*March 14 26 87 6 *March 10 18 32 3

*April 13 26 46 4 *April 4 18 7 2

*May 12 26 54 5 *May - - - -

*June 6 26 63 11 8 *June - - - -

*July 4 26 40 10 *July - - - -

*August 13 26 122 9 *August 13 18 70 5

*September 13 26 114 9 *September 13 18 35 3

Total: 90 26 625 7 8 Total: 55 18 242 4 0

ESL Level 3 ESL Level 4


STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL

Graduates of ESL III and IV(No Graduation) 8 (No Graduation) 15 23

Actual 0 8 0 0 8


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b. Spanish Literacy – Plazas Comunitarias

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: 15 Plazas Graduates in 2020

Quarter III Progress: 2 Students graduated from Basic Literacy and Middle/High School

in the last semester

The Plazas Comunitarias Program currently has three levels of classes on Thursday and Friday evenings. They

are Basic literacy, Elementary School, and Middle/High School.

As of March 16, Classes have been moved to an online model. On average, there are 5 students attending

Plazas classes this semester. Volunteers gave 2 hours to the Plazas Program this quarter.

* Moved to Virtual Classes. Impacted by Covid-19


Nighttime Volunteer Hours (37.5) $1,782 $0 $1,020 $2,802

Daytime Volunteer Hours (0) $3,361 $653 $0 $4,013

Professional Volunteer Hours (0) $211 $0 $0 $211

Total $5,353 $653 $1,020 $7,026

Value of ESOL Program

# Classes Basic LiteracyElementary

School

Middle and High

School

January 2 7 4 2

February 8 59 26 13

*March 8 33 12 13

*April 9 32 4 13

*May 9 16 0 16

*June 6 23 0 13

*July 10 16 0 16

*August 8 13 0 24

*September 8 15 0 24

Total or

Average:68 3 1 2

Plazas Attendance


Value of Plazas Comunitarias Program

Volunteer Hours (2) $653$598 $0 $54


15 graduates from

Primary or Secondary

school

4 3 5 3 15

Actual 1 7 2 0 10


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c. GED Program

El Sol has a GED Spanish program for students who were unable to finish their high school degrees.

As of March 16, Classes have been moved to an online model.

El Sol offers GED classes in the evenings on Thursdays and Fridays. There are four subjects of the GED

Program; Language, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

A total of 15 students are enrolled and we had an average of 5 students attend the GED classes this semester. 2

Students passed one of the subjects of the GED this quarter.


# Classes# Students

EnrolledAttendance

Average


January 2 14 15 8

February 8 14 55 7

*March 6 14 31 5

*April 9 14 22 2

*May 8 14 20 3

*June 6 14 33 6 2

*July 10 15 63 6

*August 8 15 43 5

*September 8 15 29 4 2

Total: 65 14 311 15 4

GED

Computer

Coordinator Leonel

Lopez works with a

student in the

computer lab.


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d. Computer Program

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: 30 Graduates in 2020

Quarter III Progress: 46 students graduated from Computer Skills and Assistance classes in the Third

semester

Computer Literacy classes are offered Tuesday and Thursday evenings. As of March 16, Classes have been

moved to an online model.

With most of the Adult Education classes moving to the on-line virtual model, the Computer Class has taken on

a new role of assisting students with at home computer set-up, connection, access, and software integration.

This has changed the priority for the Computer class to include IT assistance for our Adult Education students.

In the Third Quarter of 2020, a total of 46 students have enrolled in Computer Nighttime Classes and Computer

Assistance at El Sol, with an average attendance of 3 students attending the formal classes.


# Classes# Students

EnrolledAttendance

Average

Attendance# Co mple ted*

January 2 29 10 5

February 6 29 21 4

*March 8 29 22 3

*April 9 29 16 2

*May 8 29 16 2

*June 1 29 2 2 2

*July 3 3 9 3 3

*August 12 43 47 4 30

*September 12 43 38 3 13

Total: 61 75 181 3 48

Computer Nighttime Class


STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL

Graduates of Computer Class(No Graduation) 10 10 10 30

Actual 0 2 46 0 48


Volunteer Hours (12) $313 $0 $0 $313

Computer Class 2020


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d. Worker Development Program

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Total of 180 Complete or Graduate from Vocational Training courses and/or

workshops in 2020

Quarter III Progress: 70 students graduated or completed Vocational Training Workshops

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: 30% of those who Graduate/Complete Vocational Training courses/workshops will

secure new income in 2020

Quarter III Progress: 44% of Follow ups reported new income from the course or workshop

With the addition of the Worker Development Coordinator, Vocational Training at El Sol has taken on a new

goal for the Workers. The goal for 2020 is that 180 workers will graduate from vocational training courses

and/or complete Vocational Workshops and of those, 30% will secure new income.

The Worker Development Program was able to complete most workshops and courses in early March before the

closure of the Labor Program and El Sol. We have resumed in person vocational classes at El Sol for workers

looking to improve their skills.


STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL

Graduates45 45 45 45 180

Actual 91 43 70 204


STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL

New Income30% 30% 30% 30% 30%

Actual 58% 68% 44% 57%

WorkshopsFirst Quarter

Graduates

Second Quarter

Graduates

Third Quarter

Graduates

Home Depot Workshops 22

Bicycle Repair I 24

Bicycle Repair II 15

Pesticide 19

Painting 13

Cleaning 27

Floor installation 8

Career Counseling 3 3 4

Hurricane Shutters 9 12

Sewing 15

Kitchen Training Program 6

Auto Maintenance 10

TOTAL GRADUATES 91 43 56

Worker Development Graduates

Follow Ups

# who reported

new income of

the follow ups

% of Follow Ups

Who reported

Income

First Quarter 31 18 58%

Second Quarter 25 17 68%

Third Quarter 25 11 44%

Worker Development New Income


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3. HEALTH PROGRAM

a. Promotores de Salud

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: 8 Total Promotores de Salud will be identified and trained in 2020

Quarter III Progress: 8 Total Promotores

The Promotores de Salud reached a total of 235 members of the community this quarter to discuss health issues

of concern and educate the community. This quarter the topics were about Covid-19.

Promotores Volunteer hours are calculated that each Promotores will volunteer three hours per week for the

quarter (12 weeks.) We had 6 Promotores volunteer with us this Quarter. The main focus of the Promotores

this Quarter was informing our community about the Coronavirus.

A Promotores informing a community member

about Covid19

Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 AVERAGE

STRATEGIC PLAN

GOAL

8 Promotores Trained

8 8 8 8 8

Actual 7 6 6 6

Number of

ContactsSubject

Jan 20 Family Emotional Health

Feb 30 Family Emotional Health

Feb 53 Covid-19

Feb 96 Census

Mar 76 Covid-19

Mar 69 Census

Apr 159 Census

Apr 22 Covid19

May 79 Census

May 60 Covid19

June 20 Covid19

July 40 Covid19

August 155 Covid19

September 40 NIEHS Covid19

Total 919


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b. Referrals and Workshops

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Attendance to health related workshops and activities will total at least

2,000 each year.

Quarter III Progress: The total attendance this quarter to 55 Health education workshops was

7,246

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: A total of 70% of Clients will successfully follow up with their referral

appointment

Quarter III Progress: 73% of clients had successful follow ups

In the Third quarter of 2020, our Health

Coordinator helped 46 separate cases navigate the

health system. The chart to the left summarizes the

activities performed by category.

In the Third quarter of 2020 our Health Coordinator

recorded 7,346 attendances of community members

attending 55 different workshops and events in

person and on line. Due to the Covid19 pandemic,

we have had to move many workshops to an online

option.


STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL

Workshop Attendance500 500 500 500 2,000

Actual 501 448 7,346 8,295

Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 AVERAGE

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL

% Appointment Follow up70% 70% 70% 70% 70%

Actual 68% 77% 73% 73%

Service Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Total

Primary Care-

MyClinic2 1 3 1 1 3 5 5 2 23

Dental 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 7

Vision 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Hearing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mental Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Women’s Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Escucho-

MyClinic0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4

Other Specialist 3 0 3 0 0 2 7 4 3 22

Other Referral 9 2 7 9 9 10 0 5 11 62

DV Counseling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Foundcare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Homeless

Referral0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

TOTAL 18 3 16 12 10 16 12 16 18 121


Volunteer (0) $305 $0 $0 $305

Promotores Hours (216) $6,854 $5,875 $5,875 $18,605

Total $7,160 $5,875 $5,875 $18,910

Value of Health Program


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1st Quarter 2nd Quarter

Workshop Topic# of

Participants

JanImmunization Van - Palm Beach

Healthcare District57

Jan Bike Registration - TOJ PD 10

Jan OSHA 10 Construction 8

Jan Zumba 7

Jan Zumba 10

Jan Zumba 8

Jan Zumba 6

Feb OSHA 10 Construction 22

Feb Census 46

Feb Census 50

Feb Preventing the Spread of Covid-19 26

Feb Dental Bus 12

Feb Autism - Identifying the Signs 22

Feb School for Parents - Emotional Health 13

FebSchool for Parents - Getting to know our

Children13

FebSchool for Parents - Getting to know our

Children22

Feb Census, Alzheimers, Autism 22

FebSchool for Parents - Family

Communication12

Feb Photovoice - Children's Services Council 5

Feb Zumba 8

Feb Zumba 7

Feb Zumba 11

Feb Zumba 9

Mar School for Parents - Discipline 24

MarSchool for Parents - Infant through 10

years Development14

Mar Photovoice - Children's Services Council 4

Mar Covid-19 Presentation 44

Workshop Topic# of

Participants

Apr MyClinic Food Referals 55

Apr School for Parents - Adolesence 5

Apr School for Parents - Family Values 5

Apr School for Parents - Family Health 6

Apr Zumba - Virtual 10





Apr OSHA PPE Face Mask 25

Apr OSHA PPE Face Mask 9

May OSHA PPE Face Mask 12

MAy Post Pandemic Needs 31

May Covid19 PPEs 54

May Zumba - Virtual 5




MaySchool for Parents - Mental During

Pandemic91

MayVictims Services - Mental Health During

Pandemic49

June Zumba - Virtual 5




June OSHA - What tools to use for the Job 2

June OSHA - Trenches and Excavations 7

June NDLON Covid Training 18

June Virtual Summer Camp #1 - Plant Life 34


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3rd Quarter

Health Coordinator Betzy Rega hands out backpacks

filled with Personal Protective Equipment for our

workers

Workshop Topic# of

Participants

JulyVirtual Summer Camp #2 - Environmental

Week34

JulyDr. Alina Alonso Workshop -Covid19

Facebook Outreach1905

JulyOSHA Train the Trainer - Hazardous

Chemicals3

July Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 63

July Racial Discrimination 14

July 3 day NIEHS Covid19 Training 11

July Sun Safety 35

July Summer Camp #3 - Nutrition and Health 34

JulySummer Camp #4 - Business - What do I

want to be?34

JulySummer Camp #5 - Mental Health and

Communication34

JulyCovid19 Workshop


JulySummer Camp - Eating healthy During

Quarantine34

July Virtual Zumba 4

Juy Virtual Zumba 3




Aug Summer Camp - Healthy Eating 34

Aug OSHA 10 Construction 3

Aug Hurricane Preparedness 78

Aug OSHA 10 Construction 8

AugVirtual School #1 - Navigate Google

Classrooms4


Classrooms6


Classrooms4


Classrooms6

AugZoom - Promotion of School for Parents

and Computer Classes218

Aug Virtual Zumba 4

Aug Virtual Zumba 3

Aug Virtual Zumba 2

Aug Virtual Zumba 3

AugFamily Programming Workshop


Sep Virtual Zumba 3

Sep Virtual Zumba 2

Sep Virtual Zumba 2

Sep Virtual Zumba 3

Sep OSHA 10 Construction 7

Sep Importance of Blood Pressure 10

SepSchool For Parents - School Relationship

with Parents11

Sep NIEHS Covid19 9

Sep NIEHS Covid19 5

Sep NIEHS Covid19 9

Sep NIEHS Covid19 4

Sep NIEHS Covid19 13

Sep Introduction to Computers 3



Sep How to assist your child in Virtual School 2

Sep How to assist your child in Virtual School 2

Sep Sensemaker Covid19 Stories 48

Sep School for Parents Focus Group 10

Sep Book Club for Boys 11

Sep Book Club for Boys 9

Sep Book Club for Girls 15

Sep School for Parents - Emotional Health 11

Sep School for Parents - Temperment 9


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4. COMMUNITY LIFE

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Create 3 new opportunities for clients/families to participate in community

programs in 2020

Quarter III Progress: Back to School Bash, Shoe Give Away, Virtual SAC Palm Beach County School

District meetings

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Hold 3 Community Building events at El Sol in 2020

Quarter III Progress: Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic and to ensure the health and safety of our

workers, community, and our staff, El Sol did not hold any Community Building Events at El Sol this

Quarter.

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Have a total of 580 volunteer hours through community service events in

2020 by El Sol Workers

Quarter III Progress: Program Suspended due to Covid-19

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Operate a strong Volunteer Program in 2020

Quarter III Progress: 74 individuals volunteered 958 hours in the Third quarter


Volunteer Hours given to El Sol 2,118 736 958 3,812


Create 3 opportunities for

clients/families to participate in

community programs in 2020

1 1 0 1 3

Actual 7 3 3 13


Hold 3 Community Building events

at El Sol in 20200 1 1 1 3

Actual 2 0 0 2


Have a total of 580 volunteer hours

through community service events

in 2020

145 145 145 145 580

*Actual 72 0 0 72


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a. Community Service

Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic and to ensure the health and safety of our workers, community, and our staff,

El Sol did not hold any Community Service events this Quarter.

b. Community Events

1. Special Events

El Sol celebrated our 14th Anniversary on September 6, 2020. Executive Director Suzanne Cordero spoke to

staff and workers about the history of El Sol. Board Member Bob Male was in attendance to help celebrate the

milestone.

2. Town of Jupiter Presentations

The Town of Jupiter delivers presentations at El Sol to discuss basic Code Compliance and highlight relevant

issues. Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, they were unable to present at El Sol. They will resume the

presentations when they can.

Date Name of Event/Partner # of

ParticipantsHours

Total

Hours

Value of

Contribution

January El Sol Shed 11 3.0 33 $815

February Paint Your Heart Out 11 3.5 38.5 $951

March - - - - -

April - - - - -

May - - - - -

June - - - - -

July - - - - -

August - - - - -

September - - - - -

Total 22 7 72 $1,765

Community Service 2020


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c. Volunteers and Interns

In the Third quarter of 2020, a total of 74 El Sol volunteers gave 958 hours of their time, which is valued at

$26,765.60. This calculation includes 903 regular volunteer hours and and 55.1 Professional IT Volunteer

hours.

Volunteers log their hours in a log book at El Sol or call in their hours if they were working from home. El Sol

enters their time and tracks their hours through a proprietary software database called VSTS (Volunteer

Services Tracking System.)

Many of the hours listed above are accounted for in the different programs described in this report. The rest of

the hours are contributed by volunteers that provide many different services such as administrative, assist with

special events and committees; teach Spanish classes, write grants and develop strategies, and much more.

Their contributions are summarized below under the category “Other.” For the Third quarter of 2020, the total

number of volunteer hours contributed for operations that are not otherwise mentioned in this report were 661.

The total number of Professional IT volunteer hours contributed to El Sol is 55.1 hours.

The El Sol Intern program has resumed and one Intern provided 21 hours of service to our Chief Development

and Communications officer.


Volunteers - Other (661) $23,522 $5,168 $17,976 $46,666

Professional IT Volunteers (55) $1,100 $3,060 $2,204 $6,364

Interns (21) $2,176 $0 $571 $2,747

Total $26,798 $8,228 $20,752 $55,777

Value of Community Life Volunteers

Volunteer

Coordinator Tim

Bowman works with

Volunteer, Carolyn

Christmas at the “El

Sol Café” for the

workers early in the

morning


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5. LEGAL PROGRAM

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Increase attendance to education and information sessions on legal issues

to 484 in 2020.

Quarter III Progress: There were no legal workshops held this quarter

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Build and strengthen Legal partnerships

Quarter III Progress: An Immigration Lawyer began consultations two times per month

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Provide legal navigation and referrals to 625 clients in 2019

Quarter III Progress: 56 individuals received legal navigation and referrals

During the Third quarter of 2020, volunteer attorneys, assisted

by our Legal Coordinator and The Legal Aid Society of Palm

Beach County, helped a total of 56 people with legal questions.

These cases consisted of immigration, criminal, labor, domestic,

and miscellaneous issues.

Volunteer Attorneys assisted and gave 0 hours towards El Sol

clients this quarter.


Provide education

workshops to 400 clients121 121 121 121 484

Actual 104 4260 0 4364


Provide legal navigation

and referall to 500 clients156 156 156 157 625

Actual 189 164 56 409

Category Q1 Q2 Q3 Total

Immigration 101 75 25 201

Criminal /Traffic 21 15 8 44Labor related (wage

theft, employment

discrimination)

8 5 3 16

Domestic Issues 7 17 5 29

Court System 18 10 2 30Miscellaneous

(landlord/tenant claims,

contract claims,

navigation,etc)

34 42 13 89

Total 189 164 56 409


Attorneys (0) $9,150 $13,800 $0 $22,950

Total $9,150 $13,800 $0 $22,950

Value of Legal Assistance Program


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Legal Presentations

made during the

year:

Workers waiting for work while wearing masks and following CDC social

distance guidelines

Date Subject PresentersNumber Workers

Who Attended

January Immigration/Asylum/Visa U/Daca Jackie Delgado 57

February Know your Rights-Red Cards Suri Janowicz 47

April Immigration Issues Jackie Delgado 832

April Updates on Workers Compensation Natalie Navarro 862

April Tenants Rights Legal Aid Society 12

April Public Charges/Green Card Applicants Jackie Delgado 299



May Workers Rights During Covid19 Victoria Mesa 1100

May Domestic Violence/U Visa Jackie Delgado 688

Total: 4364


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6. FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAM

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Serve less than 12,000 meals in 2020

Quarter III Progress: El Sol served 1,989 meals in the Third quarter

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Increase attendance to Food and Nutrition workshops to 300 in 2019.

Quarter III Progress: The total attendance this quarter to 13 on-line Food and Nutrition workshops was

1,296

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Provide 1,500 pounds of produce from the Community Garden in 2020

Quarter III Progress: 339 pounds of food were harvested in the Third quarter

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Provide food for 160 clients through the Community Garden in 2020

Quarter III Progress: The Community Garden provided food for 223 clients in the Third quarter


Have 300 clients participate in

nutrition workshops75 75 75 75 300

Actual 272 142 1296 1710


Provide 1500

pounds of food from

the garden

375 375 375 375 1500

Actual 690 197 339 1226


Provde food for 160

clients through the

Community Garden

160 160 160 160 160

Actual 247 247 223 239


Serve less than 12,000 meals 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 12,000

Actual 2,709 4,161 1,989 8,859


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a. Hot Meal Program

In the Third quarter of 2020, we served a total of 1,989 meals or bags of food with

an average of 28 meals per day.

During the time the labor hall was closed in the 2nd Quarter, El Sol’s Emergency

Food Distribution Program handed out food and grocery store vouchers three days

a week. A total of 4,161 bags of groceries and over 3100 food vouchers were

handed out to over 900 unique individuals during the 2nd Quarter of 2020.

In the 3rd Quarter, volunteers contributed 5 hours in the kitchen at El Sol.



Hot Meals (@ $3/meal) $8,127 $12,483 $5,967 $26,577

Food Pantry, food $10,683 $4,706 $23,159 $38,547

Kitchen Volunteers (5) $11,499 $8,310 $136 $19,944

Garden Volunteers (166) $3,060 $2,067 $4,502 $9,629

PBC Food Bank - Food Stamps $4,069 $0 $0 $4,069

Families First - Food Stamps $1,831 $0 $0 $1,831

Total $30,308 $27,565 $29,262 $87,136

Value of the Food & Nutrition Program

Month

Total

Meals

Served

Average

meals

served

per day

Jan 1,275 49

Feb 997 38

*March 437 36

*April 936 72

*May 1,723 144

*June 1,502 125

*July 225 12

*August 761 29

*Sep 1,003 44

Total 8,859 92

El Sol Hot Lunch

Workers enjoy

grapes

distributed

through the

Food and

Nutrition

Program


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In the Third quarter of 2020 the total attendance to 13 virtual nutrition workshop offered through many different

programs at El Sol was 1,296.

The Diabetes Education classes are coordinated with our Health Program. The Marjorie S. Fisher Nutrition

class is coordinated with our ESL nighttime program.

Nutrition Workshops Attendance

JanDiabetes Education

New Year, Healthier You28

FebMarjorie S. Fisher Nutrition Class

Lesson 1 - Get Moving32


Lesson 2 - Plan-Shop-Save38


Lesson 3 - Fruits and Vegetables23

Feb Reading Food Labels 27

Feb Alzheimers and Nutrition 22

FebDiabetes Education

Coronavirus Education27

MarMarjorie S. Fisher Nutrition Class

Lesson 4 - Whole Grains26

MarMarjorie S. Fisher Nutrition Class

Lesson 5 - Protein and Food Safety17

MarDiabetes Education


AprDiabetes Education


July Summer Camp Class - Pizza Making 46

JulySummer Camp Class - Garbage Can Salad & Healthy

Summer Snacks 46

July Sol Cooking with Camille 959

Aug Summer Camp Class - Lo Mein 46

Aug Summer Camp class - Fun with Falafel 46

SepMarjorie S. Fisher Nutrition Class

Lesson 1 - Welcome to Eating Smart (Levels 3&4)16


Lesson 1 - Welcome to Eating Smart (Levels 1&2)22


Lesson 2 - Plan-Shop-Save (Levels 3&4)15


Lesson 2 - Plan-Shop-Save (Levels 1&2)26


Lesson 3&4 - Fruits and Vegetables (Levels 3&4)17


Lesson 3&4 - Fruits and Vegetables (Levels 1&2)21


Lesson 5 - Whole Grains (Levels 3&4)13


Lesson 5 - Whole Grains (Levels 1&2)23

Total 1710

Workshops in Blue are

through the Health

Program

Workshops in Orange are

through the ESL Program

Workshops in Black are

through the Food &

Nutrition Program


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b. CROS Ministries Food Pantry

In the Third quarter, the C.R.O.S Ministries Pantry at El Sol served 881 individuals, averaging 294 individuals

per month.

c. Palm Beach County Food Bank – Food Stamps

El Sol has a representative from the Palm Beach County Food Bank who visits El Sol every Tuesday between

9am and 4pm to provide assistance with Food Stamp applications and Medicaid inquiries. We also have a

representative from Families Third who assists with food Stamp applications.

Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, in the Third quarter of 2020, we did not have the Palm Beach County Food

Bank Benefit Specialist or the Families First specialist come for interviews for the safety for our staff,

volunteers, and workers.

Food Pantry

MonthPeople

ServedValue*

Jan 393 $5,097

Feb 256 $3,024

*Mar 220 $2,562

*Apr 0 $0

*May 44 $966

*Jun 330 $3,740

*July 481 $4,301

*Aug 268 $8,874

*Sep 132 $9,984

Total 2,124 $38,547

Jupiter Food Pantry

January 45 5 21

February 37 2 12

March 19 3 3

April 0 0 0

May 0 0 0

June 0 0 0

July 0 0 0

August 0 0 0

September 0 0 0

TOTAL 101 10 36

DatePBCFB

Applications

Medicaid

Inquiries

Families First

Applications


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d. Sunshine Organic Community Garden

In the Third quarter of 2020, we harvested 339 pounds of food from the garden. Community members

volunteered 166 hours in the Sunshine Organic Community Garden.

Sunshine Organic Community Garden

Month

Garden

Harvest in

Pounds

January 250

February 260

March 180

April 80

May 73

June 44

July 121

August 90

September 128

Total lbs 1226


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10 Community members attended two workshops about Building a Pallet Planter and 7 community members

took three tours in the garden.

Date Workshops Attendance

January Tour 17

January Cool Weather Crops Part I 2

February Tour 32

February Cool Weather Crops Part II 4

March Tour 15

MarchEverything You Wanted to Know About

Fertilization3

June Building an Elevated Bed 5

July Tour 2

August Tour 3

September Tour 2

September Making a Pallet Planter 4

September Making a Pallet Planter 6

Total 95

Garden Volunteers Frank Wysocki and Nikki Raia

work on rebuilding the raised garden plot


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7. CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Assess the need for child development services

Quarter III and Total 2020 Progress:

Palm Beach County Schools initially openend in a virtual manner and are now fully open due to the Covid19

Pandemic. El Sol has hired a part-time Child Development Coordinator to identify, evaluate, and assist with

needed Child Development services in Jupiter.

He identified a need for computer assistance for parents to be able to provide on-line access for their children to

particpate in virtual school. He had virtual classes and provided assitance for the families. He also identified a

need for young males for social interaction and support. He began a Boys Book Club for the Middle School

ages that has shown great success. Attendance has increased since he began the class.

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Have 20 children participate in the Summer Camp at El Sol in 2020

Quarter III Progress: 34 children attended an on-line Virtual Summer Camp through El Sol.

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Develop Nighttime programming for children of parents who are taking

education classes

Quarter III Progress:

The Virtual Summer Camp was a huge hit with 34 campers this year. We had 6 weeks of different themes

including, “Plant Life,” “Environmental Week,” and “Business – What do I want to do?”

Nightime programming at the El Sol center is not occuring at this time. El Sol has hired a part-time Child

Development Coordinator to identify, evaluate, and assist with needed Nighttime programming for children

when classes resume at El Sol.

The Early Learning Coalition (ELC) is currently not coming to El Sol due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. We

hope to have them return as soon as it is safe to do so.

Children’s Services Council did not hold any workshops at El Sol due to the Cornovirus Pandemic. We hope to

have them return as soon as it is safe to do so.

Palm Beach County Schools initially openend in a virtual manner and are now fully open due to the Covid19

Pandemic. When on-campus classes fully resume, we hope to provide volunteers for the Jupiter Elementary

School Homework Club when it is safe to do so. We have been holding the Book Clubs virtually for students to

continue their reading during the summer and beginning of the fall school year. This year we started a Boys

Book Club with great initial succes.

Our Child Development Coordinator began offering Virtual and in person Computer classes to assist parents

with Virtual School computer connection and support.


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IV. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION TABLE

Program Descriptions

Program Dates/Times Description Labor Program

Day Labor

Mon-Sat

7AM -11AM

Match the skills of registered day laborers to

employers.

Case Management Mon – Fri

9:00AM – 5:00PM

Worker Registration, interviews, file management

and review

Adult Education

Worker Development:

Capacitate para Empleo Varies

Vocational On-line Spanish training class in the Computer

Lab at El Sol and Vocational workshops

Worker Development:

Sewing Program

Mon, Wed

5PM - 9PM

Vocational training to provide real life marketable

and income generating sewing skills.

Customer access for tailoring

Worker Development:

Kitchen Training Program

Tue, Thu, Fri

6PM - 9PM

Seasonal

Vocational training to provide real life marketable

and income generating culinary skills.

Worker Development:

Vocational Workshops Varies

Vocational training to provide skills for Construction,

Auto Repair, Cleaning, landscaping, and handyman

skills. Held at various locations.

ESOL Mon-Wed

5PM-7PM

Structured ESOL classes with four levels of English

Proficiency; includes Staying Healthy Curriculum and

Financial Literacy. Volunteers provide childcare at

night for parents who would otherwise be unable to

attend class. Currently On-line

ESL Table Talk Mon-Wed-Fri

9AM - 11AM

Informal table talk discussion. Each lesson can stand alone

and covers job related topics such as landscaping,

housekeeping, painting, etc.

Conversational English Tues and Thurs

9:30AM-11:30AM

Conversational English practice for intermediate to

advanced level students.

Plazas Comunitarias Thurs and Fri

7PM - 9PM

Adult education for Spanish speakers; levels range from

basic literacy to GED. Recognized by the Mexican

Department of Education.

Computer Literacy

Mon, Wed

7PM - 9PM

Basic Computer skills including Microsoft Office and

using the internet.

GED Prep in Spanish Thurs and Fri

7PM – 9PM Preparation to take the GED in Spanish


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Health

Promotores de Salud Varies Hispanic Community Leaders are trained on various health

topics to inform and educate the community.

Referrals & Education Mon-Fri

9AM - 5PM

Assist and guide people in accessing healthcare; provide

educational workshops about health issues and healthy living

through guest speakers and El Sol’s Promotores de Salud

program (Health Promoters).

School for Parents Saturdays (Varies)

9:00AM-11:00AM

Classes for families to strengthen parenting skills, and

foster communication in the household

Zumba in the Park Thursdays

5:30-6:30

Fitness classes taught for healthy exercise and to have fun.

Currently on line.

Foundcare

HIV/AIDS testing

Last Friday of the

Month

9AM - 12PM

Free HIV/AIDS testing and education.

Community Life

Community Service Monthly Workers and Volunteers participate in community service

projects.

Volunteers Varies

Community members volunteer at El Sol in a variety of roles

including welcoming employers, grant writing, IT support,

teaching English, preparing meals, and administrative tasks.

Professional Volunteers Varies

Community Members who volunteer at El Sol within their

profession and expertise. This includes IT, graphic arts, grant

writing, interior design, and publishing.

AARP Varies AARP paid Part-Time positions; Assigned to assist El Sol’s

mission.

Interns Varies Interns assist with community service, planning events,

programs, administrative tasks, and annual surveys.

Special Events Varies El Sol puts on different Community events during the year

such as El Sol Fest and The Volunteer Luncheon.

Town of Jupiter Code

Compliance Presentations Varies

The Town of Jupiter Code Compliance Division gives

presentations about Code Compliance issues.

Legal Program

Legal Referrals and

Education

Tuesdays

8:00AM-4:00PM

Saturdays

10AM to 12:30PM

Assist and guide people in accessing the legal system and

provide educational workshops about their rights and

responsibilities under the laws of the U.S. and the state of

Florida.


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Food and Nutrition

Hot Meal Program

Mon-Fri

6AM

Mon-Fri

8:30AM

El Sol provides coffee & bread in the morning every day and

a hot meal Monday through Friday for those waiting for work.

CROS Ministries

Food Pantry

Tues and Fri

2PM - 4PM

C.R.O.S. Ministries distributes food to anyone hungry in

North Palm Beach County.

Farmers Market

Seasonal

Sundays

9:00AM – 1:00pm

Market on North parking lot with vendors providing fresh

produce and hand made products

Sunshine Organic

Community Garden Varies

This garden is meant to educate and empower the residents of

Jupiter to grow their own food using sustainable methods.

10% of the harvest goes back to the El Sol Hot Meal and Food

Pantry Programs. The Garden has 30 plots, 20 of which are

reserved for the low income residents of our area.

Child Development

Children’s Summer Camp

June -July

Mon – Fri

9:00AM-3:00PM

6 week children’s summer camp for low income families of

the community

Children’s Summer Book

Club

June-July

Fri 3:00PM-4:00PM

6 week book club held after summer camp to engage children

in reading over the summer through discussion

Children’s Chess Club June-July

3:00PM-4:00PM

6 week chess club held after summer camp to introduce

children to basic chess concepts

Intro to Taekwondo June-July

3:00PM-4:00PM

6 week introduction to basic Taekwondo forms held after

summer camp

JES Book Club Tuesdays

2:15 PM – 3:00PM

Activities to improve reading, comprehension, and writing

skills as well as serve as a support group for young students.

Held at Jupiter Elementary School.

Girls Who Code

Wednesdays from

3:15-4:30 during

School Year

In partnership with the National Organization, “Girls Who

Code” volunteers assist high school female students with

introductory software coding skills

JES homework Club

Mondays and

Wednesdays from

2:00-3:00 during

School year

In partnership with Jupiter Elementary School, volunteers

assist elementary school students with homework during the

school year

JMS Girls Book Club Tuesdays

4:15 PM

Activities to improve reading, comprehension, and writing

skills as well as serve as a support group for young girls.

Held at Jupiter Middle School.

Arts and Crafts Classes Mondays

7:00PM – 9:00PM Art classes for children of parents attending ESL classes

Read-A-Recipe Literacy Tuesdays

7:00PM – 9:00PM

English literacy classes for children taught through curriculum

of recipes in the kitchen. Meant for children of parents

attending ESL class

Computer Classes Wednesdays

7:00PM-9:00PM

Computer classes for children of parents attending ESL

classes

Early Learning Coalition

Mondays,

Wednesdays

9:00am-5:00pm

On site ELC case managers process eligibility for VPK,

School readiness, and CSC Scholarships

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