Davie's Dojo: Davie's Dojo Mobile Yoga and Wellness Studio

ID

350

OrgName

Davie's Dojo

PhysicalAddress

MailingAddress

4019 Mary Street, Omaha, NE 68112

Website

https://www.facebook.com/DaviesDojo/

SocialMediaAccounts

Facebook: @DaviesDojo, Instagram: @daviesdojo

Name

Alisha Davis

Title

Founder/ Director

EmailAddress

daviesdojo@gmail.com

Phone

+1 (402) 651-4502

Team

Yes

TeamExplanation

Alisha Davis - Founder/ Director, Shomari Huggins - Volunteer Assistant

OrganizationalChart

OtherCompletedProjects

Davie’s Dojo founder Alisha Davis was awarded the Young Black and Influential award as an Innovator for her work with the Davies Dojo yoga business providing yoga services across North and South Omaha.

ProposalTitle

Davie's Dojo Mobile Yoga and Wellness Studio

TotalBudget

799500.0

LB1024GrantFundingRequest

623500.0

ProposalType

Combination of capital project and service/program

BriefProposalSummary

Davie’s Dojo is proposing a portion of the Economic Recovery Act fund goes towards their plan of creating a mobile yoga studio to better serve the quality of life needs of North and South Omaha residents. The mobile nature of the studio will allow members of several QCT in North and South Omaha to receive the benefits of the mobile yoga studio. This proposal will allow community members to be trained and become yoga instructors as well. This mobile studio will be up and running by Fall 2023.

Timeline

Trailer Acquisition - Spring 2023 Trailer Remodel - Spring 2023 with Fall 2023 Completion Licensing and Insurance Fall 2023 Truck Acquisition Fall 2023 3 Full Time Staff Positions - Fall 2023 - Spring 2024

PercentageCompletedByJuly2025

1.0

FundingGoals

Fundamental Change (i.e., a proposal that will continue to elevate North or South Omaha's presence and perception within the region, significantly improving the lives of area residents through physical development) Long-Lasting Economic Growth (i.e., a proposal that will foster gainful employment opportunities and financial investment in the area, leading to the creation of generational wealth and widespread economic vitality in North and South Omaha) Transformational (i.e., a proposal that will help energize, recharge, or spur significant and favorable advancements in North or South Omaha's function or appearance)

Community Needs

Policy (i.e., develop or improve context-sensitive education, finance, health, training, zoning, etc.) Quality of Life (i.e., create or enhance natural spaces, mixed uses, parks, safety, etc.) Sustainable Community (i.e., create or enhance housing, services, education, civic uses, recreation, etc.)

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ProposalDescriptionAndNeedsAlignment

The North and South Omaha communities noted concern for health and wellness access in the needs assessments. This proposal allows for inclusive and accessible use of a space that will contribute to their wellbeing. The mobile yoga studio will help create a sustainable community by providing accessible space to address mental and physical healthcare. This proposal is a sustainable alterative to brick and mortar spaces that are restrictive and don't accommodate all member of the community. This proposal addresses the quality of life concerns of residents by providing a safe space to practice selfcare and wellbeing. With issues like obesity and poor physical health this proposal creates an accessible space of wellness. This proposal also creates a space to provide safe shelter from outside elements as participants enjoy the benefits of yoga.

VisioningWorkshopFindingsAlignment

In reviewing the Visioning Workshop Summary both the North and South Omaha communities named Health and Wellness as a major concern. In North Omaha residents were concerned about Public health being poor, with many households and individuals struggling with obesity, cancer, and other diseases. Yoga movement can address these concerns. The mobile yoga studio will add to the culture of neighborhoods by presenting a space for families to use that is nearby to their homes.

PrioritiesAlignment

This request responds to the COVID-19 public health emergency or its negative impacts on public health. The effects of covid linger on for members of this community and this proposal will allow them to improve their wellness through the use of the mobile yoga studio.

EconomicImpact

This proposal creates up to 15 new jobs in the community from staff, to contractors, to construction work remodeling the mobile studio. Working with black owned construction companies like Blair Freeman to do remodeling work on the trailer will be a major part of this proposal. This proposal will create 3 full time positions for community members. The 5-7 contractor positions of instructors could translate into full time employment.

EconomicImpactPermanentJobsCreated

3

EconomicImpactTemporaryJobsCreated

5

EconomicImpactWageLevels

50,000 - 85,000

EconomicImpactAlignProposedJobs

CommunityBenefit

The community will benefit from having a mobile yoga and wellness studio tremendously. The eldrely population of the city that may otherwise be shut in can have a front doorstep solution to regaining their mobility. Families will have the opportunity to spend quality time together in a wellness space, located at their doorstep. School age youth will have a mobile alternative to discipline issues by having a space to receive social emotional tools taught through the practice of yoga.

CommunityBenefitSustainability

This proposal will improve the quality of life of residents and the economic status of 3 full time employees and several contractors that will have the opportunity to remodel the space as well as conduct wellness classes.

BestPracticesInnovation

This is a concept that hasn't been explored in the North and South Omaha community. The practice of yoga has a well documented history of being transformative for the wellbeing of participants. This mobile safe space is an innovative idea and a catalyst for a more cohesive community.

OutcomeMeasurement

Outcomes to be measured are improved wellness of community members, increased community engagement, and creation of high wage job opportunities.

OutcomeMeasurementHow

The success of this proposal will be measured by satisfaction surveys that will go to individuals that use the mobile yoga studio as well as the community at large to gauge the ripple effect of elevating wellness spaces in the community. Once the success of this mobile wellness studio grows, secondary investment will be attracted.

OutcomeMeasurementCoinvestment

Yes, the innovative nature of this request will attract more investment. The COVID pandemic has illuminated the need for spaces that can better accommodate the varying needs of communities and the mobile nature of this studio will accomplish that.

Partnerships

Yes

PartnershipsOrgs

Girls Inc WCA, Women Center for Advancement Malcolm X Foundation, Heartland Family Services, Completely Kids, The Gold Spot, Healthy Housing Omaha, Family Housing Advisory Services, Northwestern Mutual

PartnershipsMOU

Malcolm X Memorial Foundation

Displacement

No

DisplacementExplanation

PhysicalLocation

QualifiedCensusTract

Within one or more QCTs

AdditionalLocationDocuments

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ConnectedToUtilitiesUpgradesNeeded

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GeneralContractorPublicCompetitiveBid

GeneralContractorPublicCompetitiveBidWhyNot

RequestRationale

The amount requested for this proposal will provide a safe space for wellness, healthy communication, and employment. This is a unique proposal that will shift the lives of thousands of North and South Omaha residents. The mobile nature of this business removes the barrier of accessibility for community residents.

GrantFundsUsage

Grant funds will be used to fund the creation of a mobile yoga studio, capacity to employ staff/ contractors and execution of programs

ProposalFinancialSustainability

Yes

ProposalFinancialSustainabilityOperations

Through the successful execution of this proposal the mobile yoga studio will be a sustainable business, by hosting wellness retreats, special events and serving the needs of North and South Omaha residents.

FundingSources

FundingSourcesPendingDecisions

FundingSourcesCannotContinue

No

Scalability

Yes

ScalabilityComponents

This funding proposal is scalable and can be duplicated to serve more of the community. More mobile wellness spaces could result from the successful execution of the proposal

FinancialCommitment

This proposal would expand the yoga offerings of Davie's Dojo by allowing them to provide yoga for the community in their own neighborhoods instead of only in brick and mortar establishments.

ARPAComplianceAcknowledgment

1.0

ARPAReportingMonitoringProcessAck

1.0

LB1024FundingSourcesAck

1.0

PublicInformation

1.0

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