The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Adolescent Health awarded a $1,972,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD) for the Teenage Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program (CFDA 93.297). The "PROJECT REACH: ADVANCING EQUITY IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH" initiative aims to improve adolescent health, wellness, and equity in Oklahoma County by providing evidence-based programs and adolescent-friendly services in school, clinic, and community...
This federal Project Grant award of $588,655 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) supports the "AIM-UP" research project to study adaptations and impacts of evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs. The key objectives are to: 1) describe the types of adaptations made when implementing these programs, 2) quantify the effects of adaptations on outcomes, 3) document stakeholder...
The federal Project Grant award of $299,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Title V Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.787) will fund the Future Leaders Outreach Network (FLON), a minority woman-owned nonprofit organization, to implement educational interventions and curricula for 4,645 students in grades 5-12 in Kansas. The "Choosing the Best and Pursuing My Dreams" curriculum will impact 2,645...
The $747,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the Administration on Children Youth and Families (CFDA 93.092 - Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program) supports the Future Leaders Outreach Network (FLON), a minority woman-owned nonprofit organization, to deliver comprehensive youth education programs targeting 5,550 students in grades 5-10 across counties in Texas. The "Young Leaders of Distinction" and "YOULEAD - Leaders & Entrepreneurs Academy...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $445,500 Project Grant under the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.060) to Bee Busy Learning Academy Inc., a minority and woman-owned non-profit organization based in Houston, Texas. The grant, titled "FIRST LOVE YOURSELF 365 (FLY-365)," will fund a 3-year project from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027 to provide sexual risk avoidance education, counseling,...
The federal Project Grant award for $889,262.00, made by the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.060), supports the "Youth RISE" initiative of Aiming For Healthy Families Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization in Corinth, Mississippi. The funding, awarded on September 30, 2024, will be used to deliver comprehensive sexual risk avoidance education, relationship skills...
The Health Care Education & Training, Inc. (HCET) was awarded a $739,499 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Adolescent Health, under the Teenage Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program (CFDA 93.297). The purpose of the 5-year IN-CAST project is to provide evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs to 2,750 adolescents aged 14-19 who are involved in the foster care and juvenile justice systems in the state of Indiana. The project will...
The Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $445,276 Project Grant to Pro Youth & Families Inc., a non-profit organization based in Sacramento, California, under the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.060). The funding supports a three-year initiative titled "PROJECT HOPE: HEALTHY, OPTIMISTIC, PREPARED AND EMPOWERED" from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027. The project will deliver evidence-based educational and intervention programs...
The federal Project Grant award of $449,428 from the Administration for Children and Families, under the Title V Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.787), supports the implementation of evidence-based sexual risk avoidance education programs by Pro Youth & Families Inc., a non-profit organization based in Sacramento, California. The grant, with a project period from September 30, 2024, to September 29, 2026, will enable Pro Youth & Families Inc. to deliver...
The federal Project Grant award of $886,852 from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families' Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program (CFDA 93.092) supports the WYCO SHIFT (Wyandotte County Sexual Health Information for Teens) project. This 3-year project, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, aims to provide comprehensive sexual health education and youth development programming to youth aged 10-19 and pregnant/parenting...
BETTER FAMILY LIFE'S TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION EDUCATION - PROJECT TITLE: BFL TPP PROJECT CONTACT NAME: MARQUETTE KING-CONNOR, VP OF YOUTH, FAMILY, AND CLINICAL SERVICES MAILING ADDRESS: 5415 PAGE BLVD. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63112 TELEPHONE: (314) 367-3440 EMAIL: MKING-CONNOR@BETTERFAMILYLIFE.ORG PROJECT SERVICE AREA: ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA (SLM: SL, ST. LOUIS COUNTY AND EAST ST. LOUIS) OVERVIEW: BETTER FAMILY LIFE (BFL) IS A ST. LOUIS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING AND OPERATING PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES IN THE AREAS OF PREGNANCY PREVENTION, POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (PYD), HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. BFL WILL PARTNER WITH ZION TRAVELERS (IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER), 10 ADOLESCENT-FRIENDLY SUPPORT SERVICE (AFSS) PARTNERS AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PARTNER AMTC TO REPLICATE MEDICALLY ACCURATE AND AGE-APPROPRIATE EVIDENCE-BASED TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS (EBPS) AND SERVICES IN A COMMUNITY COMPRISED OF 21 ZIP CODES SERVING POPULATIONS WITH THE GREATEST NEEDS. CURRENTLY WE HAVE MORE THAN 32 SITES ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE 21 ZIP CODES WHERE WE WILL IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM. POPULATION OF FOCUS: BFL WILL SERVE 4 POPULATIONS AT HIGH RISK FOR PREGNANCY AND STIS: 1) MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, 2) FAITH BASED, 3) COMMUNITY BASED, AND 4) JUVENILE JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH WITHIN THE 21 ZIP CODES. BFL WILL SERVE YOUTH AGES 10-19, BUT IF OLDER YOUTH (UP TO 21) ARE PRESENT IN THESE SETTINGS, THEY WILL BE SERVED. GEOGRAPHIC AREA TO BE SERVED: SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING ST. LOUIS CITY/COUNTY ZIP CODES: 62203, 62205, 62207, 63033, 63101, 63102, 63104, 63106, 63107, 63111, 63112, 63113, 63115, 63116, 63118, 63120, 63121, 63133, 63134, 63139, 63147 TARGET NUMBERS OF YOUTH & PARENTS TO BE SERVED: 17,075 YOUTH AND 6,830 PARENTS OVER 5 YEARS. PROPOSED EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM MODEL TO BE REPLICATED: CHOOSING THE BEST, CHOOSING THE BEST: WAY, LIFE AND PATH. THE DIBBLE INSTITUTE, LOVE NOTES 4.0 GOALS AND SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES: GOAL 1: IMPLEMENTATION OF EBPS TO SCALE WITH QUALITY & FIDELITY. OUTCOMES. A. 90% OF ALL LESSONS IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY. B. 85% OF YOUTH COMPLETE AT LEAST 75% OF EBP. C. 85% OF PARTICIPANTS SURVEYED, DEMONSTRATE ENHANCED KNOWLEDGE OF SEXUAL RISKS. D. 80% OF PARTICIPANTS SURVEYED, DEMONSTRATE HEALTHY ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS TOWARDS SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. E. 75% OF PARTICIPANTS SURVEYED, DEMONSTRATE AN INCREASE IN POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS TOWARDS SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. F. 90% OF PARTICIPANTS RATE THE EBP AS HIGH-QUALITY THROUGH AN INDEX SCORE (THE CONTENT FIT OF EBP, THE SATISFACTION /ENGAGEMENT WITH EBP, CONNECTION WITH EDUCATOR). GOAL 2: ENGAGEMENT OF YOUTH, PARENTS/CAREGIVERS, & COMMUNITY. OUTCOMES. A. 90% OF YLC AND CAG MEMBERS (FAMILY/ CAREGIVERS/COMMUNITY) PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND THE SELECTION/CONFIRMATION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MONITORING OF EBPS AND SUPPORT SERVICES. B. 85% OF PARENT(S)/CAREGIVER(S) ATTENDING PROGRAM ACTIVITIES DOCUMENT STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT HEALTHY DECISION-MAKING OF ADOLESCENTS. C. 80% OF PARENT/CAREGIVERS ATTENDING EVENTS REPORT HAVING THE SKILLS TO COMMUNICATE/CONNECT WITH CHILD. GOAL 3: INCREASE IN AWARENESS/ACCESS TO/UTILIZATION OF ADOLESCENT-FRIENDLY SUPPORT SERVICES (AFSS). OUTCOMES. A. 80% OF YOUTH REPORT INCREASE IN AWARENESS OF AFSS. B. 80% OF REFERRED YOUTH REPORT AN INCREASE IN ACCESS TO AFSS. C. 70% OF YOUTH WHO NEED AFSS REPORT UTILIZATION OF AFSS. GOAL 4: INTEGRATION OF INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND PYD APPROACHES. OUTCOMES. A. 100% OF PROGRAM STAFF ARE TRAINED IN HEALTH EQUITY, PYD, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE. B. 90% OF EDUCATORS & CLASSES OBSERVED DEMONSTRATE INCLUSIVENESS AND TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES. C. 90% OF YLC YOUTH FROM DISCUSSION GROUPS, REPORT THE PROGRAM UTILIZING INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE, AND PYD APPROACHES. GOAL 5: CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR AND IMPROVE THE PROJECT THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF A MIP OUTCOME. A. 100% OF MIP COMPONENTS ARE COMPLETE