Boys & Girls Clubs In Tennessee

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IN TENNESSEE'S REAL (RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP) PROGRAM WILL SERVE 335 YOUTH AGES 10-19 IN NINE TN COUNTIES.

TENNESSEE REAL PROGRAM: STATEWIDE SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION - THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IN TENNESSEE IS A NONPROFIT, COMMUNITY-BASED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH IN A SAFE, CARING ENVIRONMENT. THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IN TENNESSEE IS THE FISCAL/ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FOR NINE (9) BOYS & GIRLS CLUB ORGANIZATIONS STATEWIDE, WHOM THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO SERVE. OBJECTIVES AND NEED FOR ASSISTANCE: THE STATE OF TENNESSEE HAS THE 10TH HIGHEST TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE (27.4 PER 1,000 GIRLS) AND THE 5TH HIGHEST TEENAGE BIRTH RATE (19.9 PER 1,000 GIRLS) IN THE UNITED STATES (WWW.CDC.GOV/NCHS/STATE-STATS/BIRTHS/TEEN-BIRTHS.HTML, WWW.STATISTA.COM/STATISTICS/295891/PREGNANCY-RATES-AMONG-US-TEENAGERS/). THE IMPOVERISHED STATE OF MANY OF TENNESSEE’S URBAN AND SUBURBAN CITIES AND RURAL COUNTIES, COUPLED WITH A LACK OF SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEENS IN THESE COMMUNITIES, PUT YOUTH AT A HIGH RISK OF BECOMING SEXUALLY ACTIVE, BECOMING PREGNANT, OR CONTRACTING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. TO STEM THIS PREVALENT ISSUE AMONG ADOLESCENTS, THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IN TENNESSEE PROPOSES IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REAL PROGRAM, SERVING 375 YOUTH AND TEENS, AGES 10 TO 19 YEARS OF AGE AT 17 BOYS & GIRLS CLUB LOCATIONS. NINE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB ORGANIZATIONS WILL DELIVER PROGRAM SERVICES IN HIGH-NEED AREAS, WHICH INCLUDE 17 URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE FOLLOWING 12 TENNESSEE COUNTIES: BRADLEY, CARTER, , CLAIBORNE, COCKE, DAVIDSON, HAMILTON, JEFFERSON, KNOX, MADISON, MONROE, SCOTT AND TIPTON. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE REAL PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TEENS WHO INTEND TO AVOID NONMARITAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND OTHER RISKY BEHAVIORS LINKED TO ADOLESCENT SEX. APPROACH: THE REAL PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE EIGHT (8) AGE-APPROPRIATE LESSONS OF THE EVIDENCE-BASED REAL ESSENTIALS CURRICULUM FOR ALL YOUTH: REAL ESSENTIALS STARTING POINT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH (AGES 10-14) AND REAL ESSENTIALS ADVANCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (AGES 14-19). FOUR (4) ADDITIONAL SESSIONS FOCUSED ON SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS OR LIFE SKILL ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS (WITH AT LEAST ONE LED BY A PROGRAM PARTNER) WILL SUPPLEMENT THE SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION CURRICULUM. THEREFORE, EACH PARTICIPANT OF THE REAL PROGRAM WILL PARTICIPATE IN 12 HOUR-LONG SESSIONS OF SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMMING PER PROJECT PERIOD. THREE PROJECT PERIODS EACH PROGRAM YEAR (FALL, SPRING, AND SUMMER) WILL EXTEND REACH TO NEW AT-RISK YOUTH THROUGH THE PROGRAM YEAR. (SOME YOUTH MAY REPEAT THE PROGRAM TO MAXIMIZE OUTCOMES OR TO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER CURRICULUM AS THEY AGE). EVALUATION: EVANS EVALUATION WILL SERVE AS THE THIRD-PARTY EVALUATOR FOR THE PROJECT, UTILIZING A MIXED METHODS APPROACH. THE EVALUATORS WILL COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA THROUGH PRE-TESTS AND POST-TESTS, FOCUS GROUPS, AND FOLLOW-UP SURVEYS. ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILES: BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IN TENNESSEE, A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IS THE APPLICANT THAT REPRESENTS NINE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS PROPOSAL AND WILL SERVE AS THE FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, PROVIDING OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GRANT PROGRAM AND ITS EVALUATION. THE NINE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB ORGANIZATIONS WILL PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO TEENS IN 17 TARGETED HIGH-RISK COMMUNITIES. BUDGET: BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IN TENNESSEE IS REQUESTING $450,000 PER YEAR TO IMPLEMENT THE REAL PROGRAM FOR THREE YEARS. THE TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED FOR THE ENTIRE THREE-YEAR PERIOD TO IMPLEMENT THE REAL PROGRAM IS $1,350,000.

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