Fit Kids Of America Corp

FIT KIDS TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROJECT - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: FK TPP PROJECT CONTACT NAME: RHONDA SMITH, CO-FOUNDER/ VICE PRESIDENT MAILING ADDRESS: 9395 BIRD ROAD, MIAMI, FL 33165 TELEPHONE: (786) 337-5569 EMAIL/WEBSITE: DIRECTOR@FITKIDSOFAMERICA.ORG/WWW.FITKIDSOFAMERICA.ORG PROJECT SERVICE AREA: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL OVERVIEW: FIT KIDS OF AMERICA CORP. (FK) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND TO HELP THEM BE ACADEMICALLY ENGAGED, PHYSICALLY FIT, SOCIALLY ADEPT AND CULTURALLY ENRICHED IN ORDER TO MOVE IN TO MATURE, INDEPENDENT, AND SUCCESSFUL CITIZENS. ESTABLISHED IN 1998, FK IMPROVES FAMILY STABILITY IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BY PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMMING, YOUTH MENTORING, AND FAMILY STRENGTHENING. FK WILL PARTNER WITH 5 ADOLESCENT-FRIENDLY SUPPORT SERVICES (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 4 ZIP CODES SERVING POPULATIONS WITH THE GREATEST NEEDS. POPULATION OF FOCUS: FK WILL SERVE 4 POPULATIONS AT HIGH RISK FOR PREGNANCY AND STIS: 1) MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, 2) COMMUNITY-BASED SITES, 3) FAITH-BASED SITES, AND 4) JUVENILE JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH WITHIN THE 5 ZIP CODES. FK 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 5 ZIP CODES IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY: 33030, 33031, 33034, 33128, 33170. TARGET NUMBERS OF YOUTH & PARENTS TO BE SERVED: 6,075 YOUTH AND 1,850 PARENTS OVER 5 YEARS. PROPOSED EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM MODEL TO BE REPLICATED: THE DIBBLE INSTITUTE, LOVE NOTES 4.0 AND RELATIONSHIP SMARTS PLUS 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 COMPLETED.

FIT KIDS OF AMERICA PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAM

FIT KIDS OF AMERICA SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM - FIT KIDS OF AMERICA CORP. (FK) PROPOSES A THREE-YEAR SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION PROJECT SERVING 1,500 YOUTH AGES 12–19 AT SIX SCHOOL AND FAITH-BASED SITES IN FOUR HIGH-NEED MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ZIP CODES (33034, 33125, 33136, AND 33142). THE TARGET COMMUNITY DEMONSTRATES SUBSTANTIAL NEED, WITH A 2024 TEEN BIRTH RATE OF 22.3 PER 1,000, NEARLY THREE TIMES THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY RATE AND WELL ABOVE THE FLORIDA AND NATIONAL RATES. TEEN CHLAMYDIA REACHES 3,704.2 PER 100,000 AND TEEN GONORRHEA 1,305.9, ROUGHLY DOUBLE AND NEARLY TRIPLE COUNTY RATES. ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES INCLUDE HIGH RATES OF CHILD POVERTY, LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE, JUVENILE JUSTICE, AND HOMELESS AND TRAFFICKING-AFFECTED POPULATIONS. FK WILL DELIVER TWO MARRIAGE-CENTERED DIBBLE INSTITUTE CURRICULA, LOVE NOTES 4.2 ABSTINENCE ONLY FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH AND RELATIONSHIP SMARTS PLUS 5.2 ABSTINENCE ONLY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH, TO 500 YOUTH ANNUALLY ACROSS ONE CHARTER SCHOOL, FOUR ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS, AND ONE FAITH-BASED SITE. RSP AND LN ADDRESS ALL SIX STATUTORY A–F TOPICS AND THE SUCCESS SEQUENCE FOR POVERTY PREVENTION AND PROVIDE MEDICALLY ACCURATE AND COMPLETE, AGE-APPROPRIATE, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION THAT NORMALIZES AVOIDING NONMARITAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AS THE OPTIMAL HEALTH BEHAVIOR WITHIN A POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT APPROACH. UNIVERSAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING EDUCATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL PARTICIPANTS. EDUCATORS WILL SCREEN 100% OF YOUTH FOR IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND CONNECT YOUTH TO YOUTH-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT DO NOT NORMALIZE SEXUAL ACTIVITY OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE, WITH URGENT REFERRALS INITIATED WITHIN 72 HOURS. FK WILL ALSO EDUCATE 250 PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. FK WILL TRAIN 100% OF PROJECT STAFF ANNUALLY AND MONITOR CURRICULUM FIDELITY THROUGH CLASSROOM OBSERVATION. AMTC & ASSOCIATES, FK'S PARTNER FOR 19 YEARS, WILL CONDUCT THE PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND AN INDEPENDENT LOCAL EVALUATION. FK'S EXPERIENCED INCUMBENT LEADERSHIP AND PROJECT STAFF SUPPORT FULL IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN 90 DAYS OF AWARD. THE PROJECT ADVANCES THE ACF PRIORITIES OF PROMOTING WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY, PROMOTING MARRIAGE AND FAMILY FORMATION, AND ENSURING VALUE ALIGNMENT IN FUNDING AND INCORPORATES ACF’S A HOME FOR EVERY CHILD INITIATIVE. BY THE END OF PROGRAM DELIVERY, FK EXPECTS AT LEAST 75% OF YOUTH TO DEMONSTRATE INCREASED INTENTIONS TO DELAY SEXUAL ACTIVITY UNTIL MARRIAGE, SELF-REGULATION SKILLS, SKILLS TO RESIST SEXUAL COERCION, AND INTENTIONS TO FOLLOW THE SUCCESS SEQUENCE FOR POVERTY PREVENTION; 85% OF YOUTH WILL REPORT PROGRAM SATISFACTION; AND 80% OF ADULTS COMPLETING EDUCATION WILL REPORT INCREASED SKILLS TO SUPPORT YOUTH. FK REQUESTS $450,000 ANNUALLY, $1,350,000 OVER THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD.