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FUNDING FOCUS AREAS OF NEED 2014-15 <br />The Children's Services Advisory Committee's Funding Focus Areas of Need for the <br />year 2014-15 is drawn from the 2006 Indian River County Community Needs <br />Assessment and determined by the CSAC Needs Subcommittee. <br />All programs seeking funding must be high quality and must have documented <br />measurable outcomes that address one or more of the Focus Area listed below. <br /># 1 Parenting education for current and expectant parents to <br />increase the likelihood of positive outcomes. <br />#2 Increase childcare capacity and subsidies for underserved, <br />low income populations, particularly the infant and toddler <br />population and improve the quality of childcare programs. <br />#3 Improve and enhance community-based programs that <br />address adolescent's needs, such as; healthy social behaviors, <br />positive self esteem, teen pregnancy, delinquency, dropout and <br />substance abuse prevention and other mental and physical <br />health issues. <br />#4 Support the programs that enrich a child's learning <br />environment, by offering a curriculum that includes: homework <br />assistance, tutoring, life skills and job readiness training, and <br />other positive youth development programs. <br />************************ <br />I <br />120 <br />