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EXHIBIT A CHILDREN'S SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2021-22 GRANT APPLICATION Agency Name: Substance Awareness Center of IRC Inc. Address: 1507 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL, 32960, US Executive Director: Carrie Maynard -Lester Email: cmaynard@sacirc.org Phone: (772) 770-4811 Program Director: Irene Cauwels Email: icauwels@sacirc.org Phone: (772) 770-4811 Program(s) Name: Evidence Based Universal and Indicated Prevention Focus Area(s): Addressing Risky Youth Behavior PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: LlfeSkills Training (LST) is delivered to 4th/5th grade students at the following elementary school extended day programs: Vero Beach, Glendale, Dodgertown, Fellsmere, Citrus, Indian River Academy, Liberty Magnet, Osceola Magnet and Treasure Coast. It is also delivered through summer camps at all three Boys and Girls Club locations, Youth Guidance, Gifford Youth Achievement Center, Dasie Hope, and Feed the Lambs. The elementary curriculum is 8 lessons. We also deliver the middle school curriculum to all 6th -8th grade students at Sebastian Charter Junior High School and St. Helen Catholic School. The middle school curriculum is a total of 30 lessons. The program teaches Personal Self - Management Skills, General Social Skills, and Resistance Skills. Facilitators use a combination of interactive teaching techniques including demonstration, facilitation of behavioral rehearsal (practice), feedback and reinforcement, and guiding students in practicing the skills outside of the classroom setting. Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) SPORT, module will be delivered to students in grades 6th -8th, the Marijuana and Vaping modules will also be delivered in grades 7th and 8th. PPW modules are evidence based motivational interventions that integrate substance abuse prevention with health promotion. The aim is to help youth improve physical fitness, nutrition, and sleep habits, and avoid alcohol, tobacco, and drug use. It has a cognitive behavioral theoretical orientation and is based on the Integrative Behavior - Image Model. The PPW modules specifically address the risk factors "low perception of risk" as identified by FYSAS data as well as the higher than statewide averages in substance use behavior. PPW is taught at the four main SDIRC middle schools and SCJHS. Ericka's Lighthouse (ELH) is a teen depression and suicide prevention program delivered to all SDIRC 6th and 9th grade students. Students learn to recognize warning signs for depression, how to get help for themselves or a friend, strategies for good mental health and ways to manage stress. ELH is delivered in all four main SDIRC middle schools, SCJHS, FLC, and SRHS. EverFi is an evidence based mental wellness curriculum. Lessons are taught in grades 6th -9th. EverFi lessons are taught at all four SDIRC middle schools. SAC delivers evidence based, universal prevention in the classroom of a core curriculum to ensure broadest reach in addition we extend our reach into afterschool and summer camps. All of the lessons taught across the three curriculums reinforce the skills and topics of each other. The program also has a parent component and community component using evidence based campaigns. We will train and distribute evidence based prevention messaging throughout the school district and partner agencies. The messaging includes Talk They Hear You, No Ones House, Use Only As Directed, Most Teens Don't and Friday Night Done Right. The projected number of unduplicated children to be served is six thousand (6,000).