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EXHIBIT A CHILDREN'S SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2021-22 GRANT APPLICATION Agency Name: Tykes & Teens, Inc. Address: 3577 SW Corporate Pkwy, Palm City, FL, 34990 1555 Indian River Blvd, Suite B 241, Vero Beach, FL, 32960, US Executive Director: Eric Garza Email: eric@tykesandteens.org Phone: (772) 220-3439 Program Director: Eric Garza Email: eric@tykesandteens.org Phone: (772) 220-3439 Program(s) Name: 1- Alternative To Out Of School Suspension (ALTOSS); 2 - Healthy Families; 3 - Little Tykes Infant Mental Health Focus Area(s): Early Childhood Development Quality Academic Remediation and Enrichment Addressing Risky Youth Behavior PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS: 1. The Alternative to Out of School Suspension provides a supervised activity for middle and high school youth who have been suspended from school. While suspended, youth will be provided with the instruction to complete missing schoolwork and the skills to learn how to prevent future suspension by addressing the root cause of the suspension. At the end of the day, there will be a service opportunity for participating youth to support our community, as the community is supporting them in this initiative. ALTOSS has been proven to be effective in decreasing repeat suspensions by using targeted activities to increase the student's awareness of the importance of positive character, relationships, respect, and cooperation. The projected number of unduplicated students to be served is two hundred (200). 2. Healthy Families Indian River is a home visitation program. Services are initiated during pregnancy and/or if the infant is 3 months of age or younger, for mothers who are vulnerable for meeting the challenges of adding a new member to the family. Some mothers have diagnosed mental health issues and need positive parenting techniques to help raise their baby. Participants also learn about the importance of healthcare, well -baby checks, childhood immunizations, and family planning. Also, Family Support Workers (FSW s) conducts regular developmental screenings of the children along with the families to identify if infants and young children need further evaluation for developmental delays that affect readiness for school. FSW s help families access quality daycare and services in the community. Referrals to community partners assist in aiding families to gain assistance in other areas of need. The projected number of unduplicated children to be served is two hundred twenty (220); and one hundred thirty (130) adults. 3. Little Tykes Infant Mental Health (IMH) Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP): According to National Registry of Evidence -Based Programs and Practice, CPP is an intervention for children from birth through age 5 who have experience at least one traumatic event and as a result, are