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EXHIBIT A CHILDREN'S SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2021-22 GRANT APPLICATION Agency Name: Children's Home Society of Treasure Coast Address: 650 10th Street, Vero Beach, FL, 32960, US Executive Director: Sabrina B Sampson Email: sabrina.sampson@chsfl.org Phone: (772) 925-9132 Program Director: Kristi Walsh Email: Kristi.Walsh@chsfl.org Phone: (772) 971-9194 Program(s) Name: Teen Life Choices Focus Area(s): Addressing Risky Youth Behavior PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Teen Life Choices (TLC) serves youth ages 10-18 years old, targeting prevention of teen pregnancy and the promotion of healthy lifestyles in a group setting. Abstinence only programs are used in the middle schools to help students develop skills to resist pressures to become sexually active. Students participate in role-play to practice assertiveness techniques. Parents are involved through a take-home assignment intended to open lines of communication. High school teens explore the potential physical, social, emotional and financial consequences of teen parenthood through our "Baby Think It Over' program. Other health education topics focusing on healthy lifestyles and decision making are presented in schools, churches and community groups. The abstinence -based presentations include: facilitation of the learning process through group discussion and activities, role-play, open dialogue, worksheets, take-home assignments and video segments. Students complete pre and posttests during every presentation to determine if information presented was learned and understood by the participant. TLC offers 3 program areas: 1) a modified version of "Baby Think -It -Over" explores the potential physical, financial, emotional, and social consequences of teen parenthood; 2) Postponing Sexual Involvement identifies the risks and consequences of being sexually active; and 3) Health Education focusing on an assortment of relevant topics, e.g. healthy dating relationships, self-esteem, assertiveness and the dangers of sexting. Our Baby Think It Over (BTIO) program consists of six (6) one-hour sessions facilitated in high school 9th -12th grade classes. Postponing Sexual Involvement (PSI) consists of four (4) one-hour sessions for 6th grade students and three (3) one-hour sessions for 7th grade students. Our corner stone health education program is When Dating Turns Dangerous (DD), which consists of two (2) one-hour sessions and is facilitated in 8th grade classes. The projected number of unduplicated children to be served is one thousand, one hundred (1,100).