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EXHIBIT A <br />CHILDREN'S SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />2022-23 GRANT APPLICATION <br />Agency Name: Boys & Girls Clubs of Indian River County <br />Address: 172917 1h Avenue, Vero Beach, FL, 32960, US <br />Executive Director: Lisa Bell <br />Email: lisabell@becirc.org <br />Phone: (772) 299-7449 <br />Program Director: Laura Luettger <br />Email: lauraleuttger@becirc.org <br />Phone: (772) 299-7449 <br />Program(s) Name: BGC After School & Summer Program <br />Focus Area(s): Quality Academic Remediation and Enrichment <br />Addressing Risky Youth Behavior <br />PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: <br />The program serves at -risk youth from all over Indian River County. Our facilities are located in <br />Vero Beach, Sebastian and Fellsmere, and operate Monday -Friday after school until 6 pm during <br />the school year, and from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm in the summer for nine weeks. Eighty-six percent <br />(86%) of our club members qualify for free and/or reduced lunch, 44% come from single parent <br />households, and 30% live below the poverty line. <br />The program is designed to support the after-school and summer programs that enrich a child's <br />learning environment by offering a curriculum that includes homework assistance, tutoring, life <br />skills training, and other enrichment programs. When members arrive at the Club, they <br />immediately begin rotating through six core program areas, all designed to promote and enhance <br />the development of youth. <br />• Education and Career Development <br />• Character and Leadership Development <br />• Health and Life Skills <br />• Sports, Fitness and Recreation <br />• The Arts <br />• Community Service <br />The projected number of unduplicated children to be served is six hundred fifty-four (654) between <br />the ages of 6-18 years old. <br />