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EXHIBIT A CHILDREN'S SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2022-23 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: 1 — Teen Life Choices. 2 — Dodgertown Community Partnership Focus Area(s): Quality Academic Remediation and Enrichment Build Parent Capacity Addressing Risky Youth Behavior PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: 1 - 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 life styles and decision making are presented in schools, churches and community groups. The projected number of unduplicated children to be served is one thousand, one hundred (1,100). 2 - The Children's Home Society of Florida, Treasure Coast Region, School District of Indian River County, Indian River State College, and Treasure Coast Community Health launched a Community Partnership School (CPS) at Dodgertown Elementary, a Title I school. Located in Gifford, Florida, a highly saturated pocket of poverty in Indian River County, Dodgertown is challenged by low attendance, low performance on state testing, and a high number of English language learners. Of the 430 students, 52.30% African American, 17.7% Hispanic, 7.20% two or more races, 21.40% Caucasian and 83.3% of students are economically disadvantaged. Dodgertown CPS students have historically underperformed on standardized tests. There is a strong need for remedial and enrichment programs, as well as, increased parental involvement. The CPS will seek to have the following on-site: a convenient health care referral system to serve the community and school, behavioral health services, an after-school enrichment program, and parent engagement services, including parent education and employment assistance. Using an international model for maximum student success, the goal is to create student -centered, family -focused, and school-based wraparound services for students, their families, and community members in the surrounding neighborhood - many of whom are impoverished or working poor. The projected number of unduplicated children to be served is one hundred fifty (150).