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EXHIBIT A <br />CHILDREN'S SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />2022-23 GRANT APPLICATION <br />Agency Name: <br />Gifford Youth Achievement Center, Inc. <br />Address: <br />4875 43rd Avenue, Vero Beach, FL, 32967, US <br />Executive Director: <br />Angelia Perry <br />Email: <br />aperry@gyac.net <br />Phone: <br />(772) 794-1005 <br />Program Director: <br />Curtis Webb <br />Email: <br />cwebb@gyac.net <br />Phone: <br />(772) 794-1005 <br />Program(s) Name: <br />After School Education Program <br />Focus Area(s): <br />Quality Academic Remediation and Enrichment <br />Addressing Risky Youth Behavior <br />PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: <br />The After School Education Program (ASEP) is the primary program offered at GYAC, located in <br />the Gifford community of Vero Beach/Indian River County. Services are provided Monday - Friday <br />from 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM, based on the School District's academic calendar. Students are <br />segregated by grades in individual classrooms with a dedicated teacher. Students focus on <br />homework, and educational assignments Monday - Thursday; social, cultural, and recreational <br />activities are provided on Fridays. <br />Various enrichment activities include guest speakers, student book clubs, educational fieldtrips, <br />a STEAM club, art instruction, volunteer opportunities, ballet and theater performances, tennis, <br />golf and swimming. <br />Program activities include daily homework assistance, tutoring, educational enrichment, cultural, <br />social, and recreational activities. The program also promotes healthy social behaviors, positive <br />self-esteem, counseling, and life skills instruction to reduce the likelihood of students engaging in <br />risky behaviors. <br />The projected number of unduplicated children to be served is three hundred forty (340). <br />