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Exhibit A Children's Services Advisory Committee 2022-23 Grant Application Agency Name: Treasure Coast Girls Coalition, Inc. Address: 5220 US 1, Suite 104-293, Vero Beach, FL, 32967, US Executive Director: Shala Edwards Email: shala@treasurecoastgirls.org Phone: (772) 626-6394 Program Director: Tyrika Shuren Email: tcgcinfo1@gmail.com Phone: (772) 202-8170 Program(s) Name: Seeds of Change Focus Area(s): Quality Academic Remediation and Enrichment Addressing Risky Youth Behavior Program Description: Our afterschool and summer programs are re-engineering the way Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) is taught in order to center marginalized girls to expand each youth's brilliance and potential, with an emphasis on increasing STEM access, belonging, and persistence for young women between the ages of 9-18. We primarily work with students in grades 5-12 that reside in pockets of poverty and attend Title I schools throughout Indian River County. Treasure Coast Girls Coalition also known as "TCGC" is committed to removing barriers and increasing access and opportunities for marginalized girls who are often left behind but are essential to the success and growth of our society. Our Social and Emotional Intelligence learning curriculum and model was born out of a growing need for time out of school to address students' needs beyond academics. To help respond to these demands with a modem approach, TCGC is a collaborative community partner and is trailblazing ways to offer assistance to school professionals - especially those contending with emotionally dysregulated students, increases in mental health diagnoses such as ADHD, mounting student suspension and expulsion rates, and declining academic achievement. With the sudden and prolonged onset of COVID-19, it is reasonable to see this event alone as a cause for deep concern and to take proactive measures to mitigate trauma and toxic stress. The purpose of this component woven into the program must be equipped with experienced, qualified and committed staff and volunteer mentors to provide nourishment, safety, structure, and social and emotional support for our students. The projected number of unduplicated children to be served is thirty-five (35).