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ORGANIZATION: FRONTLINE FOR KIDS/GYAC PROGRAM: FRONTLINEIGYAC TEEN PROGRAM FUNDER: CHILDREN'S SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROPOSAL NARRATIVE A. ORGANIZATION CAPABILITY (Entire Section A not to exceed one page) 1 . Provide the mission statement and vision of your organization. The mission of the Frontline for Kids/ Gifford Youth Activity Center is to provide leadership, direction and support to ensure that all adolescents have an equal opportunity to succeed, follow their own right path and become community assets. Our vision is grand. . . to create a successful Frontline program in Gifford-Indian River County. To accomplish this great task, a concentrated effort must be provided to our core groups of teens, along with committed resources, skill, support, time and energy. By committing to these teens and their families up until graduation from high school and enrollment into a post-secondary education and vocational training, there is a greater likelihood that many success stories will result and the communities will reap the benefits of these now productive members and assets to our society. 2. Provide a brief summary of your organization including areas of expertise, accomplishments, and population served. The Frontline for Kids/FPMC program was incorporated on November 2, 2000 in Fort Pierce, Florida by community members with a vision who believed there was a better, more preventative, way to insure the personal success of our youth. Armed with extensive skills and research-based methodologies, they developed Frontline; a program on the Frontlines of the fight to save our youth. One of the more unique aspects of the Frontline program is the application of Reality Therapy; a behavioral intervention strategy that is typically used in residential treatment programs. In its fifth year of operation, FPMC has experienced terrific success. A great partnership has been maintained with the School Board and the Superintendent of Schools, which continued multiple in-kind resources and secured a great location for the Frontline program. Lincoln Park Academy is not only a magnet high school but also one of the three (3) 21n Century Community Learning Center sites. In January 2005, FPMC presented its second USSSA tournament and more than fifteen cities attended. The event was meant to encourage youth to follow their dreams and to never give up. With the new collaboration between The Gifford Youth Activity Center (GYAC) and the Frontline for Kids program, the goal to bring this type of success to the Gifford/Indian River County community. In this regard, the GYAC has joined with the Frontline for Kids program to provide in-kind and other services. In addition to working together to establish a strong program in this area to meet the needs of our at-risk kids, the GYAC will provide three staff members who will be working in the areas of math, reading and recreation. 4