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. Dwie Bridgewater Hope Center, Inc. <br /> C. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (Entire Section C, I — 6, not to exceed two pages) <br /> 1 . Briefly describe program activities including location of services. <br /> We currently have eight community volunteers and two staff members who tutor various grade <br /> levels (3- 12) in all core subjects from surrounding schools (Pelican Island, Sebastian River <br /> Middle, SRHS and Liberty Magnet). Youth are tutored for two hours in a classroom environment <br /> at DHC four afternoons a week during the existing school year academic calendar. <br /> Activities Service Result <br /> Tutoring(homework) Qualified staff(volunteer give An increase in academic grades <br /> assistance with homework) <br /> Reading Superstars Youth read, discuss, and write synopsis Reading/ Comprehension <br /> of book selection skills are improved <br /> Kid 's Cafe/ Dasie Bakers Youth learn to prepare healthy meals Math & Behavioral skills are <br /> in a normal kitchen setting improved in a group setting <br /> SBI Prep Program Youth learn business skills and visit local Knowledge of operating <br /> businesses while getting hands on experience a real life organization <br /> 2. Briefly describe how your program addresses the stated need/problem. Describe how <br /> your program follows a recognized "best practice" (see definition on page 12 of the <br /> Instructions) and provide evidence that indicates proposed strategies are effective with <br /> target population. <br /> Research shows that after school programs are a good investment. Youth who participate in <br /> these programs have been shown to perform better in school and have greater expectations for <br /> the future, while children who are unsupervised during afternoon hours are at greater risk of <br /> becoming invcs:cu «pith crime, subsiance abuse and teenage pregnancy. <br /> Every weekday in the United States during the school year, millions of children leave school <br /> without adult-supervised awaiting them. The growth of after school programs has begun to offer <br /> parent alternatives- safe and educational programs, where children are under the watchful eye of <br /> caring adults. These after school programs play an increasingly important role in the African <br /> American community (aftersehoolalliance.org/). Dasie Hope Center offers a safe nurturing <br /> environment so youth can learn, achieve and set goals for the future . <br /> 6 <br />