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Boys & Girls Club of Indian River County, Inc. — Sebastian Branch <br /> Grant Application to the Children's Services Advisory Committee <br /> B. PROGRAM NEED STATEMENT (Entire Section B not to exceed one page) <br /> toe <br /> 1 . a) What is the unacceptable condition requiring change? b) Who has the need? <br /> c) Where do they live? d) Provide local, state, or national trend data, with reference <br /> source, that corroborates that this is an area of need. <br /> a. Limited access to affordable after school and summer programs for children 6 — 18 years of age, low <br /> economics, juvenile crime and below average academic achievement is the condition requiring change. <br /> b. We define those in need as children between the ages of 6 years old that have completed kindergarten <br /> through 18 years of age, with a special interest in working with disadvantaged youth. We define <br /> disadvantaged youth as children from low economic status, one-parent families and latch key kids. <br /> c. Through our Sebastian Branch, located at 1415 Friendship Lane., we mainly serve children who live <br /> within close proximity or who attend Sebastian Elementary, Pelican Island Elementary, Sebastian River <br /> Middle, Sebastian Charter Junior High and Sebastian River High School. <br /> d. According to the Florida Department of Education of the 16,619 children who attend Indian River <br /> County public schools, 6,618 or over 39% receive free or reduced lunches (which is an indicator of <br /> economic hardship). Additionally, Feilsmere Elementary and Sebastian River High School are rated as <br /> "C" Schools and Sebastian River Middle School is rated as a "B" School according to the School <br /> District of Indian River County. Finally, Indian River County statistics from the FL Department of <br /> Juvenile Justice Bureau of Data and research conclude that 6% of all 10- 17 year olds have been referred <br /> to the juvenile justice system during 2003-2004. <br /> 2. a) Identify similar programs that are currently serving the needs of your targeted <br /> population ; b) Explain how these existing programs are under-serving the targeted <br /> population of your program. <br /> a. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Indian River County is the only county-wide, facility based, <br /> youth development organization that provides programming every day after school and all <br /> day during the summer. For every child the Boys & Girls Clubs serves, our youth <br /> development activities are designed to build the following traits : <br /> • Positive self-identity. A healthy self-concept, a strong belief in one ' s self-worth, and a <br /> sense of hope about one ' s future. <br /> • Educational, employment, social, emotional and cultural competencies . The knowledge, <br /> skills, strategies and attitudes necessary to have a positive foundation for success. <br /> • Community and civic involvement. A sense of belonging to community, family and/or <br /> group; willingness to take civic responsibility. <br /> • Health and well-being . Living a healthy lifestyle, taking part in regular fitness activities, <br /> able to access health care resources and engage in positive behaviors. <br /> • Moral compass. Youth have values enabling them to develop positive relationships with <br /> others. <br /> b . Our target population is underserved by other programs for the following reasons : <br /> affordability, accessibility and scope of services. <br /> 5 <br />