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Edit this Header. Type the organization and program name and the funder for whom it is being completed. The page # is already set at the bottom right of every page. Be PROGRAM NEED STATEMENT (Entire Section B not to exceed one page) 1. a) What is the unacceptable condition requiring change? b) Who has the need? c) Where do they live? d) Provide local, state, or national trend data, with reference source, that corroborates that this is an area of need. A) Students that are suspended form school and are left at home with no adult supervision become at-risk. With additional unaccounted time they are subject to engage in promiscuity, drug, alcohol, or juvenile crime. Practically all of suspended students return to school with few if any assignments completed at all. They return to school with no instructions on behavior modification or coping skills. Suspensions are unexcused absentees and are reported to the state. Allocated funds to the School District are reduced. , Family dynamics are a major factor in improving the behavior of children. Most parents of suspended students need additional knowledge on coping skills and effective parenting methods. B) According to School District's Informational Service Departments, across the state, 10 — 12 % of their student body is suspended from school annually. In the majority of these districts the suspended student is left unsupervised during daily school hours. All data has proven that unsupervised youth are prone to engage in additional deviant behavior. C) Our services are offered to all students living in Indian River County. D) See attachment 1 and 7 2. a) Identify similar programs that are currently serving the needs of your targeted populations b) Explain how these existing programs are under-serving the targeted population of your program. A) There are currently no other programs similar to H.O .P.E. Academy. We are the only alternative program to suspension in this county. B) N/A 5