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Flit this Header. Tvve 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. C. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (Entire Section C, I — 6, not to exceed two pages) 1. List Priority Needs area addressed. Parental Support and Education 2. Briefly describe program activities including location of services. After being registered into H.O.P.E. Academy by the parent, the student is assigned to a class by the Program Director who supervised the enrollment. Our main campus is at the Gifford Youth Activity Center. After the student is assigned to a class, the teacher diligently assists the student in completing assignments brought to H.O.P.E. Academy. Counselors conduct daily "Rap Sessions" designed to provide the students with coping skills so the student returns to his regular school on pace with fellow classmates and with a modified behavior. Within the month of any student completing H.O.P.E., instructors mail a motivational letter to the student. Each student behavior record is reviewed at the end of the year. 3. Briefly describe how your program addresses the stated need/problem. Describe how your program follows a recognized "best practice" (see definition on page 12 of the Instructions) and provide evidence that indicates proposed strategies are effective with target population. The 2002 Tennessee Art Commission defines an "at-risk" youth as any children or youth at risk of delinquency or engaging in any other problem behaviors, such as : Substance abuse, teen pregnancy, crime, and drop-out. Just by having a student at H.O.P.E. Academy, we reduce the risk of that student Engaging in crime or additional deviant _ behavior due to unsupervised time. Last year's and recent statistics proved that a student attending H.O .P.E. Academy was less- likely to be re- suspended (review attachment 2). The thing our students acknowledge most is that they complete more assignments by coming to H.O.P.E. than remaining at home. This is stated in the majority of our students exit essay (attachment 3). 4. List staffing needed for your program, including required experience and estimated — -- - 6