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Organization : St, Peter' s Human Services, Development and
<br /> Inc. Program : Boy ' s Deve
<br /> Founder: Children ' s Service Council . Training Institute
<br /> Be PROGRAM NEED STATEMENT (Entire Section B not to exceed one
<br /> 1 • a) What is the unacceptable condition requiringcha page)
<br /> C) Where do they live ? d) Pride local, state, or national trend data, wh las the reed ?
<br /> source, that corroborates that this is an area of need,
<br /> reference
<br /> a. The unacceptable condition is juvenile delinquency that leads to further lives of crime,
<br /> fancy, dropping out of school low self esteem, etco because the approach has been only
<br /> lockup the offenders without changing the behaviors . to
<br /> b. The children in need are the at-risk males between the ages of 7 and 16 who ar
<br /> learners, have low self-esteem, stressful family conditions, and have exhibited e discouraged
<br /> behaviors, such as school disciplinary referrals, chronic school truanc Problem
<br /> suspensions, poor academic performance, a history of alcohol , tobacco and otted school
<br /> her drugs,
<br /> rebellion, running away, mental and emotional health issues and those with a o f
<br /> delinquent behavior,
<br /> hist of
<br /> history ry
<br /> C. In Indian River County, 90% of the at-risk males involved in the program are from
<br /> the
<br /> surrounding community.
<br /> d. DJJ ' s Key Juvenile Crime Trends and Conditions states "In Fiscal Y
<br /> juveniles were referred for delinquency. They were charged with co year 1999-2000, 104, 176
<br /> There was a 229 percent increase over the last decade injuvenile offenders g 150, 747 crimes . . ,
<br /> use0 . ' Florida, the fourth largest state, still tries more juveniles as adults than most states .erred for .. lg
<br /> Percent of juvenile offenders can be classified as chronic . . . 4
<br /> families in Florida, who frequently change home neighborhoods high
<br /> mobility of youth and
<br /> increases delinquency . . . yoan schools, is a risk factor that:
<br /> g people dont feel like they have consistent positive communities
<br /> . . . Juvenile offenders in Florida typically come from single parent households and are
<br /> alcohol ts or are doing poorly in school . . . three out of four youth in treyams truants,
<br /> or drug use, 29% are emotionally disturbed, 20% have a diagnosed serious mental admit to
<br /> illness, 9% are sex offenders and 5 % have developmental disabilities. " Bill Bankhead D
<br /> Secretary stated, "We know from research the high risk factors for delinquency and the JJ
<br /> oor school performance �y include
<br /> truanc , famil instabili and rennin away, "
<br /> 2a. Identify similar programs that are currently serving the needs of your targeted
<br /> Population ; b) Explain how these existing programs are under-serving the to g
<br /> Population of your program. geted
<br /> There are two programs that serve the targeted population, however neither of thero
<br /> ams
<br /> structured to address the additional areas provided through the Boy ' s Development Instituteare
<br /> 1 LHope
<br /> Gird Youth Activity Center provides a day program for all youth, not just males . 1 b. The
<br /> Programdoes not provide many of the services rendered by our program, i . e. mentoring,
<br /> ity services, Life Skills, Drug Awareness and Character Education, overnight stay on
<br /> ls, recreational, and academic support and tracking the boys for six months after
<br /> l completion of the program through DJJ, schools and parents .
<br /> Academy provides an alternative day program for suspended students from public
<br /> hile the Boy ' s Institute seeks to serve the social , emotional and academic needs of the
<br /> urin that all areas are addressed .
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