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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 . <br /> 5 <br />