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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. C. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (Entire Section C, I — 6, not to exceed two pages) 1 . List Priority Needs area addressed . Focus Area I. Mental Wellness Issues in Children ages 7- 18. This program improves the capacity of children in Indian River County to succeed to adulthood in a safe, healthy, and productive manner by meeting the following objectives : Promotes enhanced emotional and social skills ; Provides early intervention screening for children; Promotes life skills training and effective use of emotional and social skills ; Promotes independent living skills ; Promotes accessible locations for healthy, productive activities . Focus Area II. Childcare Access. This program supports caregivers , a child ' s most important resource, to be and do what is needed to shepherd children to adulthood in a safe , healthy, and productive manner by meeting several stated objectives . Increases the availability of affordable quality childcare ; increases access to affordable extended/after school programs ; increases access to cultural and ethnic activities ; increases tutorial and mentoring programs . Focus Area III. EducationlLiteracy. This program will utilize experiential education through the arts to compliment education and literacy, by bringing classroom learning to life through fine arts . All arts instruction will coordinate with educational staff to insure topical areas compliment their instruction in a holistic approach . Other performing arts , sports, fitness and other general activities will all do the same to insure teaching educational subject matter to meet all forms of children ' s learning. By so doing all children regardless of their learning modality will have an excellent opportunity to learn . This also redundantly presents the topical material in myriad ways that helps children retain the subject matter much better than traditional classroom learning by itself. Focus Area IV. Character Development. In addition to the educational enhancements offered by the use of arts in education and literacy arts instruction will be used to teach each of the Six Pillars of Character Counts to enhance the children ' s personal development . One of the premier benefits of enhancing character is that it also enhances education by making children more, conscientious, dependable, responsible and self disciplined . 2 . Briefly describe program activities including location of services . The main activities of this program are chosen to provide children with creative tools to help enhance education and personnel development of children to enhance their opportunities for educational and professional success in adulthood. Community artists teach the classes in fine arts . Character Counts ! activities are an integral part of the arts program . Field trips to cultural venues, such as the Vero Beach Museum of Art, compliment what they are learning and provide them with other experiential leaning opportunities . Art and other classes are held at the Gifford Youth Activities Center all of which compliment the children ' s educational curriculum learning. 6