Sentences with phrase «risk youth project»

Davis has been honored to serve as an advisor to the President's Council on the Arts and Humanities» At - Risk Youth Project and to the Arts Education Partnership's Committee on Higher Education Collaborations.

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She works full time at the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Hickory as a Project Coordinator with at - risk youth and now, with the help of BGCA and Kimberly Clark, she will be enrolling in the University of Phoenix to pursue a career in the juvenile justice system helping at - risk kids.

STURBRIDGE, Mass. (April 29, 2014): Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC recently committed to support Old Sturbridge Village's Educational Outreach Project in 2014, specifically to make the living history museum's programming accessible to at - risk youth from the Boston area.

The Shine Project employs at risk inner city youth to help give them hope for a brighter future.

HGSE Lecturer Michael Nakkula, who runs Project IF and is codirector of the Risk and Prevention program, specializes in studying how environmental and psychosocial factors can influence the lives of low - income youth.

She has served on the Massachusetts Governor's Task Force on Hate Crimes, been a writer for the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program, produced Operation Respect's anti-bullying program, and helped to create resiliency projects using contemplative practices for at - risk youth and parents.

Her career moves include working in the following areas: participant with the Youth Diversion Project for at - risk youth at USC, youth counselor at The Boys and Girls Club, teacher at USC Children's Center and Webber Elementary School, and administrator at Saluda Middle School for 11 yYouth Diversion Project for at - risk youth at USC, youth counselor at The Boys and Girls Club, teacher at USC Children's Center and Webber Elementary School, and administrator at Saluda Middle School for 11 yyouth at USC, youth counselor at The Boys and Girls Club, teacher at USC Children's Center and Webber Elementary School, and administrator at Saluda Middle School for 11 yyouth counselor at The Boys and Girls Club, teacher at USC Children's Center and Webber Elementary School, and administrator at Saluda Middle School for 11 years.

Before Unity, Coach Le worked as the Project Director of the Higher Opportunity Program for Education at UCLA, where he created college outreach and intervention programs for at - risk youth in the OC and greater LA area.

CMS» Tim Morgan spoke proudly of the district's Project L.I.F.T. program, a public - private partnership for which the business community granted CMS $ 50 million over five years to develop innovative instructional methods and provide wraparound services for at - risk youth at West Charlotte High School and its feeder elementary and middle schools.

My dissertation project explores how Brazilian education policy - makers and corporate actors have framed youth free time as a «gateway drug,» and how keeping youth busy through various interventions — vocational training, after - school arts and sports, test prep and professionalizing programming — has become a widespread form of risk prevention and subject formation.

The home building project helps at - risk youth successfully transition from school to the workforce while rebuilding their communities, helping participants work toward a high school diploma or GED while gaining experience in the construction industry.

Lu Parker Project is dedicated to improving the lives of homeless animals and at - risk youth through education, the arts, and community projects.

The William James Association Prison Arts Project facilitates art classes and workshops with inmates, as well as high - risk youth and parolees, and exhibits their work to share their stories and raise awareness of those affected by the prison system.

CEPIA works to integrate their programs into the daily lives of children and families through after school programs, professional trainings, educational projects for at ‐ risk youth, psychological help for victims, the food bank, the library, and movie nights.

Other projects in the works include artist and outreach workshops for at - risk youth groups and women's groups focusing on the power of autobiography and self - discovery and an original work of fiction inspired by the artwork on view at Girls» Club to be featured in the upcoming exhibition catalog, to be published in Spring 2014.

The document is divided into five chapters, namely: 1) Uncovering mitigation potential showcasing initiatives to reduce greenhouse gases emissions; 2) Gearing up for the storm relating to adaptation and disaster risk reduction projects; 3) Nurturing youth leaders presenting activities in education, training and capacity - building; 4) Spreading the message highlighting awareness raising campaigns and materials; and 5) Shaping up the future climate change regime presenting examples of youth participation in climate change policy - making.

The Peer Privacy Protectors Project was created by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) to improve communication and education about privacy rights and risks for youth, who are among the most frequent users of technology in Canada.

YRAP also collaborates on projects promoting justice equality and rights for all youth, particularly youth at risk and new Canadians.

The Western and northern regional law firm is inviting communities in Alberta and the Northwest Territories to nominate projects, particularly those focused on education, health care, at - risk youth, homelessness, women's organizations, sports, community and arts and culture.

Participated in three separate community rejuvenation projects, working with civic groups in helping at - risk youth create murals in public areas

Pilot projects focused on very high risk families, including pregnant and parenting youth in the child welfare system and homeless families;

A youth referred to Project Alive is assessed for suicide or self - harm risk, and appropriate intervention follows.

Collaboration Between TANF and Child Welfare to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes Discretionary Grant Cluster Child Welfare Information Gateway Discusses projects funded that demonstrate models of effective collaboration between public assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and child welfare agencies that will improve outcomes for children and youth who are in, or are at risk of entering, the child welfare system.

A Multi-Level HIV - Prevention Strategy for High - Risk Youth (4) This collaborative project will develop and test a media intervention, in conjunction with group sessions, in reducing sexual risk behaviors among African American youth in four citRisk Youth (4) This collaborative project will develop and test a media intervention, in conjunction with group sessions, in reducing sexual risk behaviors among African American youth in four ciYouth (4) This collaborative project will develop and test a media intervention, in conjunction with group sessions, in reducing sexual risk behaviors among African American youth in four citrisk behaviors among African American youth in four ciyouth in four cities.

Our 40 - hour Parent Project ® Facilitator Training course provides the most comprehensive and effective instruction on high risk youth available today.

Project STRIVE is a 5 - session family - based intervention intended to reduce sexual risk behaviors, substance use and delinquency among youth ages 12 to 17 who have recently run away from home.

The Parent Project directly addresses the following Risk Factors of the Youth Level of Service / Case Management Inventory Assessment Tool: General offenses, Restlessness, Risk taking, Aggression, Physical violence, Crimes against person, Antisocial behavior, Substance abuse, Poor parent - child relationships, Harsh or lax discipline, Poor monitoring / supervision, Low parental involvement, Antisocial parents, Abusive parents, Family conflict, Poor school attendance and performance, Antisocial - delinquent peers, and Gang membership.

Need - Based Parenting: Parent Project ® Programs were actually developed by the questions posed by over 500,000 parents of high - risk youth.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This study evaluated the effectiveness of The Parent Project, among parents of at - risk youth in the areas of general child management, family involvement, negative parent — child affective quality, substance use rules communication, and parental self - efficacy (PSE) in the ability to affect adolescent substance use.

Applying their experiences to the U.S. Census demographics for 8 - 18 year olds, it is projected that 16 million young people, including 9 million at - risk youths will reach adulthood without connecting with a mentor of any kind.

«We're creating a place where these at - risk youth feel safe, physically and emotionally, so they can learn the skills that will help them grow to be well - adjusted, self - sufficient, connected members of society,» says Cook, adding that the Second Step Program has been an important component of the Bridge Project's success.

This project proposes to increase high school graduation rates and college applications among Latino and African American youth who are at - risk for not completing high school.

The goal of this project is to better understand factors that interfere with treatment, enrollment and completion among youth who have experienced abuse and trauma and who are, therefore, at great risk for subsequent violence perpetration and / or revictimization.

On this project, he investigates how intergenerational continuities in poor and strong parenting, deviant contexts, and individual psychopathology influence youth adjustment and health risk.

A CDC - funded project addressing shared risk and protective factors between teen dating violence and youth violence

He also served as co-investigator with OSLC scientist Dr. Charles R. Martinez, Jr. (now director of the Center for Equity Promotion in the College of Education at the University of Oregon) on a variety of projects through the Oregon Social Learning Center Latino Research Team, including the Latino Youth and Family Empowerment Project I and II, which developed and tested a culturally specific parent training intervention for Latino families with youngsters at risk for substance use and related problems; the Adolescent Latino Acculturation Study, which was designed to learn more about how Latino families and their middle school youth who have immigrated to the U.S. adapt to life in this country; and PREVENIR, which developed and refined a culturally specific parent and teacher training program in four countries in Central AmeYouth and Family Empowerment Project I and II, which developed and tested a culturally specific parent training intervention for Latino families with youngsters at risk for substance use and related problems; the Adolescent Latino Acculturation Study, which was designed to learn more about how Latino families and their middle school youth who have immigrated to the U.S. adapt to life in this country; and PREVENIR, which developed and refined a culturally specific parent and teacher training program in four countries in Central Ameyouth who have immigrated to the U.S. adapt to life in this country; and PREVENIR, which developed and refined a culturally specific parent and teacher training program in four countries in Central America.

The CDC - funded project provides a coordinated and integrated public health response to addressing the risk and protective factors associated with youth violence and teen dating violence.

These include the Child Study, a multi-site longitudinal randomized controlled trial of the Friends of the Children professional youth mentoring program; the Relief Nursery Study, a randomized controlled trial of a multimodal therapeutic preschool program for at risk children and families; the Parent Child Study, a randomized trial of Parenting Inside Out, a parent management training with incarcerated parents within adult corrections; the Paths Project, a study of the transition into young adulthood for youth who were heavily involved with the juvenile justice system and who participated in a randomized trial of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC, now known as Treatment Foster Care Oregon); and the Linking the Interests of Families and Teachers (LIFT) Project, a study of the transitions into young adulthood for participants in a randomized multi-modal school - based prevention intervention program that began during elementary school.

Previously, we found that youth's participation in Project TALC was associated with reductions in sexual risk [13].

This study examined the longitudinal relationship between family cohesion, parental monitoring, and physical aggression using data from the Multisite Violence Prevention Project sample of high - risk youth (elevated aggression).

Borne out of an initiative to prevent family violence, the program is an award - winning Canadian charity that offers life skills community service projects for at - risk youth, including those in conflict with the law.