Grantees - Governor's Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA)
Grants and Contracts - 2005-2006
| Recipient | Localities Served | Project Description | Amount (1 yr, renewable for 1 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Families and Children | Cities of Lynchburg and Bedford, Counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and Campbell | Project TND is expanding to serve approximately 150 youth in four alternative educational sites: the Homebound Learning Center, Amelia Pride Center, Fray Educational Center, and Pride PLUS. The program gives this high-risk population the opportunity to understand cognitive misperceptions that may lead to substance abuse, while increasing coping and self-control skills. | $36,750 |
| Alternatives, Inc. | Cities of Hampton and Newport News | The Rivermont Life Skills Project is delivering Project Towards No Tobacco Use and Project Towards No Drug Use to special needs students to reduce tobacco and other drug use. Students develop decision-making, communication and refusal skills to increase their self-efficacy and delay initiation or reduce their current use. | $27,260 |
| Bland County | Bland County | Bland is completing a needs assessment including: a youth survey, social indicator data, stakeholder input and a prevention resource inventory. The resulting comprehensive report will be distributed throughout the community. | $12,368 |
| Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare | Cities of Roanoke and Salem, Botetourt County | Kids’ and Youth Connection is being delivered to at least 195 children and youth in one residential facility, one alternative school, two middle schools, two elementary schools and four after-school programs. The project’s goal is to increase the age of first use of alcohol, tobacco or drugs by instilling a negative attitude toward substance use and increasing individual protective characteristics and healthy beliefs. | $22,879 |
| Child & Family Services of Eastern Virginia | Cities of Portsmouth, Norfolk and Chesapeake | Three elementary schools are receiving the Families and Schools Together (FAST) program for at-risk children and families to reduce substance abuse and violence. Whole families participate in an 8-week program of group activities aimed at enhancing family functioning, improving child behavior, and decreasing stress and isolation. These sessions are followed by monthly support meetings called FASTWORKS. | $49,900 |
| Dinwiddie County Department of Comprehensive Services | Dinwiddie County | Dinwiddie is completing a needs assessment including: a youth survey, social indicator data, stakeholder input and a prevention resource inventory. The resulting comprehensive report will be distributed throughout the community. | $ 8,093 |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School | City of Portsmouth | The Second Step to Success curriculum is being implemented in 21 high-risk kindergarten classrooms to decrease the risk of early and persistent antisocial behavior and lack of commitment to school while establishing clear behavioral standards and enabling children to acquire key social competence. | $49,965 |
| Employment Resources, Incorporated | City of Fredericksburg, and Counties of Caroline, Fauquier, King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Westmoreland | Community of Caring is a whole-school, comprehensive, research-based character education program with a unique focus on students with disabilities. The goal of the program is to improve school attendance and academic performance, to create a safer school environment, to foster acceptance of diversity, and to reduce tobacco, drug and alcohol use. | $48,836 |
| Falls Church Public Schools | Statewide | Falls Church Public Schools is working with the Virginia Youth Violence Project, of the University of Virginia, in assessing needs and providing recommendations to key stakeholders and policymakers in each school division in Virginia to provide a common framework for evaluating the status of their Student Assistance Programs and their capacity to meet the needs of underserved youth. | $14,975 |
| Family Service of Roanoke Valley | City of Roanoke and Roanoke County | The Leadership and Resiliency Program continues to be implemented, reaching 95 high-risk middle and high school youth in both school-based and after-school settings. The program builds resiliency through service learning and adventure/team building experiences to reduce substance abuse, disciplinary problems and school failure. | $37,500 |
| Halifax County Public Schools | Halifax County | The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program addresses bullying at the individual, classroom, school-wide, and community levels. Year two activities and strategies are building upon the success of year one. School personnel have been trained and will continue to receive direct support from the Olweus trainers on staff. New staff will be trained according to the Olweus model. The program’s goals are to increase awareness of bullying problems and continue to provide a safe environment for learning while improving relationship skills in students in grades K – 8. | $31,565 |
| Horizons Unlimited Youth and Family Development, Inc. | City of Newport News | At-risk eighth graders at Dunbar-Irwin School are participating in the Fairfax Leadership and Resiliency Program to reduce early use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Protective factors are enhanced through in-school small group meetings, monthly adventure trips and community volunteer experiences. | $50,000 |
| Mount Rogers Community Service Board | Wythe County | Mount Rogers CSB is completing a needs assessment including: a youth survey, social indicator data, stakeholder input and a prevention resource inventory. The resulting comprehensive report will be distributed throughout the community. | $14,580 |
| New River Valley Community Services | Pulaski County | Kids’ Connection is being implemented in all six Pulaski County elementary schools for approximately 120 targeted fourth and fifth grade students. The intended outcomes of Kids’ Connection are to improve academic performance and decrease absenteeism and/or disciplinary incidents by improving participants’ social skills and attitudes to avoid substance use. | $36,611 |
| Portsmouth Community Foundation/ Coalition for Youth | City of Portsmouth | The Portsmouth Coalition for Youth will administer the Centers for Disease Control’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey to approximately 2500 students in grades six through twelve. Results of the survey will be analyzed and used to update a Comprehensive Prevention Plan. | $15,000 |
| Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Detention Center | Youth throughout the Commonwealth | The Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Detention Center is implementing the Residential Student Assistance Program (RSAP), an evidence-based substance abuse program for juveniles in residential facilities. The RSAP program includes: prevention education, assessment, group and individual counseling, and referral and consultation. The program targets high-risk, state-committed juveniles receiving treatment at the facility. The project's major goal is to eliminate substance abuse-related arrests within one year of release from the program. Additionally, it is anticipated that participants will demonstrate improvement in social competency, self-efficacy and sense of mastery, and show a reduction in favorable attitudes toward substance abuse. | $31,275 |
| Substance Abuse Free Environment, Inc. (SAFE) | Chesterfield County | SAFE is completing a needs assessment including: a youth survey, social indicator data, stakeholder input and a prevention resource inventory. The resulting comprehensive report will be distributed throughout the community. | $15,000 |
| Twin County Prevention Coalition | Grayson County | The Twin County Prevention Coalition is completing a needs assessment including: a youth survey, social indicator data, stakeholder input and a prevention resource inventory. The resulting comprehensive report will be distributed throughout the community. | $14,973 |
| The University of Virginia | Albemarle County | The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program is being implemented at Burley Middle School, as a model for other middle schools in Albemarle County. The Olweus program involves school-wide, classroom and individual interventions to: (1) reduce the number of students identified as victims of physical, verbal, and social bullying; (2) reduce the number of students engaged in physical, verbal, and social bullying of others; (3) increase the number of students who are willing to seek help from school staff for bullying; (4) reduce the number of students who endorse attitudes that are conducive to bullying; and (5) reduce the number of students receiving disciplinary violations for bullying and related peer misbehavior such as fighting, threatening, and teasing. Outcomes are being measured at the beginning and end of the school year, using self-report surveys, peer reports, and disciplinary records. | $49,823 |
| West Point Public Schools | West Point Elementary School students and their parents | West Point Public Schools are implementing the evidence-based Too Good For Drugs curriculum, in grades K-5, to decrease the reported use of alcohol, inhalants, and cigarettes. The program focuses on five primary skills: goal setting, decision-making, bonding with others, identifying and managing emotions, and communicating effectively. It includes an after-school component to strengthen the concepts taught during the school day. A parental training component empowers parents, involves them in the drug prevention program, and develops their awareness of alcohol and drug abuse issues. | $37,500 |
| Wise County Public Schools | Wise County | The Wise Choices project is being implemented with students who have been suspended for violence or substance abuse, or who have been truant from Powell Valley schools. The goals of the program are to reduce suspensions and improve attendance. Students and their parents will be guided through the computer-based Parenting Wisely program that teaches appropriate parenting skills and behavior. Pre- and post-tests are given to assess knowledge gained. Follow-up sessions are performed in the home and at school and focus on short-term mental health counseling, substance abuse counseling, and referrals to outside agencies according to the students' and families' needs. | $25,942 |