JJ Youth Development Grant Awards 2006/2007



Youth Development Grant Awards 2011/2012

Active Fiscal Year 11/12 September 2011

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|Law-Related Education (federal) |

|This program supports a variety of activities and meetings for teachers, students and other legal and social services personnel to facilitate broader |

|use of law-related methods, materials, programs and strategies. |

|Civics, First, Inc. |Supports planning and delivery of activities, trainings and meetings for teachers and students to |

|Law-Related Education |facilitate a broader use of law-related methods and materials including regional conferences for students,|

|$60,000 |middle and high school debates, mock trial program, and training for teachers. |

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|Title V Delinquency Prevention Program (federal) |

|This program is designed to provide a dedicated fund source for states to award federal grants to units of general local government for delinquency |

|prevention and early intervention projects. It provides up to two-thirds of the funding for up to two years (October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2013) to|

|implement a local delinquency prevention plan based upon an assessment of risk and protective factors associated with the development of delinquent |

|behavior in the community’s children. |

|City of Ansonia |There are four components to this program, which serves middle and high school youth: 1) Increasing job |

|Ansonia Embracing the Future |training, job shadowing and employment; 2) Establishing a Families and Schools Together program; 3) |

|$84,215.50 |Expanding diversion programs; and 4) Improving communication. |

|City of New Britain |The GO program will provide students in the middle school with comprehensive out of school time |

|Graduation Odyssey (GO) |programming. Additionally, it can afford opportunities for parents to learn how to better prepare their |

|Delinquency Prevention |children for improved success in school, career and the community. |

|Program, $84,215.50 | |

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|Neighborhood Youth Center Boys & Girls Clubs Program (state) |

|The purpose of this program is to continue to provide and expand safe haven programming for the youth of Connecticut through the addition of staff, |

|services and innovative programming at the 16 Boys & Girls Clubs across Connecticut. This program requires a 100% cash match and will operate from May|

|1, 2011 to April 30, 2012. |

|Connecticut Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, |Funds will be used to support the substance abuse resistance program called SMART MOVES and will continue |

|Inc. |33 outreach-based, innovative safe haven programs. These programs will serve 4,000 “at risk” youth in |

|BGCA Safe Haven Programming, $810,555 |Connecticut. |

|Boys & Girls Clubs of Bridgeport, Inc. |The Jerome Orcutt unit will provide opportunities for area youth to participate in core life-saving |

|Neighborhood Youth Center Safe Haven, |programs including athletics, homework help, academic achievement, mentoring, character development, life |

|$81,056 |skills, job readiness and the arts. |

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|Neighborhood Youth Center State Grant Program (state) |

|The Neighborhood Youth Center State Grant Program will support specific local initiatives to increase positive experiences for youth ages 12 through 18|

|years in high need neighborhoods. This program requires a 50% match and will operate from May 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012. |

|Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Hartford |Centro San Jose’s youth programming will serve youth from Fair Haven with a Positive Youth Development |

|Strengthening New Haven’s Teens, $54,037 |approach, which focuses on academic enrichment, case management and transition support delivered in a |

| |culturally and linguistically appropriate manner. |

|Central Connecticut Coast YMCA |The New Haven YMCA Youth Center will provide a safe, appropriate place for youth in the Dwight |

|Dwight Neighborhood Program, $54,037 |neighborhood. The program will provide support and a variety of opportunities for youth using the |

| |Positive Youth Development framework. |

|Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport,|Funding will support a variety of educational, recreational and cultural programs for youth at the |

|Trumbull Gardens Multi-Purpose Center, |Trumbull Gardens Multi-Purpose Center. Activities are designed to increase student achievement and to |

|$70,518 |provide a safe place for youth to develop leadership skills. |

|Valley Shore YMCA |The Summer of Service is a unique program that will identify and develop leadership skills in 50-75 teens |

|Summer of Service |by engaging them in service learning projects. Projects will vary from environmental to community |

|$40,528 |outreach to technology and will also prepare youth for employment. |

|Rivera Memorial Foundation Inc., After |The program will serve 75 at risk children in the City of Waterbury through after school and summer |

|School & Summer Enrichment, $20,264 |enrichment activities |

|St. Margaret Willow Plaza NRZ Association, |This is a 3-day a week program for 25 youth with monthly and quarterly incentives. Tutoring, enrichment, |

|Inc. |guest speakers, sports & recreation, drug & violence prevention, community service, field trips and more |

|Best Foot Forward |will be provided based on youth input. |

|$20,264 | |

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