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2006 Tribal Youth Program Grantee Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria
Project Title: Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Tribal Youth Program
Category: II
Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, a federally recognized tribe in California will utilize Tribal Youth Program funds to provide intervention services for court-involved tribal youth and provide mental health program services. The project “Shokawah's Pathways” year round community based goals are to: 1) develop and implement effective, culturally appropriate, comprehensive, coordinated interventions for court involved youths and their families and 2) provide comprehensive, seamless mental health services, resources and referrals to at least 260 tribal youths and their families. Project objectives are to provide immediate and continuous court and treatment intervention that includes requiring both the youth and the family to participate in treatment. The project will serve 10 to 17 year olds on the reservation. The performance measures will be collected using quarterly evaluations of appropriateness and effectiveness of services and counseling through multiple perspectives i.e. self-report, school reports, court/probation reports, formalized program survey for both youth and parents/guardians. Indicators to be measured include criminal activity reports, behavioral incidences of truancy, suspensions, in school/ out of school conflicts, leadership skills, career/higher education motivations, decrease of alcohol/drug abuse or use, and self reports of increases in self-esteem.
2005 Tribal Youth Program Grantees
Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, CA
Project Title: Youth Empowerment Program
Category: II, IV
The Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria will provide interventions for court-involved tribal youth with a focus on restitution, diversion, home detention, foster and shelter care, and will provide alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs with focus on drug and/or alcohol education. The age of juveniles to be served by the Youth Empowerment Program is 9 to 17. The targeted number of juveniles to be served is 150 Native American youth. The youth will receive program services for court advocacy, restitution, diversion, home detention, foster and shelter care home placements. Additionally, youth will receive program services for case management services, community resource and referral services, culturally relevant and culturally appropriate projects and activities, and drug/alcohol education.
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Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians, CA
Project Title: Piil-Pomo: Carry in Arms – An Alcohol And Drug Prevention And Intervention Program Targeting At-Risk And Court-Involved Native American Youth.
Category: II, IV
The Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians will provide year-round tribal youth alcohol and drug prevention services and prevention/intervention services for court-involved tribal youth ages 6 to 18. The Piil-Pomo Tribal Youth Project has the following goals: Reduction of juvenile delinquency and related crime by providing case management, mentoring, leadership skills, Tribal Youth Task Force and early identification; reduction of substance abuse by tribal youth through AOD support groups, talking circles, workshops and counseling; and providing intervention for court-involved tribal youth through a collaborative approach to crisis intervention, counseling and developing more efficient system of care on the reservation.
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San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians, CA
Project Title: San Pasqual Tribal Youth Program
Category: I, IV
The San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California will provide a White Bison drug use prevention services to impact risk factors linked to delinquency on the reservation. There are approximately 250 school-aged tribal youth living on the reservation, and they are the primary target population for this grant. The goals of the program are to end the cycle of poverty and substance abuse in the tribe. Objectives include improving academic performance, reducing rates of substance abuse, and reducing poverty rates
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Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission Indians, CA
Project Title: Tribal Youth Court Intervention Services
Category: II
The Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Indians will provide interventions for court-involved tribal youth, incorporating traditional practices and beliefs where appropriate. The project will serve 234 juveniles ages 6-17 years old. The type of setting is a Youth Center based on the reservation and includes a recreation program. The Program will conduct intensive activities, five days per week which will include graduated sanctions, restitution, diversion, home detention, foster and shelter care and/or mentoring. Additionally, Talking Circles will be facilitated by a Tribal Elder, presentations will be provided to large groups of youth by Native American role models, and testimonials will be provided by individuals who engaged in criminal or delinquent behavior in the past.
2004 Tribal Youth Program Grantees
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria Project Title: Shingle Springs Tribal Youth Program
Category: I
The Shingle Springs Rancheria is applying for the Tribal Youth funding to provide prevention services to impact risk factors for delinquency of school aged juveniles from 5-17 years old. The Shingle Springs Rancheria has 197 youth currently enrolled. The overall goal of the project is to provide prevention and intervention assistance to impact risk factors for delinquency by employing a family services coordinator that can work on an individual basis with the Shingle Springs Rancheria Tribal children and families, as well as act as a liaison between the Shingle Springs Rancheria families and the public schools where their children are in attendance to reduce the delinquency, truancy, suspension, and drop out rates. The four main components are as follows: Provide a family services coordinator; Case management; Teen leadership and After School program.
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Mechoopda Indian Tribe of the Chico Rancheria
Project Title: Mechoopda Tribal Youth Program
Category: I
The Mechoopda Indian Tribe is to provide prevention services to impact risk factors for delinquency to 61 tribal youth ages 6-19 years old. Many of the services and activities (both educational and recreational in nature will be conducted at the Mechoopda Indian Tribe's Tribal Office in the community center and in the community at large.
2003 Tribal Youth Program Grantees Campo Band of Mission Indians
Project: Campo Tribal Youth Program
Category: I. Prevention Services To Impact Risk Factors for Delinquency
The Campo Band of Mission Indians, located 80 miles southeast
of San Diego, is addressing poor academic performance, delinquency, and
substance abuse through increased use of cultural practices and traditions
taught to school-age children and youth. The overall goal is to reduce
delinquent behavior by supporting culturally relevant objectives, such
as involvement in culturally based activities, a native pride club, weekend
culture nights, native singing groups, native games, and study and research
of the Campo Band Indian culture. Other objectives include recruitment
of high school mentors for younger students and competency development
for students through training on the use of electronic equipment to record
cultural events, tournaments, and cultural performances by youth. In
addition, a needs assessment overseen by an advisory board will help
the Campo community gain a better understanding about the juvenile delinquency
issues facing the tribe and inform future planning so as to respond to
the needs and concerns revealed by the assessment.
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Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria
Project: Tribal Youth Program
Category: I. Prevention Services To Impact Risk Factors for Delinquency;
IV. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Programs
The Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria
is located in Northern California. The Tribal Youth Program targets at-risk
and court-involved children and youth ages 5 to 16 who have been in foster
care placements, involved in drug and/or alcohol use, or experiencing
school failure. Through memoranda of agreement, the program shares information
with local schools to identify at-risk youth and refer them for services.
Four tutorial assistants provide homework support, monitor school attendance,
and track student performance. A mentoring program staffed by college
students provides positive role models and supports youth staying in school
and off drugs and alcohol. Additional services include education and awareness
classes and administration of a quarterly alcohol and drug use survey
to track changes in alcohol and drug use among the target population.
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Coyote Valley, Dry Creek, Manchester-Point Arena, Elem, and Laytonville
Project: POMO (Path of Many Options) Court Program
Category: II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth
The POMO Court Program serves five Pomo Tribes located in Northern
California through a tribal youth consortium memorandum of agreement.
The program is addressing growing crime and other problems related to
alcohol and drug use among consortium youth. Services are family focused
and include primary prevention activities such as monthly education (Family
Spirits Talks), monthly parenting classes, and monthly family sweat lodge
ceremonies. The design of an indigenous juvenile court system based on
cultural beliefs and practices ensures youth offenders are held accountable
in appropriate ways and use appropriate sanctions and remedies such as
restitution or community service, counseling, or other support. Four youth
and an elder sit together as a panel on the POMO court. This panel hears
cases and designs culturally relevant sentences. Culture-based services
include counseling using the Red Path Native American model. A coordinated
system screens referrals from local probation, tribal police, county courts,
Indian child welfare programs, and parents or relatives.
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Robinson Rancheria/Habematolel Lake Pomo Reservations
Project: Piil (Carry in Arms) Pomo
Category: I. Prevention Services To Impact Risk Factors for Delinquency;
II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth; IV. Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Prevention Programs
The Robinson Rancheria/Habematolel Lake Pomo Reservations are
located in Lake County in Northern California. To address the high rate
of court-involved and/or incarcerated tribal youth, the Tribal Youth Program
provides individualized wraparound case management, elder and peer mentoring,
weekly alcohol and drug prevention education and talking circles, youth
sports, and cultural dances. In addition, the program provides family
support through adolescent parenting skills training, conducting monthly
parenting support groups, childcare, and couples and family counseling.
A youth task force composed of community youth oversees program development
and the design of a collaborative and coordinated referral and service
delivery system solidified by memoranda of agreement. Culturally relevant
activities and practices in the program include adaptation of the Red
Road Sobriety Model for support group meetings, use of elders and traditional
healers in service delivery, and cultural outings and events. Collaborative
efforts between the two tribes include work with the local school districts
and other tribal and nontribal agencies.
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San Diego, Riverside, and Santa Barbara County Reservations
Project: Tribal Youth Program
Category: IV. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Programs
Ten tribes—La Jolla, Rincon, Pauma, Barona, Vieja, Soboba, Cahuilla,
Santa Rosa, Torres-Martinez, and Santa Ynez—are addressing the growing
incidence of juvenile delinquency and school dropout among tribal youth
ages 10 to 18 in their communities. Primary prevention activities include
monthly workshops on alcohol and drug education and awareness. Secondary
prevention activities include diversion and early intervention services
to prevent or intervene with underage drinking through the provision of
structured afterschool and weekend activities that emphasize family involvement.
Skills building support includes tutoring, study sessions, computer skills,
youth leadership development, and a mentoring program. Sports activities,
which include teaching indigenous games and sports, round out the services
to youth. The program provides transportation to participants and is managed
year-round by the All Mission Indian Housing Authority (AMIHA), which
has the membership of all 10 tribes. The AMIHA provides coordination and
collaboration among programs serving the 10-member tribal consortium.
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Santa Ysabel Band of Digueno Indians
Project: Santa Ysabel Tribal Youth Program
Category: I. Prevention Services To Impact Risk Factors for Delinquency
The Santa Ysabel Band of Digueno Indians is located 54 miles
northeast of San Diego. The Tribal Youth Program addresses increasing
alcohol- and drug-related crime and poor school performance through an
afterschool program designed to address the varying needs of tribal youth.
The afterschool program is built on four principles to support young people:
increasing social support systems, increasing commitment to education,
regular physical activity and involvement in sports, and provision of
strong native role models. The program targets youth ages 6 to 18 with
program approaches that include an effective referral system, intake and
assessment, age-appropriate secondary prevention activities, early identification
of at-risk youth, truancy intervention, and intensive intervention for
youth needing more services. The program provides tutoring, counseling,
and sports and fitness, along with culture-based activities through small
and larger group activities. A TYP coordinator manages the program and
works with other tribal programs, local schools, and counselors to ensure
access to services for all Santa Ysabel youth.
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Yurok Tribe
Project: Youth Prevention Program
Category: I. Prevention Services To Impact Risk Factors for Delinquency;
II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth; III. Improvement of Tribal
Juvenile Justice Systems; IV. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Programs
The Yurok Tribe, located in Northern California, provides services
to tribal youth in rural and urban settings and focuses on prevention
of alcohol and drug use, violence, child victimization, and truancy.
The program builds on the successes of the previous Tribal Youth Program
and expands services to underserved youth in the Yurok service area.
Continuing activities include outreach to youth and families in remote
areas, intergovernmental and interagency service agreements to provide
services to court-involved youth, and the use of elders to enhance the
cultural components of the program. Culture-based activities include
teaching and using indigenous games, culinary arts, arts and crafts,
song and dance, and language in various program components. Competency
development includes education and awareness classes at program sites
and in schools and attendance at regional and national conferences. Service
learning is reinforced through youth hosting alcohol- and drug-free community
events for elders, tribal officials, and community members. Cultural
sensitivity training is provided to nontribal agencies to help them work
effectively with Indian youth.
2002 Tribal Youth Program Grantees
Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria
Project: Youth Empowerment Project
Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime; II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth; IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs
The Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) addresses youth needs through the development of culturally relevant activities, prevention programs, and culturally appropriate court interventions for youth ages 12 to 17. The project will form a YEP committee and use elders, parents, and community volunteers to assess needs, identify risk factors, and recommend solutions to reduce crime and delinquent behavior. Twenty youth are targeted to receive substance abuse, crisis intervention, and treatment services during the first year, with five youth being referred through the court to appropriate services. Twelve youth-led activities and workshops are being implemented to address a variety of issues affecting Indian youth. Other workshops educate and build skills for young people to help them make healthy choices leading to a healthy adult life. The program will phase in additional components each year.
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Intertribal Council of California, Inc.
Project: Tribal Youth Power-Five Rancheria Project
Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime; II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth; IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs
The Intertribal Council of California, Inc.’s Tribal Youth Power is a year-round, onsite, family-strengthening program focusing on alcohol and drug abuse prevention and intervention for court-involved youth ages 8 to 18. Tribal Youth Power provides a broad array of wraparound case management services, elder and peer mentoring, parent training, tribal court advocacy services, youth talking circles, existing services and resources coordination, annual youth sports and special events, leadership development, and youth task force development. These require extensive collaboration and coordination with existing services in the Five Rancheria area served by the program.
2001 Tribal Youth Program Grantee
Mechoopda Indian Nation
Project: Healing Our People Emotionally (HOPE)
Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime; II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth
The Mechoopda Indian Tribe is using Project HOPE as a way of intervening with youth who are under court supervision, involved with the tribal substance abuse program, returning from out-of-home placement, self-referrals, or referred by parents. The project is hiring a tribal youth worker who will identify at-risk youth, develop treatment plans, and coordinate service delivery and support services from various programs and agencies. The worker will cooperate with various agencies to develop evaluation and monitoring methodologies. The tribal youth worker is responsible for providing a wide range of direct services from crisis intervention to home visits and counseling.
2000 Tribal Youth Program Grantees
Big Valley Band of Pomo Rancheria
Project: New Beginnings Youth Program
Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime; IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs
The Big Valley Band of Pomo Rancheria is developing a year-round afterschool enrichment program. This program targets 40 at-risk tribal youth in grades 4-12. The primary focus is on problem prevention though skills building, family substance abuse education, and counseling in a culturally competent context.
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Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria
Project: Trinidad Rancheria Governance Center
Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime; IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs
Trinidad Rancheria is establishing a youth governance committee that comprises tribal youth ages 7 to 17. These youth will help renovate an existing building and establish it as the Tribal Youth Center. The committee is developing and implementing its own rules of procedure with the help of a program coordinator hired with grant funds. The youth governance committee is responsible for determining recreational activities for tribal youth.
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Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
Program: Fort Mojave Indian Tribe Tribal Youth Program
Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime
The Fort Mojave Indian Tribe (FMIT) target population is youth ages 8 to 20. The program consists of a combination of prevention, afterschool, and community-based activities. The program receives support from the tribal police, court, prosecutor, and education and employment-training departments. FMIT is hiring staff to assess and oversee youth offenders in the program, which will progressively lead to gainful employment, G.E.D., and continued education. Psychological and medical counseling is available for program clients. An elder-user oversight committee is being formed to meet on a regular basis. It will report on best practices, outcomes and recommended improvements, and changes and/or modifications.
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Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Indians
Program: Santa Ysabel Tribal Youth Program
Category: IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs
The Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Indians have a reservation 54 miles northeast of San Diego, in the Volcan Mountains. The target group for the services is youth ages 10 to 18. The applicant is proposing a culturally based program focusing on the prevention of drug and alcohol use. This program incorporates traditional practices and beliefs where appropriate. Program objectives include, but are not limited to, drug and alcohol education and substance abuse counseling for individuals, peers, and family. The program runs activities, which will be year-round, after school and during vacations. Activities include organized sports, youth training sessions, prevention counseling, outreach for target groups, and recruitment of speakers from local law enforcement agencies for presentations.
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Toiyabe Indian Health Project, Inc.
Project: Tye-Duam "Our Children"
Category: IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs
Toiyabe Indian Health Project proposes to prevent substance abuse through a culturally oriented prevention program. It serves approximately 100 youth ages 8 to 14. Groups are culturally tailored and focused on increasing self-esteem and skills building. Elders and family members serve as mentors. Counseling services may be provided to increase youth resiliency. The project includes nine tribal communities within Inyo and Mono counties.
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Yurok Tribe
Project: Elders and Youth: Our Future Together
Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime; IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs
The Yurok Tribal project includes prevention and intervention components and activities such as camps, fun days, afterschool programs, storytelling, stick games, and cultural activities that promote alternative behavior. These activities are designed to involve elders, families, and youth in creating relationships needed to combat alcoholism, substance use, domestic violence, child abuse, and criminal activity. The tribe believes that the key elements in making this program a success will be to work collaboratively, model positive behaviors in the community, and be consistent and persistent in achieving project goals and objectives.
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