CENTER POINT GA INC
1050 ELEPHANT TRAIL, GAINESVILLE, GA 30501 www.centerpointga.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO STRENGTHEN HALL COUNTY STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATION, COUNSELING, MENTORING AND PREVENTION

SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION: THE CENTER'S SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO EDUCATE YOUTH TO THE DANGERS OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND OTHER SUBSTANCES TO EQUIP THEM WITH THE KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO MAKE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE DECISIONS. DURING 2019, 4,700 ADULTS WERE EDUCATED ON SOCIAL HOST ACCOUNTABILITY, 1,445 MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE EDUCATED IN MEDIA LITERACY, 539 MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE SERVED IN TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS HEALTH CLASSES AND 65 STUDENTS WERE SERVED THROUGH SESSIONS PROVIDED BY THE CENTER'S SWAT TEAMS. SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN SCHEDULE O

COUNSELING: CENTER POINT COUNSELING PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL, HIGH QUALITY, MULTICULTURAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN GAINESVILLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THEIR GOAL IS TO BE A SAFE PLACE FOR FAMILIES TO EXPERIENCE RECONCILIATION, HOPE AND HEALING. TO THIS END, THE CENTER POINT COUNSELING SPECIALIZES IN WORKING WITH CHILDREN, FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLES ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES WITHIN A CARING AND CONFIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT. IN 2019, 3,504 CLIENTS WERE SERVED AND 44 SESSIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING WERE PROVIDED.

TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION: TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION CONSISTS OF THREE PROGRAMS: 1. CLASSROOM BASED EDUCATION - THIS IS A 14-SESSION CLASSROOM-BASED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY AND SAFE RELATIONSHIPS AND RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING AMONG TEENS. IT IS CURRENTLY OFFERED TO ALL GAINESVILLE CITY, HALL COUNTY, AND LAKEVIEW ACADEMY 9TH GRADE STUDENTS. THE EVIDENCED-BASED CURRICULUM, CHOOSING THE BEST JOURNEY, EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE SAFE AND POSITIVE CHOICES. LESSONS THAT ARE COVERED INCLUDE: SETTING GOALS, MAKING THE BEST DECISIONS, AVOIDING PREGNANCY, AVOIDING STDS, DEVELOPING THE BEST RELATIONSHIPS, CHOOSING ABSTINENCE UNTIL MARRIAGE, OVERCOMING THE PRESSURE AND BEING ASSERTIVE. IN ADDITION, BABY THINK IT OVER INFANT SIMULATOR DOLLS PROVIDE TEENS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES AND REALITIES OF BEING A TEEN PARENT. IN 2018, STAFF WAS TRAINED AND BEGAN IMPLEMENTING LOVE 146/NOT A NUMBER, A CURRICULUM FOCUSING ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING; IT WAS OFFERED TO GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL AND IN THE CENTER'S ETHICS CLASSES. DURING 2019, 628 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM. 2. PREGNANT & PARENTING SUPPORT & EDUCATION - THIS IS A WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUP FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WHO ARE PREGNANT OR ALREADY HAVE CHILDREN. THESE GROUPS ARE DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDENTS TO COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL, REDUCE SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCIES, ENSURE HEALTHY PREGNANCIES AND BABIES, IMPROVE PARENTING SKILLS AND REDUCE EARLY CHILDHOOD ABUSE. DURING 2019, 44 PREGNANT AND/OR PARENTING YOUNG WOMEN WERE SERVED. 3. SMARTGIRLS - THIS IS AN ABSTINENCE-BASED EDUCATION GROUP OFFERED TO ALL HALL COUNTY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND LAKEVIEW ACADEMY. THESE GROUPS MEET WEEKLY FOR ONE SEMESTER, SERVING 7 TO 10 GIRLS AT A TIME. THESE GROUPS PROVIDE YOUNG WOMEN WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE PEER PRESSURE, THE TOOLS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THOSE WHO WISH TO EXPLOIT THEM (OFTEN THESE YOUNG WOMEN ARE IN RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEN AT LEAST FOUR YEARS OLDER THAN THEY) AND THE ESTEEM TO VIEW THEIR FUTURE POTENTIAL ACCURATELY. DURING 2019, 145 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE SERVED.

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