FAMILY AND YOUTH INITIATIVES
468 NORTH DAYTON LAKEVIEW ROAD, NEW CARLISLE, OH 45344 fyiohio.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: EDUCATING FAMILIES AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES. WORKING HAND-IN-HAND WITH COMMUNITIES TO HELP FAMILIES AND YOUTH MAKE THE MOST POSITIVE DECISIONS FOR THEIR LIVES.

THE RIDGE PROJECT OR REAL LIFE PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS TRAINED EDUCATORS TO GO INTO THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN SIX SURROUNDING COUNTIES. THEY PROVIDE A FIVE-DAY PROGRAM DURING HEALTH CLASSES FOCUSING ON SETTING LONG-TERM GOALS, AT RISK BEHAVIORS, AND STUDENTS' MENTAL HEALTH. THEY REACHED 3,060 STUDENTS IN THE FOUR COUNTIES COVERED BY THE RIDGE AND 2,904 STUDENTS IN THE TWO COUNTIES COVERED BY OAHC.

PARENTING NETWORK - MENTORS MET WITH PARENTS WHO WERE EXPECTING OR HAVE CHILDREN UP TO AGE 5. LESSONS ON PREGNANCY AND PARENTING WERE REVIEWED WITH THEM ALONG WITH MULTIPLE GROUP CLASSES OFFERED MONTHLY. A TOTAL OF 189 FAMILIES WERE REACHED DURING 1,089 APPOINTMENTS.

MENTORING - THIS PROGRAM WAS MULTIFACETED WITH GROUP MENTORING FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND ONE ON ONE MENTORING WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IT ALSO INCLUDED AN AFTER SCHOOL LEADERSHIP GROUP AND MEETING WITH YOUTH AT THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER. THE 8TH GRADERS OF TECUMSEH SCHOOLS COMPLETED THE PATH PORTION OF THE MENTORING CURRICULUM DURING THE FIRST SEMESTER HEALTH CLASS. A TOTAL OF 462 STUDENTS WERE REACHED.

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