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UFM COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFELONG LEARNING AND FACILITATES THE CREATION OF NEW COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES. IN FY21, UFM SERVED 9,178 INDIVIDUALS IN THE MANHATTAN, KS AREA. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED PARTICIPATION.

UFM EDUCATION PROGRAM: THIS IS UFM'S LARGEST PROGRAM AND PRIMARY MISSION ACTIVITY. THE EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF NONCREDIT AND CREDIT COURSES AND WORKSHOPS. IN FY22, UFM OFFERED 815 NONCREDIT COURSES AND 231 COURSES WERE OFFERED FOR CREDIT THROUGH KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY. IN FY22, 1,268 (UNDUPLICATED COUNT) PERSONS TOOK NONCREDIT COURSES AND 1,136 RECEIVED KSU CREDIT FOR THEIR COURSEWORK. CLASS TOPICS INCLUDED AQUATICS, ARTS AND HOBBIES, FOODS AND NUTRITION, EARTH AND NATURE, HEALTH AND FITNESS, AND RECREATION. UFM COLLABORATES WITH MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY AWARENESS ACTIVITIES.

MANHATTAN AREA RISK PREVENTION COALITION (MARPC): UFM RECEIVES AND ADMINISTERS GRANT FUNDS ON BEHALF OF MARPC, A COALITION OF 12 COMMUNITY SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. THE GROUP'S FOCUS IS RISK REDUCTION AND PREVENTION AMONG YOUTH, ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF DRUG/ALCOHOL USE ISSUES AND PREVENTION ACTIVITIES. A NEW AREA THAT CARRIES OVER FROM FY21 IS VAPING AMONG YOUTH. IN FY22, MARPC RECEIVED YEAR SIX OF A FEDERAL DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES GRANT. FUNDING WAS USED FOR A MEDIA CAMPAIGN ON SOCIAL HOSTING, RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL USE AND NOT PROVIDING ALCOHOL TO MINORS. MARPC COORDINATED STICKER SHOCK AT FORT RILEY. THIS PROJECT USED OVER 20 VOLUNTEERS TO PLACE STICKERS ON PACKAGED GOODS IN LIQUOR STORES REMINDING PURCHASERS NOT TO PROVIDE ALCOHOL TO MINORS. MARPC ALSO WORKED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO SHARE INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY. THE GROUP SCHEDULED MANY TELEVISION AND RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT ALCOHOL USE AND PREVENTION. MARPC HAD 2,748 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. NO MEASUREMENT FOR MEDIA MESSAGES WAS AVAILABLE.

UFM TEEN MENTORING PROGRAM: THE TEEN MENTORING PROGRAM OFFERS A STRUCTURED PROGRAM OF SUPPORT AND LIFE SKILLS TO YOUTH IN GRADES 7-12. PROJECT GOALS FOR THE TEENS INCLUDE LEARNING POSITIVE LIFE SKILLS AND FOCUSING ON PRIMARY PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES. STUDENTS FROM KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SERVE AS MENTORS. PARTICIPANT REFERRALS COME FROM THE SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, PARENTS AND TEEN PARTICIPANTS WHO SOMETIMES BRING THEIR FRIENDS. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THE CITY OF MANHATTAN KS SPECIAL ALCOHOL FUND. IN FY22, THE PROGRAM OFFERED THREE AFTER SCHOOL GROUPS EACH WEEK. IN FY22, 48 YOUTH AND 37 COLLEGE MENTORS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM.