Coalition For Families In Lee Count

THE COALITION IS A BROAD BASED, GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND COLLABORATES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN LEE COUNTY.

BARBER AND BEAUTY SHOP OUTREACH: 11 SHOPS IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND 2 SHOPS IN THE HISPANIC/LATINO COMMUNITY WITH - APPROXIMATELY 40 INDIVIDUALS BEING TRAINED ON COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION OUTREACH. THE SISTER LOVE PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT TO WOMEN WITH HEALTH AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS THAT MAY AFFECT MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH LEADING TO AN INCREASED RISK OF INFANT MORTALITY. THE PROGRAM SERVED A TOTAL OF 49 WOMEN AND 43 CHILDREN DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. 468 HOME VISITS WERE CONDUCTED AND 1265 MATERIALS WERE DISTRIBUTED. ZERO INFANT DEATHS WERE REPORTED AND 2 BABIES WERE BORN WITH LOW BIRTH WEIGHT.

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAM (AP3) & LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS (LCS) - THE AP3/LCS PROGRAM USES AN EVIDENCE BASED CURRICULUM CALLED REDUCING THE RISK WITH ALL 9TH GRADE STUDENTS IN LEE COUNTY. THERE WERE OVER 600 STUDENTS SERVED.

PARENTAL SUPPORT PROGRAMMING CONSISTS OF TWO PROGRAMS: PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT) AND ADOLESCENT PARENTING PROGRAM (AP2). THE GOAL OF BOTH PROGRAMS INCLUDES TEACHING PARENTING SKILLS, INCREASING CHILD DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE, AND IMPROVING PARENT-CHILD INTERACTIONS. PAT SERVED 24 FAMILIES AND 29 CHILDREN; CONDUCTING APPROXIMATELY 240 HOME VISITS, AND HOSTED 30 GROUP MEETING EVENTS. OF THE FAMILIES SURVEYED, 100% STATED THEY AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREE THAT THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS LEARNED THROUGH PAT WERE BENEFICIAL IN PARENTING. THE AP2 PROGRAM SERVED 31 PARTICIPANTS AND HELD 10 GROUP MEETINGS/EVENTS. ELEVEN PARTICIPANTS GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL WITH 10 ATTENDING COLLEGE AND 1 ENTERING THE MILITARY. THERE WERE 0 REPEAT PREGNANCIES AMONG PARTICIPANTS.

CCRR PROVIDES REFERRAL INFORMATION TO A CHILD CARE SEARCH AGENCY TO HELP PARENTS FIND QUALITY CHILD CARE. THEY ALSO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR ALL CHILD CARE PROVIDERS TO HAVE ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE AND MATERIALS THAT WILL CREATE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THEIR FACILITY. 340 TRAINING CLASSES WERE OFFERED AND ATTENDED BY 340 CHILD CARE PROVIDERS SERVING 1135 CHILDREN IN CLASSROOMS. PREP IS 3 YEAR TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION GRANT. PREP USES AN EVIDENCE BASED CURRICULUM CALLED TEEN OUTREACH PROGRAM (TOP). THE CURRICULUM HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING TEEN PREGNANCY RATES THROUGH DELAYING SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND INCREASING RATES OF CONTRACEPTIVES. 130 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY GROUPS FOR A TOTAL OF AT LEAST 25 GROUPS PER YEAR. EACH STUDENT ALSO COMPLETES AT LEAST 20 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING. PNC FOUNDATION - GROW UP GREAT GRANT THE PNC GROW UP GREAT GRANT HELPS BUY SUPPLIES FOR MATH AND SCIENCE RELATED ACTIVITIES IN CHILD CARE CENTERS. THERE WERE 65 CHILDREN SERVED, 12 CHILD CARE TEACHERS SERVED, AND 6 CHILD CARE FACILITIES.