November 2008
Area 2: Promote Behavioral, Mental, and
Emotional Health in Pre-Teens (ages 9 to 13)
Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI)
$150,000 over three years
www.aaci.org
For Afterschool Youth Programming, a year-round
program emphasizing developmental assets and cultural awareness for preteen
residents of the largest subsidized housing complex in San Jose.
Community Network for Youth Development
$150,000 over two years
www.cnyd.org
For the Youth Development Learning Network, which provides training
and support to San Mateo County nonprofits, schools and government organizations
that offer in-school or after-school programs. The Network aims to develop
quality programs that will focus on building practices that best support
youth and their development.
New Teacher Center
$366,000 over three years
www.newteachercenter.org
For Professional Development on Behavioral Health and Emotional
Literacy, a collaboration with the Cleo Eulau Center to develop curricula
on emotional and behavioral health for new teachers and their mentors;
offer professional development on emotional literacy for school administrators;
provide in-depth emotional literacy consulting to two middle schools;
and offer professional development to 375 beginning teachers.
Project Cornerstone
$160,000 over two years
www.projectcornerstone.org
For the School Partnerships Program, to provide training and
technical assistance for 26 elementary and middle schools to help staff,
students and parents develop and implement strategies to decrease bullying
and create safe, caring environments that value and promote all students'
well-being.
WestEd
$410,000 over three years
www.wested.org
For Promoting Resilience and School Connectedness: A Youth & Data
Driven Student-Family-School-Community Partnership Demonstration,
to pilot-test a project using data from the California Healthy Kids (student)
Survey, focus groups and community forums, to develop a program to improve
preteen emotional and behavioral health at Bay Area middle schools.
Youth Community Service
$100,000
www.youthcommunityservice.org
For Service-Learning Quality Standards, to evaluate
and revise the curriculum for an after-school service-learning program
for underserved preteens from middle schools in the Ravenswood School
District, and adopt standards for quality practices.
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