CAMP FIRE SNOHOMISH COUNTY 8/8/2019

EVERETT MIIIM WASHINGTON City of Everett Human Needs Grant January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 Exhibit A Program Summary Organization &Program: Camp Fire Snohomish County: Mega Club Objectives include developing healthy lifestyles,creating an open mindset,and learning to trust.To do this,youth must first learn to value themselves and view themselves as successful in positive areas of their lives such as at home and in school.Poverty and the circumstances of homelessness have a negative impact on children who may also have suffered from Adverse Childhood Experiences and have developed low self esteem.Each activity has an embedded objective directed to helping youth value themselves,get beyond their circumstances,and learn to make a contribution to themselves,their families,and their communities. Camp Fire Snohomish County's Mega Club is an afterschool and summer program at three Everett sites.Two are designated as low income housing centers and one as the Domestic Violence Center.The priority is VIOLENCE/DELINQUENCY PREVENTION with the objective being to prevent violence,crime and unhealthy behaviors in children and youth and help them develop long term good choices for healthy lifestyles. Self-Reliance courses are integrated into the curriculum and will empower youth to build skills that will help them become self-sufficient, strengthening and enhancing the quality of life of their whole family. The basic curriculum we use in these programs is"Step It Up 2 Thrive,"an outgrowth from the Search Institute's Developmental Asset model with the goal of helping children progress from"Surviving"(10 or fewer developmental assets)to"Thriving" (30 or more developmental assets.)We will utilize this Thrive curriculum which is a four step process: 1)Identifying Sparks(Develop Passions&Skills that are Meaningful and Motivating,Dr. Peter Benson,Search Institute) 2)Adopting a Growth Mindset(Dr.Carol Dweck, Stanford University) 3)Reflecting on Thriving Indicators(Search Institute and Thrive Foundation) 4)Building Goal Management Skills(Tuft Institute)utilizing GPS(Goal Selection, Pursuit of Strategies,Shifting Gears in the face of challenges.) Children learn to develop a resiliency for facing challenges, adopt their own goals(more likely to achieve),reflect on them as they move forward and adjust as needed. They'll take into account their own skills,talents and interests while making the choices of foods to eat,making commitments for health and safety,avoiding drugs,gangs,alcohol &tobacco,and staying in school. With good mentoring and follow-through,they will find success in school and in life. 2019 Human Needs Contracts 8