Roundtable Of St Lucie County Inc

THE ROUNDTABLE IS A COALITION OF COMMUNITY LEADERS WORKING TOGETHER TO REDUCE PROBLEM BEHAVIORS AMONG YOUTH OF ST LUCIE COUNTY. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS THE SUCCESS OF CHILDREN THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY WIDE STRATEGIES TO REDUCE DELINQUENCY, AND INCREASE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS.

GANG PREVENTION AND ABATEMENT. LEVERAGING CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS, THE ROUNDTABLE AND ITS PARTNERS HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE RESTORING THE VILLAGE YOUTH INITIATIVE (RTVYI) IN THE LINCOLN PARK AREA OF FT PIERCE, FL. RTVYI IS A MULTI-FACETED, ANTI-VIOLENCE STRATEGY BASED ON THE NATIONAL OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE & DELINQUENCY PREVENTION'S (OJJDP) COMPREHENSIVE GANG MODEL. THE GOAL OF RTVYI IS TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A COORDINATED AND SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND REDUCING VIOLENT CRIME IN FT PIERCE BY PROVIDING HIGH RISK AND GANG-INVOLVED YOUTH ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY RESOURCES, PRO-SOCIAL ROLE MODELING AND ENCOURAGEMENT THAT MINIMIZES RISK FACTORS AND INCREASES PROTECTIVE FACTORS.

KIDS AT HOPE: KIDS AT HOPE IS THE ROUNDTABLE'S PRIMARY MEANS OF INCREASING, SUPPORTING AND SUSTAINING PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR YOUTH IN ST LUCIE COUNTY. IT IS A NATIONAL INITIATIVE THAT PROVIDES A UNIQUE, MEANINGFUL WAY OF TEACHING ADULTS WHO ARE NOT EXPERTS IN RESILIENCY RESEARCH THE KEY COMPONENTS OF WHAT SCIENCE SHOWS KIDS NEED TO SUCCEED (I.E. THE SOCIAL DEVELOPEMENT STRATEGY). SINCE 2007, THE ROUNDTABLE HAS TRAINED THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, SCHOOL TEACHERS AND STAFF, AND CITY AND COUNTY EMPLOYEES IN KIDS AT HOPE. 31 ST LUCIE COUNTY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN AND ADOPTED KIDS AT HOPE, AS WELL AS 150 ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING NUMEROUS CHILDCARE FACILITIES. THE CITIES OF PORT ST LUCIE AND FT PIERCE AND ST LUCIE COUNTY HAVE PASSED RESOLUTIONS TO BECOME KIDS AT HOPE COMMUNITIES. ST LUCIE COUNTY IS THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO HAVE ALL MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION AGREE TO ADOPT KIDS AT HOPE.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION: THE ROUNDTABLE'S SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION EFFORTS ARE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON EDUCATING YOUTH AND PARENTS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE. THIS IS BEING ADDRESSED THROUGH 4 NATIONALLY DEVELOPED SOCIAL NORMING, EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS: "TALK THEY HEAR YOU" TO EDUCATE PARENTS ABOUT HOW TO TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT DRUGS AND ALCOHOL; "FRIDAY NIGHT DONE RIGHT. NO ALCOHOL. NO DOPE." TO EMPHASIZE FUN, SAFE ACTIVITIES TEENS CAN DO OTHER THAN DRINKING OR DOING DRUGS; "PARENTS WHO HOST LOSE THE MOST" TO EDUCATE PARENTS ABOUT THE RISKS OF SERVING ALCOHOL AT TEEN PARTIES; AND "KNOW THE LAW" TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO YOUTH AND PARENTS ON THE LAWS AND CONSEQUENCES SURROUNDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND VIOLENCE.

GRANT OVERSIGHT & INITIATIVES/BRIDGES OUT OF POVERTY/SHOES FOR UNDER PRIVILEGED KIDS