Grantees - Oregon (TYP)

The Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, a federally recognized tribe in Oregon, will provide prevention services to impact risk factors for delinquency. The proposed project will serve approximately 100 Native American youth, ages 3 to 17. The project will take place at the Three Rivers Learning Center in Coos Bay, Oregon at the Three Rivers Learning Center. The program goal is to improve the Tribes' ability to provide direct prevention services to reduce at-risk characteristics and variables for Tribal youth. The project will provide 46 weeks of after-school and summer tutoring. The performance measures for the project will include data collection for the following: the number of youth and families served, number of service hours that program youth and families complete, numbers and percentages of delinquent youth who offend or reoffend, and percentages of program participants, both youth and parents, who exhibit change in behavior as it relates to school participation and success.

2005 Tribal Youth Program

Burns Paiute Tribe, OR

Project Title: Burns Paiute Tribal Youth Program

Category: I, IV

The Burns Paiute Tribe is one of nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon and is located in an isolated rural area. The Tribe will provide prevention services to impact risk factors for delinquency and provide alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs for tribal youth. The Tribe's project will annually target 20 high risk youth ages 10 to 17 years for indicated prevention activities and 50 youth ages 0 to 17 years for universal community-wide prevention activities. The alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs will be headquartered at the Wadatika Tribal Health Center . Most activities will be held at the Tribal Community Center , pow wow grounds, and summer cultural camp in the mountains. The tribal prevention project will include after-school drug-free activities and school-based interventions, as well as year-round planning, case management, and development and delivery of curriculum for court-involved youth.

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Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, OR

Project Title: Grand Ronde Tribal Youth Program

Category: I, IV

The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon is one of the nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon . The Tribe's program will provide juvenile delinquency prevention services as well as alcohol and drug abuse prevention services. Services will be provided to at least 40 at risk Tribal youth age 10 through age 17 (and their families) annually. Additionally, three hundred community youth will also benefit from universal prevention activities. Services will be provided in Grand Ronde Reservation area with outreach to tribal members in the Portland and Eugene areas of Oregon . This is an interdepartmental project led by the Social Services Department and assisted by the Health & Wellness, Education, Recreation and Cultural Resources departments. The Project Advisory Team will also include the Housing Authority and the County Sheriff's Office, among others. The Tribe will impact risk factors for delinquency through juvenile prevention services that reduce, control and prevent crime and delinquency and include youth activities, anti-gang education, truancy and school drop out prevention, after school programs, and parent education and family strengthening. The Tribe will also provide alcohol and drug abuse prevention, education and screening.

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Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, OR

Project Title: Tribal Court Juvenile Prevention Services

Category: I, II

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is one of nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon . The Tribe will provide prevention services to impact risk factors for delinquency among tribal youth and will provide intervention for court-involved tribal youth. This Tribal Court program will annually serve 30 or more high-risk tribal youth ages 9-18 years. In addition, over 200 tribal youth will be served annually via universal prevention activities. The new tribal delinquency prevention program will be headquartered at the CTUIR Tribal Court . Besides Tribal Court interventions, most prevention program activities will be held within the following areas: Tribal Recreation Department, Nixaywaaii Charter School, Tribal Social Services Department, Yellowhawk Clinic, and at the summer cultural camp in the Mission Mountains. The tribal juvenile delinquency prevention project will provide drug-free activities and school-based interventions, as well as year-round planning, case management, and curriculum development and delivery for court-involved youth.

2003 Tribal Youth Program

Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

Project: Tribal Youth Program

Category: I. Prevention Services To Impact Risk Factors for Delinquency; II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth; III. Improvement of Tribal Juvenile Justice Systems; IV. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Programs

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde are located in northwest Oregon. The Tribal Youth Program serves tribal youth in a six-county service area. The Grand Ronde TYP serves youth between the ages of 10 and 17 who are at risk of becoming truant and/or using drugs or alcohol. Four program components provide prevention activities aimed at reducing the incidence of new truancy and delinquency cases and preventing youth from dropping out of school. Prevention focuses on the provision of structured education and awareness activities such as antigang education, academic support and monitoring school attendance, afterschool programs, and parent education and involvement programs. Interventions for court-involved youth include a mentoring program, peer panel reviews of youth cases, court diversion alternatives, and community and service learning programs. Improvement of the juvenile justice system with better screening and referral components assists with more appropriate solutions in child welfare cases and substance abuse related cases. A coordinated referral and service delivery system helps the tribe make better use of existing services while improving the quality and quantity of services available for Grand Ronde youth and families.

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Confederated Tribes of Siletz

Project: Tribal Youth Mental Health Program

Category: I. Prevention Services To Impact Risk Factors for Delinquency; II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth

The Confederated Tribes of Siletz's Tribal Youth Mental Health Program targets 897 children and youth ages 8 to 18 identified as at-risk and their families in an 11-county service area. The program partners with existing community and tribal agencies to implement a coordinated, comprehensive mental health program for court-involved youth and their families. Through this collaborative effort, the program hopes to reduce youth crime, delinquency, and violence by providing culturally sensitive inpatient mental health care and treatment to 150 youth. It also provides culturally relevant outpatient mental health services, along with other prevention services, to at-risk youth. Culturally relevant approaches include traditional storytelling, a culture camp, wilderness excursions, and participation in ceremonial activities.

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Confederated Tribes of Siletz

Project: Tribal Youth Program

The Confederated Tribes of Siletz's Tribal Youth Program targets 897 children and youth ages 8—18 identified as at-risk and their families in an 11-county service area. TYP focuses efforts on reducing juvenile delinquency, school failure, substance abuse, and self-destructive behaviors. TYP is strengthening existing tribal and community resources through agency partnerships to improve coordination with the juvenile diversion program, and it is creating juvenile crime and delinquency prevention strategies, along with family-focused substance abuse prevention services. Through the creation of collaborative services, the tribe plans to reduce the incidence of alcohol, drug, and tobacco use among Siletz youth; reduce crime, violence, and victimization; and reduce recidivism. A community advisory board oversees design and implementation of programs, which ensures agency accountability and the provision of culturally relevant services and treatment and educational assistance to Siletz youth and families.

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Confederated Tribes of Umatilla

Project: Tribal Youth Program

Category: I. Prevention Services To Impact Risk Factors for Delinquency; IV. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Programs

The Confederated Tribes of Umatilla's Tribal Youth Program serves over 100 tribal youth ages 10 to 17 and their families who are identified as being affected by multiple risk factors. The program partners with existing tribal resource agencies, which means they have access to services from the Yellow Hawk Clinic, local schools, and substance abuse treatment, mental health, tribal court, and law enforcement agencies. All these programs collaborate to create a coordinated and comprehensive referral and service delivery system that expands prevention and intervention resources and holds providers accountable for service provision. Through collaboration, the tribes plan to reduce juvenile crime, delinquency, violence, and substance abuse. An eight-member accountability board supports the youth prevention specialist with referrals, case monitoring, documentation, and tracking of client progress. The program supports intensive treatment that includes outreach, cognitive mental health programming, community service, and culture camps.

2002 Tribal Youth Program

Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians

Project: Tribal Youth Program

Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime; IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs

Through use of cultural strengths, incentives, and rewards, the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians� Tribal Youth Program addresses problems arising from adolescents and families experiencing family disharmony. The program includes an equine-assisted mental health therapy program and cultural activities such as drumming, storytelling, and positive parenting. The program will institute approaches to facilitate success in school and family life by applying the following objectives: working with students to reduce truancy and maintain passing grades, addressing drug and alcohol issues through weekly tribal drum group practice, conducting random drug tests, supervising youth in the program, providing positive Indian parenting services and training, and providing equine-assisted therapy and opportunities to participate in the Riders Summit.

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Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

Project: Positive Futures

Category: II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth; III. Improvement to Tribal Juvenile Justice Systems

The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs are implementing the Positive Futures project, which is a comprehensive, 3-year collaborative approach to reorganizing the internal processes of the tribal court to allow 10- to 17-year-old post-arrest and/or pre-adjudicated offenders alternative options to incarceration. The program provides professional and technical skills to court staff to increase capability and initiate activity to build community support. This includes design and implementation of a computerized data management system. These efforts will result in improved assessment of youth and a broader range of graduated sanctions with a wide range of treatment options. A task force is being set up to assist the tribal court to improve the juvenile intake and assessment process, and improve graduated sanctions.

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Klamath Tribe of Oregon

Project: Tribal Youth Program

Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime; IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs

The Klamath Tribe of Oregon Tribal Youth Program focuses on reducing youth alienation and disenfranchisement, providing antigang education and implementing gang reduction strategies, strengthening family units through parent education services, and providing culturally relevant services for adolescent sex offenders. A violence reduction program is provided to youth and families to address issues related to domestic violence and youth exposure to or witnessing violence. The project tries to reduce the occurrence and severity of alcohol and drug use and addictions among juveniles through holistic preventative programming and treatment options.

2001 Tribal Youth Program

Burns Paiute Tribe

Project: Burns Paiute Tribal Youth Program

Category: II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth; IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs

The Burns Paiute Tribal Youth Program is designed to address the increasing numbers of tribal and other American Indian youth involved with alcohol and substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, and school failure. The program is improving youth service delivery systems and resource capabilities by hiring an adolescent counselor/case manager who provides direct services, develops relationships with similar county programs, and coordinates treatment and case management. The counselor/case manager also works to increase the availability and accessibility of community wraparound services for high-risk youth through integrated service delivery and collaborative agreements. This is accomplished by developing referral and identification protocols, by developing a volunteer base, and through staff development. The program is also developing a 3-year plan to delay the onset of alcohol/drug abuse, violent behavior, and dropping out of school. This will be accomplished by strengthening the existing tribal youth coalition and targeting community norms and laws that favor alcohol/drug abuse, negative behavior, and not completing school.

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Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians

Project: Tribal Partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of SW Oregon

Category: IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs

The Confederated Tribes are using this grant to overcome obstacles that prevent tribal youth participation in the local Boys & Girls Club. The identified obstacles to tribal participation are the lack of transportation, lack of tribal employees, and cost. To overcome these obstacles, the Confederated Tribes and the Boys & Girls Club have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU provides for the Boys & Girls Club to hire three part-time staff members and three part-time junior supervisors, provide a van for transportation, and provide funding for one staff to attend regional and national Tribal Youth Program meetings. Tribal preference will be used for hiring the six part-time positions. The cost factor for the Boys & Girls Club is based on the checkout procedures. If a parent does not want the child to be able to check out at will, the child must be enrolled in the daycare program at a substantially higher cost. Under the MOU, checkout is limited as long as the child is a member of the club.

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Coquille Indian Tribe of Oregon

Project: Tribal Youth Program

Category: II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth; III. Improvement to Tribal Juvenile Justice Systems

The Coquille Tribe is addressing the high number of at-risk youth within the community. Since the tribal court is a fairly new system, this project will help to develop a juvenile code to provide alternative dispositions for youth offenders. The goal of the program is to reduce juvenile crime. It integrates a mentoring program within the tribal court system by having a court-appointed volunteer, tribal member, and/or elder paired with a juvenile. The project focuses on a community service program so youth offenders will have a way to give back to their community. A peer tutorial component pairs juvenile offenders with young tribal members in a structured setting to provide tutoring in needed areas. Other projects consist of group activities that focus on social skills and practical work skills. The integration of supportive individuals and meaningful leadership roles in the lives of juvenile offenders provides a positive influence on youth and reduces juvenile delinquent behavior.