Grantees

Engage youth in choosing healthy behavior by 1) creating a mentoring initiative of both training existing mentors and providing a Hope Works mentor model at two pilot sites; 2) expand men's youth violence prevention educational workshops into new populations of teen centers; and 3) expand their successful male role model presentations into co-ed and women's groups.

To reduce teen pregnancy for all youth thorugh 17 years in Bennington County.

Engagne youth in skill-building and community engagement activities that are art-focused, youth-selected, youth-driven, and facilitated by positive adut role models. Teens will build positive relationships with the community, become deeply involved in activities that will contribute to healthy behaviors and choices, and express their ideas and perceptions in powerful and positive ways.

Funds used to support the Youth Leadership Program state-wide.

A youth leadership program.

Strength and formalize existing Youth of the Year Program to firmly establish it as a year-round effort.

Offer weekly Youth Open Mic Program in collaboration with the Catamount Arts Center and to sustain the existing project initiated last year, the Youth Radio.

Reach boys and young school aged men in traditional school and non-traditional settings with age appropriate prevention education on sexual violence, teen sexual assault and healthy relationships.