NCJ Number
139577
Date Published
Unknown
Length
40 pages
Annotation
This project is designed to prepare FBI drug demand reduction coordinators and staff of local Boys Club/Boys and Girls Clubs to work together to reach high-risk youth with drug prevention programs and expanded youth development opportunities.
Abstract
Through the training and resource materials suggested in this manual, FBI drug demand reduction coordinators will be prepared to assist Boys Clubs/Boys and Girls Clubs in the implementation or enhancement of drug prevention and youth development programs, help recruit high-risk boys and girls for participation in local club programs, and work with existing organizations to start new units and with Boys Clubs of America to start new organizations that reach more high-risk girls and boys. This 8-month project is a capacity-building effort designed to develop program models to share with all clubs and FBI drug demand reduction coordinators. Under the training phase of the program, participating club executive directors will attend a meeting and receive an orientation to the project and the role of drug demand reduction coordinators. The drug demand reduction coordinators will participate in a training program that introduces them to clubs and provides ideas for joint efforts. Phase II involves the implementation and development of program models. Under this phase, drug demand reduction coordinators will contact a designated club in their area and plan and implement mutually agreed upon activities. Technical assistance will be available from Boys Clubs of America to help start new organizations. Under Phase III, the program models implemented in Phase II will be evaluated, and descriptions of program models will be developed and disseminated to all clubs with information on how to work with their FBI drug demand reduction coordinator.