Grantees - Washington (TYP)

The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe (Tribe) is a federally recognized tribe. Census 2000 lists 1909 American Indians in Skagit County with 491 in Sedro Woolley, WA. The Tribe will administer a youth delinquency prevention program that will prevent juvenile delinquency by increasing students' attendance, preventing school dropout, and promoting long term occupational interest. The program's focus is to provide intervention services that impact school-related risk factors for delinquency through an after school tutoring and support program and an in-school system of advocacy and academic support. Youth will receive services aimed at increasing school participation and performance and decreasing truancy. Beyond direct academic support, the project will offer engaging activities to promote a stronger bonding to school, tribal support programs, and the process by which youth create life/educational plans based on awareness of their own skills, interests, and aptitude. There are 68 youth between the ages 5-17 who are enrolled Upper Skagit or reside on or near the Upper Skagit community located in Sedro-Woolley, Washington who will be served by the program.

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Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation

Project Title: Family Support Coordinator Program

Category: I

Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation is a federally-recognized tribe which will use Tribal Youth Program funding to provide prevention services to impact risk factors for delinquency. The tribe will provide prevention and intervention services to youth ages 5–11 years old, K-5th grade students at the Tulalip Elementary school. A Family Support Coordinator will work with the children and their families in order to reduce truancy, increase self-esteem, increase school achievement, engage children in cultural community activities, engage in asset building, and provide parenting education. Performance measures and indicators of the success of the program will include measurements of success in school, including monitoring absences from school, progress reports, and tardiness. A thorough assessment of risks and strengths will be completed for each child and family receiving services.

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Squaxin Island Tribe

Project Title: Squaxin Island Youth Pathways to Wellness

Category: I

Squaxin Island Tribe is a federally-recognized tribe and will use Tribal Youth Program funds to provide prevention services to impact risk factors for delinquency. This is a drop-out prevention program aimed at teens and their families. It uses a culturally-competent, strengths-based model to deliver services to families, high-risk youth, and exceptional youth. The goal of the project is to increase youth resiliency by providing doorways to the “pathways to wellness,” a proven method to impact delinquency risk factors. This project will serve 135 youth ages 12-17 on the reservation of Squaxin Island Tribe in Washington State . Squaxin Island Tribe is designating the first year of this project as a planning year. As such, the tribe is requesting training and technical assistance in developing a comprehensive strategic plan and the capacity to collect and utilize program evaluation and performance management data during the remaining 3 years of the project.

2005 Tribal Youth Program Grantees

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, WA

Project Title: Chehalis Court-Involved Youth Intervention Program

Category: III

Chehalis tribal youth program goal is to improve the tribal juvenile judicial system, assuring accountability and improvement in long-term outcomes for court-involved youth. Anticipated outcomes are increase in youth accessing and completing substance abuse treatment with measurable success in establishing a drug-free lifestyle. Accountability measures will address all systemic components: law enforcement, judicial including probationary, and treatment services. A multi-disciplinary Tribal Advisory Team composed of Chehalis community members and staff will facilitate project activities and oversee project outcomes.

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Makah Tribal Council, WA

Project Title: Makah Tribal Youth – Mental Health Program

Category: I, IV

The Makah Indian Nation of Neah Bay, WA goals are to provide: 1) Intervention, prevention, and referral services for AI/AN youth at risk of delinquency, and 2) Alcohol and drug free abuse counseling services in conjunction with the Makah Chemical Dependency Program. The program will target children ages 8-17 years old, with a special emphasis on youth at risk for drugs and alcohol, as well as victims of crime and offenders. The program will focus on after school and evening activities geared towards intervention services in cooperation with Makah Chemical Dependency Program and prevention of drug and alcohol abuse via productive and engaging youth activities. Upon award, the abuse counseling, and cultural activities, including a variety of workshops, family-oriented activities, monthly cultural activities, speakers, and special events for all ages.

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Nooksack Indian Tribe, WA

Project Title: Q'eytl'thet, Me Tel: exw, Leq' ale q'el To Heal, to Start to Understand, to Travel with Direction

Category: I

The Noosack Indian Tribe's program goal is to develop a strong cultural identity and respect for mind, body, and Spirit, as a preventative approach to juvenile delinquency and substance abuse. Activities for the younger youth are provided by TYP in the Tribe's After-School and Summer Programs. These activities include cultural programs and substance abuse prevention programs. Activities for the older youth center around the concept of a Circle of Wellness that teaches goal setting, objective definition, and activity planning both in the group and individual settings. Activities include but are not limited to, visiting Council meetings, Canoe races, traditional berry picking and preserving.

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Quinault Indian Nation, WA

Project Title: Quinault Indian Nation Forensic Interview Project to Provide Services for Victims of Physical and Sexual Abuse

Category: III

The Forensic Interview Project will be based out of the Mental Health Program of the Quinault Indian Nation's Health Services Department in Taholah , Washington . The goal of the Forensic Interview Project is to provide services for victims of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. Services will be available to any child under age 18 in our cachement area who is the victim of abuse or who has witnessed domestic violence. The project will serve those children residing in reservation communities. The project will protect children by enhancing the prosecutability of offenders in abuse cases, and it will also enhance the effectiveness of mental health services to these victims, as they may enter therapy earlier than they might otherwise.

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Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, WA

Project Title: Shoalwater Youth Initiative

Category: I

The Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe will implement a Youth At-Risk Mentoring/Intervention Phase III Project to improve self esteem, educational performance, and decision making skills for Indian youth ages 8-17 at risk for educational failure and social/personal problems within the local schools. The goal of the project is to identify youth who are at-risk for academic failure and substance abuse, and implement a case management model that provides for appropriate interventions at the school and family level supported by professional tutoring, counseling, and mentoring services. The participation of parents and students during the planning stage will insure that program strategies are relevant to the community, address what is perceived as the underlying educational and social needs for at risk youth, and provide for continuous community feedback and student participation.

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Suquamish Tribe, WA

Project Title: Suquamish Tribal Youth Cultural Program

Category: I

The Suquamish Youth Program proposes to build connections between Suquamish youth and their cultural traditions and history with the specific intent of reducing violence and substance abuse, increasing conflict resolution skills, and improving a host of positive outcomes. The project goal is to provide prevention services to impact risk factors for delinquency, specifically, violence and substance abuse among youth. The program will serve youth 10-17 years of age and anticipates serving 50 youth annually, or 150 total over the three-year grant period. The project will be conducted on the Port Madison Indian Reservation and will be situated as part of Suquamish Tribal Youth Services, which works in a variety of settings that include a youth center, school site collaborations, and a host of recreational and social service programs. The program will provide a wide array of cultural classes and events, will train a cadre of youth in a "train the trainer" model on Suquamish history and culture that the youth will share with their peers and the larger community, will conduct prevention activities that link substance abuse prevention with cultural connection, and will provide general and culturally specific conflict resolution training.

2004 Tribal Youth Program Grantee

Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation

Project Title: Swinomish Tribal Youth Program

Category: III, IV

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, a relatively small rural community, is gripped by significant drug and alcohol abuse. Recognizing the importance of stemming the tide of youth substance abuse and delinquent behavior, the Swinomish Tribal Community has established a team of tribal court and social services personnel to plan and implement the Swinomish Youth Wellness Court. The Swinomish Tribal Court is requesting these funds for the three-year planning and implementation of the Swinomish Youth Wellness Court (SYWC). The focus is to improve the tribal juvenile justice system and provide alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs. The expected target population for the SYWC is youths between the ages of twelve and seventeen. There are currently 64 tribal members within the target age and 228 members under the age of 18. It is anticipated that the SYWC will provide services to 10 to 15 clients yearly when fully operational.

2003 Tribal Youth Program Grantees

Makah Indian Tribe

Project: Makah Tribal Youth Program

Category: I. Prevention Services To Impact Risk Factors for Delinquency; II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth; IV. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Programs

The Makah Indian's Tribal Youth Program targets youth ages 8 to 18, focusing special attention on Indian youth crime. Program activities are designed to prevent drug and alcohol abuse and to offer intervention services to help young people who are already using drugs. The program provides mental health counseling and substance abuse counseling, and incorporates various cultural activities in the services that are provided. A schedule of community workshops is offered to increase education and awareness of substance abuse. The workshops include cultural activities and tribal speakers in an attempt to increase community involvement in addressing youth substance abuse problems and creating solutions.

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Nisqually Tribe

Project: At-Risk Native Youth Intervention

Category: I. Prevention Services To Impact Risk Factors for Delinquency

The Nisqually Tribe's At-Risk Native Youth Intervention project targets services for 225 children and youth ages 8 to 19 who are at risk for academic failure and/or involved in the tribal juvenile justice system. The project coordinates with local schools and community agencies to provide outreach, educational assessments, integrated services, supportive services, mental health services, and family services for youth affected by or at risk for juvenile delinquency and/or academic failure.

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Noosack Indian Tribe

Project: Noosack Tribal Youth Program

Category: I. Prevention Services To Impact Risk Factors for Delinquency; II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth; IV. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Programs

The Noosack Tribal Youth Program is a structured, supervised reentry program targeting 140 youth ages 14 to 17. The program uses tribal and community-based services through a coordinated approach to provide support for offender accountability, competency development, and community safety as youth in custody return to the community. Services include afterschool programs aimed at improving academic performance and increasing school attendance and mediation skills to address student conflicts on campus. The program includes summer camps, mediation and conflict resolution programs, an anger management program, and a mentoring program. Cultural activities complement all the programs and services that are offered.

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Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe

Project: Phase II At-Risk Mentoring and Intervention Project

Category: I. Prevention Services To Impact Risk Factors for Delinquency

The Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe's At-Risk Mentoring and Intervention Project is a 3-year program that targets youth ages 8 to 18. This Phase II year-round program includes an afterschool component during the school year. The community-based services focus on improving self-esteem and decisionmaking skills for youth at risk for educational failure and youth in trouble or those who are troubled by special personal problems. Off-reservation youth and families are also eligible to receive services. Over the 3-year funding cycle, over 100 youth and families will receive services.

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Spokane Tribe

Project: Spokane Tribal Truancy Prevention Program

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

The Spokane Tribe's Tribal Truancy Prevention Program provides a juvenile justice prevention and control program for youth at risk of truancy or school failure, and for court-involved youth in the tribal or other juvenile justice system. The program serves youth ages 12 to 18 with comprehensive and coordinated services year round. The goal of the program is to reduce the overall incidence and involvement of youth in the juvenile justice systems and in truancy. Program achievement will occur through collaboration and coordination of tribal services and a court-school liaison that monitors youth progress in schools. The program provides cultural enrichment activities and mentoring services.

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Suquamish Tribe

Project: Delinquency Prevention Program

Category: IV. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Programs

The Suquamish Tribe is addressing substance abuse related delinquency among Indian youth through a prevention program targeting young people ages 10 to 21. The program consists of afterschool activities focusing on teaching youth leadership skills, communication skills, and traditional survival skills. The program includes cultural activities and opportunities for youth to become involved with the community. The goal of the activities and skills building is to improve young people's ability to avoid involvement with drugs and alcohol and delinquent behavior, and to strengthen youth, family, and community interactions.

2002 Tribal Youth Program Grantee

Lummi Indian Nation

Project: Lummi Juvenile Justice Project

Category: III. Improvement to Tribal Juvenile Justice Systems; IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs

The Lummi Juvenile Justice Project is a four-phase program that serves youth ages 11 to 18 by establishing a justice system centered around cultural traditions and healing. A juvenile justice team composed of the prosecutor, defense attorney, probation officer, chief judge, and counselors screen participants for the program. The team develops treatment and intervention plans. The program integrates essential services through a community justice panel to improve the juvenile justice system and provide substance abuse and delinquency prevention programs for 30 youth a year. The program is implementing a comprehensive youth treatment and judicial structure to decrease substance abuse among delinquent youth and their families.

2001 Tribal Youth Program Grantees

Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations

Project: Juvenile Justice Improvement Project

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

The Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations is enhancing its services to include a program to divert nonviolent juvenile offenders into culturally relevant residential treatment. The project is assisting in developing a formalized referral system through memoranda of understanding with tribes and tribal courts to ensure the immediate placement of Indian juvenile offenders in need of residential chemical dependency treatment. The project is improving current data collection and tracking systems to coordinate information between law enforcement, tribal courts, and treatment services in targeted tribal communities. By improving these areas of its tribal juvenile justice systems, the project will reduce, control, and prevent crime both by and against tribal youth.

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Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe

Project: Department of Health and Human Services Protecting Our Future

Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime

The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe is building on the success of its Summer Youth Employment Program by creating a life skills development program for youth ages 12 to 14. The program is creating and enhancing protective factors among tribal youth by matching them with mentors in the community and providing meaningful employment. The program is teaching all facets of employment preparation, including job skills, resume preparation, responsibility and accountability, and coworker relationships. The youth have an opportunity to work in jobs throughout the community to learn essential skills that will benefit them in the future. The partnership with adults in the community will ensure a supportive environment for youth, which will assist in reducing juvenile delinquency.

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Kalispel Tribe of Indians

Project: Kalispel Tribal Youth Program

Category: IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs

The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is hiring a substance abuse counselor to work with youth. The counselor is a key player in accomplishing the goals and objectives of the project. The counselor provides substance abuse counseling to the youth and their families on both an individual and a group basis. This individual also takes referrals from all community agencies, including child welfare, and offers a culturally relevant substance abuse education program for implementation in the schools and other community venues. The substance abuse education program gives the youth skills to make the right choices and to enhance and reinforce tribal custom and tradition. Activities such as stick games, sweats, storytelling, native dance, and arts and crafts will be taught by tribal elders to engage youth in healthy alternatives to substance abuse. This project provides youth with an opportunity to participate in drug and alcohol counseling and mental health counseling, and to obtain guidance from the tribal elders.

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South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency (SPIPA)

Project: SPIPA Delinquency Prevention Project

Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime

The South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency is improving educational and personal outcomes for Indian youth ages 8 to 17 who are at risk for delinquency. The project increases the developmental assets of youth by involving them in tutoring, mentoring, and educational activities. These activities focus on strengthening cultural values, self-esteem, and educational aspirations. The representative tribes will involve youth in six cultural enhancement activities each year. These activities will include men's and women's gatherings and an intertribal power paddle. The project takes an integrated and collaborative approach to the delivery of services by the community. Programs will be encouraged that promote prevention of youth risk factors.

2000 Tribal Youth Program Grantees

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe

Project: Lower Elwha Juvenile Justice Program

Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime; II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth; III. Improvement to Tribal Juvenile Justice Systems; IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs

The Lower Elwha Juvenile Justice Program is a prevention project that incorporates strategies from all of the objectives of the Tribal Youth Program. Services to some extent are offered to all native children from elementary through age 18. Elementary children are offered a curriculum that addresses the issues of residing in a home affected by substance abuse. Other program components include intensive advocacy services for adolescents involved with the criminal justice system and enhancement of the tribal court to enable services to be provided for family-related issues. Additionally, the tribe assesses all native youth in grades 6–12 within the Port Angeles School District to determine developmental profiles. Finally, "natural helpers, " will also be provided training and partnership in this prevention project.

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Nisqually Indian Tribe

Project: Nisqually Juvenile Justice Improvement Project

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

The Nisqually Indian Juvenile Justice Improvement Project targets youth who are on probation or involved in the court system. The project primarily benefits youth and their families. It has been developed in conjunction with the community and tribal program staff, a comprehensive group of resources for court-involved youth and their families, and will define the role of the youth counselor within the youth court, recruit and hire for that position, and develop alternatives and enhancements to the tribal youth court such as diversion, community peer review, traditional dispute resolution, drug courts, and mentoring programs.

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Puyallup Tribe of Indians

Project: Tribal At-Risk Youth Counseling and Juvenile Probation Services Enhancement

The Puyallup Tribe is strengthening its Juvenile Probation Services Program by adding a probation officer trainee to its single probation officer department. The project is also providing mentors, tutoring, and youth work-study diversion to serve juvenile offenders. The tribe is working cooperatively with Pierce County officials regarding the Native American population within their system to improve cross-jurisdictional relations. The tribe is also focusing on graduated responses based on the severity of individual cases, risks to the community and victim and offender needs for the Native American population.

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Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe

Project: Youth At-Risk Delinquency Prevention/Mentoring/Intervention

Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime

The Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe is proposing a 3-Year Youth At-Risk Delinquency Prevention/ Mentoring/Intervention project to improve self-esteem, educational performance, and decisionmaking skills for Indian youth ages 8 to 18 at risk for educational failure and social/personal problems with local schools. The project is serving over 100 Indian youth and their families, and has both summer and year components. The project builds on the strength of the core group of students, parents, and mentors who have taken the lead within the community.