Friday, May 3, 2024
5/3/2024
Boys & Girls Clubs of America is the largest Native youth service provider in the nation, with more than 200 Clubs reaching 120,000+ Native youth in American Indian, Alaska Native, American Samoan, and Hawaiian tribal communities. Native Clubs prioritize the well-being of youth, families, communities and staff through culture, life-enhancing programs and mentorship that fosters resiliency for Native young people and meets the needs of the community. We respect and honor the right of Native people to control their own futures. Our Clubs celebrate the unique strengths of Native communities and work in partnership with tribes to support young people in being resilient, healthy and successful. Our national programs are adapted and modified to integrate Native culture and further empower customization to reflect local tribal communities. In addition to programming that supports skill-building and character development, Native youth find safe places, caring staff, hope and opportunity at the Club. With IHS support, BGCA proposes to continue the partnership with the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) to deliver an informed, updated and revised educational, nutritional, and physical activity-based program aimed at reducing the onset of diabetes among American Indian and Alaska Native youth. The T.R.A.I.L. program fulfills a critical need identified by the IHS within its National Diabetes Program. BGCA’s local knowledge in facilitating the T.R.A.I.L. program since its inception demonstrates the experience and motivation to reinforce the program’s mission to improve health conditions of Native youth. The innovative T.R.A.I.L. program supports the stated purposes: 1) provide health and physical education programs, 2) help youth achieve and maintain healthy lifestyles through participation in fitness programs, 3) help youth to acquire a range of physical skills, and 4) help youth develop a sense of teamwork and cooperation. Furthermore, the T.R.A.I.L. program will serve to support the mission of IHS to improve the health of American Indian and Alaska Native youth through health promotion and health education programming. BGCA Native Services and NCAI will assist continuation sites and new sites to develop and implement local training, implementation, and evaluation plans and procedures to collect and report required participant data. The project team plans to continue supporting BGCA’s current data collection system (the T.RA.I.L. Contract Management System) and will use the BGCA proprietary National Youth Outcomes Initiative (NYOI) to incorporate and enhance the T.R.A.I.L. program’s data collection process.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
