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Ye'es Kha'a Naltseeni': Strengthening Youth

Award Number: H79SM081562
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2018
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2023

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Ye'es Kha'a Naltseeni': Strengthening Youth - Goldbelt Heritage Foundation (GHF) implementing the Ye'es Kha'a Naltseeni': Strengthening Youth project will strengthen American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth ages 12 to 24 years through suicide and substance use prevention support, fostering culturally responsive models that reduce and respond to the impact of trauma in American Indian/Alaska Native communities, and facilitate collaboration among agencies to support youth as they transition into adulthood. GHF, with a governing body of Alaska Native tribal members, has as its mission to advance culturally-responsive education practices grounded in Tlingit and Alaska Native culture, based in Juneau, Alaska. The proposed Native Connections project is titled Ye'es Kha'a Naltseeni': Strengthening Youth that will address needs uncovered by the GHF's Youth Ambassador Program survey, which has identified the following barriers to youth achievement and success: (a) substance abuse, (b) lack of positive mentors and role models, (c) depression, (d) lack of suicide prevention initiatives, (e) lack of culturally responsive educational and heritage language opportunities, and (f) lack of health activities (Unity Inc. Conference 2016). The project will be conducted in Southeast Alaska communities. The population overall is 32,468 (U.S. Census, 2016). There are 22.3% persons under 18 years old. The Juneau School District and Chatham School District has 17 schools and 4,784 students, 24% of which are Alaska Native. In the 2016-2017 school year, the dropout rate for AN/AI youth in Juneau was 8.6%, compared to a 3.42% dropout rate of all students. We will implement a culturally responsive counseling, mentoring, traditional arts therapy program, life skills, and strength building program using Alaska Native culture and heritage language that will run parallel with Evidence Based Practices that will be guided by elders, youth, parents, mental health professionals and educators. Project activities are organized around seven interrelated objectives: (1) Provide continual training to staff, parents and providers of at risk youth on art therapy to serve 40 annually; (2) Rehabilitate Alaska Native youth through traditional arts therapy and culturally responsive activities to serve 70 youth annually; (3) Provide heritage language and traditional values learning and mentorship opportunities that build connections for youth with elders to serve 70 annually; (4) Facilitate family healing circles; (5) Provide one-to-one counseling with a traditionally certified counselor to serve 70 participants ages 12-24 in Juneau/Douglas area throughout the five years; (6) Strengthen at-risk youth life skills in culturally responsive ways to serve 70 youth ages 12 to 24; (7) GHF will facilitate an annual Gathering of Alaska Native (GOAN) with a culminating Koo.eex’, a traditional Tlingit ceremony for 400 + guests to serve 100 youth. The project will serve 350 youth over the five-year project period.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2022	GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION	1 SEALASKA PLZ STE 201	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	5	3/11/2024	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2022	GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION	1 SEALASKA PLZ STE 201	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	5	10/6/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2023	2021	GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION	1 SEALASKA PLZ STE 201	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	4	10/14/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2023	2021	GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION	1 SEALASKA PLZ STE 201	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	4	10/5/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $249,955 )
2022	2022	GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION	1 SEALASKA PLZ STE 201	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	003	5	8/24/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$249,955
2022	2020	GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION	3200 HOSPITAL DR STE 200	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	3/15/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2019	GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION	1 SEALASKA PLZ STE 201	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	2	5/12/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2018	GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION	1 SEALASKA PLZ STE 201	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	1	5/11/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $249,955

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $249,955 )
2021	2021	GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION	3200 HOSPITAL DR STE 200	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	4	7/29/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$249,955
														Subtotal = $249,955

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $249,955 )
2020	2020	GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION	3200 HOSPITAL DR STE 200	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	3	7/29/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$249,955
2020	2019	GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION	3200 HOSPITAL DR STE 200	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	2	1/21/2020	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2020	2019	GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION	3200 HOSPITAL DR STE 200	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	10/11/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $249,955

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $249,955 )
2019	2019	GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION	3200 HOSPITAL DR STE 200	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	7/30/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$249,955
														Subtotal = $249,955

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $249,955 )
2018	2018	GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION	3200 HOSPITAL DR STE 200	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	9/12/2018	NEW	$249,955
														Subtotal = $249,955

Grand Total All Awards = $1,249,775

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Ye'es Kha'a Naltseeni': Strengthening Youth

Award Number: H79SM081562

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2018

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2023

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