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Positive Youth Development in Diverse Communities

Award Number: H79SP083328
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2027

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Positive Youth Development in Diverse Communities - Project name: Positive Youth Development in Diverse Communities Population to be served: This project will serve Latino youth ages 12-16 and their families in the community of Hazleton, PA. Project Activities: This project proposes to adapt the PROSPER partnership model for prevention of substance misuse and related problem behaviors in youth to better meet the needs of young people in culturally diverse communities. In the community of Hazleton, we will form a PROSPER team comprised of local stakeholders from the Latino community and from youth-serving organizations, which will receive technical assistance from Penn State Extension prevention coordinators. In partnership with the University of Miami, the team will oversee the delivery of the Familias Unidas intervention, an evidence-based family strengthening intervention shown to be effective at reducing substance misuse, behavioral problems and risky sexual activity in Latino youth. This intervention targets parenting skills such as parent-child communication, partnering with schools, monitoring the whereabouts and peer relations of youth, and coping effectively with acculturation stressors. We also plan to implement the Botvin Life Skills Training (LST) program to all youth in grades 6 or 7. LST is also an evidence-based substance misuse prevention program used widely in Pennsylvania through PROSPER and other initiatives. Decades of research indicate that LST is effective at preventing misuse of all substances, including gateway drugs and illicit drugs. We will collect data on parent and youth risk and protective factors and SUD behaviors pre and post intervention, and implementation data on both programs collected from program facilitators and LST teachers. We will also conduct focus groups will small groups of LST participants to determine the cultural fit of that intervention for youth in Hazleton, as well as community-level indicator data on youth SUD and problem behaviors from various public sources such as schools, the health department, and law enforcement, to track program impacts. We anticipate reaching approximately 900 youth per year with the LST program and 20-24 families per year with the Familias Unidas program.


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: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2025	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	4	1/13/2026	TERMINATION	$0
2026	2025	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	4	1/15/2026	OTHER REVISION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $374,269 )
2025	2025	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	4	9/17/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$374,269
2025	2024	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	12/11/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $374,269

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $374,942 )
2024	2024	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	003	3	7/1/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$374,942
2024	2023	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	2	5/7/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2023	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	3/11/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2022	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	1	3/27/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $374,942

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $374,524 )
2023	2023	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	8/7/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$374,524
														Subtotal = $374,524

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $373,962 )
2022	2022	PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	9/22/2022	NEW	$373,962
														Subtotal = $373,962

Grand Total All Awards = $1,497,697

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Positive Youth Development in Diverse Communities

Award Number: H79SP083328

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2027

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