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South Texas Teen Leadership & Development (STTLD) Program

Award Number: TP1AH000247
ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
OPDIV: DHHS/OS
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/28/2023

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South Texas Teen Leadership & Development (STTLD) Program - Community Action Corporation of South Texas (CACOST), a private nonprofit 501 (c)(3) corporation, will champion the movement to improve the overall optimal health of adolescents while reducing teen birth rates, STI rates, and youth risk behaviors using a systems thinking approach in Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg and Jim Wells Counties. CACOST’s proposed STTLD (South Texas Teen Leadership & Development) Program will saturate a rural, predominantly Hispanic population with county level teen birth rates at least twice as high as the Texas rate (25.3) and three to four times higher than the nation (17.4); Brooks-88, Duval-58, Jim Hogg -68 and Jim Wells-62. The high teen birth and STI rates in the area are influenced by a variety of risk factors to include the rural geography, high numbers of ethnic minorities, significant poverty rates, lack of educational attainment, and lack of access to health resources. The project will target adolescents residing in six independent school districts in south Texas- Alice, Benavides, Brooks County, Freer, Jim Hogg County, and San Diego. The STTLD Program will utilize a systems thinking approach to replicate evidence-based programs that have been selected as “best fit” along with supportive services and an inclusive approach to creating community-wide change throughout the proposed service area. The program will implement three rigorously evaluated curricula to youth- Teen Outreach Program in middle schools, Love Notes 3.0 SRA-EBP in high schools, and Safer Sex Intervention (SSI) in clinics/community settings to females ages 13-19. Using a systems thinking approach, CACOST identified the strongest leverage points to change the map of teen pregnancy. The project will 1) replicate evidence-based sexual education 2) increase adult support systems and 3) maximize inter-organizational resources. Additionally, in collaboration with community partners, STTLD will utilize the Tenacious Change Approach to help create community-wide system change and build a movement in support of optimal health which will ensure the trajectory of teen birth rates, STI rates, and youth risk behaviors continue to decrease. CACOST has fifty years of uninterrupted and progressive experience in providing a range of child and family development, evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programming, and supportive and anti-poverty services for disadvantaged South Texans. CACOST’s capacity to effectively conduct the proposed project is framed by our effective and proven leadership of key management staff, governance and decision-making structures, grounded in our management and financial systems and experience and evidenced by CACOST’s dynamic growth and development.


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 = -$72,091 )
2024	2022	COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION OF SOUTH TEXAS	204 E 1ST ST	ALICE	TX	78332	JIM WELLS	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	03	3	4/17/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$72,091
2024	2021	COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION OF SOUTH TEXAS	204 E 1ST ST	ALICE	TX	78332	JIM WELLS	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	03	3	4/17/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2020	COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION OF SOUTH TEXAS	204 E 1ST ST	ALICE	TX	78332	JIM WELLS	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	03	3	4/17/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = -$72,091

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2022	COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION OF SOUTH TEXAS	204 E 1st St	Alice	TX	78332	JIM WELLS	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	02	3	6/23/2023	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
2023	2021	COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION OF SOUTH TEXAS	204 E 1st St	Alice	TX	78332	JIM WELLS	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	02	3	6/23/2023	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $1,017,167 )
2022	2022	Community Action Corporation Of South Texas	204 E 1st St	Alice	TX	78332	JIM WELLS	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	00	3	6/29/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$999,100
2022	2022	COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION OF SOUTH TEXAS	204 E 1st St	Alice	TX	78332	JIM WELLS	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	01	3	9/9/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$18,067
2022	2021	COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION OF SOUTH TEXAS	204 E 1st St	Alice	TX	78332	JIM WELLS	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	01	3	9/9/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2021	Community Action Corporation Of South Texas	204 E 1st St	Alice	TX	78332	JIM WELLS	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	00	3	6/29/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $1,017,167

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $999,100 )
2021	2021	Community Action Corporation Of South Texas	204 E 1st St	Alice	TX	78332	JIM WELLS	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	00	2	6/17/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$999,100
2021	2020	Community Action Corporation Of South Texas	204 E 1st St	Alice	TX	78332	JIM WELLS	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	01	1	5/6/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $999,100

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $999,100 )
2020	2020	Community Action Corporation Of South Texas	204 E 1st St	Alice	TX	78332	JIM WELLS	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	00	1	6/23/2020	NEW	$999,100
														Subtotal = $999,100

Grand Total All Awards = $2,943,276

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South Texas Teen Leadership & Development (STTLD) Program

Award Number: TP1AH000247

ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH

OPDIV: DHHS/OS

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/28/2023

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