PROJECT GOALS
Our goal is to improve healthy relationship skills in teens and young adults, their financial literacy skills, and the well-being of vulnerable students.
CURRICULUM APPROACH
Hope for Miami's Ready4Life project will implement two Dibble Institute evidence-based models: Relationship Smarts 5.0 and Money Habitudes. Hope for Miami has received approval and authorization from the Dibble Institute to implement these
combined approaches.
NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED
Youth in certain neighborhoods of Miami experience higher rates of poverty, school failure, criminalization, racism, family dysfunction, and health challenges. These Adverse Childhood Experiences impact their ability to flourish as successful adults. By addressing healthy relationship skills and financial literacy, Ready4Life can change the trajectory of their transition to a healthy and successful adulthood.
TARGET POPULATION
Ready4Life will serve teen students, primarily those in grades 9th and 10th who attend a school or reside in Miami-Dade County, FL. Note that the majority of youth in Miami are Black or Hispanic, and are often adversely affected by minority health disparities.
SERVICE DELIVERY
Ready4Life will be delivered primarily in school (during the school day) in 15 one-hour sessions. This delivery model will give us time to administer the pre and post-tests necessary for our evaluation plan, delivering no fewer than 12 instructional hours.
PROGRAM REACH
In year one, 300 students ages 14-24 will receive Ready4Life services, while in year two - five, an additional 600 youth per year will be reached. Over the five (5) years of the project, a total of 2,700 youth will complete 90% of the sessions with this program model.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
A Stakeholder Advisory Board will meet quarterly to guide the project and plan for its sustainability. Evaluation Independent services will be subcontracted to the Behavioral Science Research Institute (BSRI).
ADAPTATIONS
Ready4Life does not plan to modify or adapt the core curriculum. However, some sessions will be delivered during the school day with additional program sites that operate after school or during the summer.
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To learn more information, contact Crystal Harley at crystal@hopeformiami.org or
786-388-3000.
OUR PROGRAM SUMMARY
Funding for this program is supported by Grant #90ZD0018-05-00 from the Office of Family Assistance within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Services are available to all eligible persons, regardless of race, gender, age, disability, or religion. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Family Assistance.