F.I.N.D. Design
Programs
Budget
$345,500.00
Description
Did you know?
-Black girls are 6 x's likely than their white peers to be suspended.
-In TN, black girls are 65% more likely to be suspended and 75% more likely to be expelled.
-44,498 Black students were suspended from TN K-12 public schools (2018). Blacks were 23% of students across the state but comprised 58% of suspensions.
- African-American girls constitute 14% of the general population nationally but 35% percent of girls detained and committed.
The F.L.Y. (Forever Loving Yourself) Girl serves black and brown girls ages 11-17 by incorporating a transformative healing-centered framework designed to build skills, assets, and competencies while creating a learning environment where girls can develop, grow, and thrive. The program aims to restore the bond between black and brown girls and the school system, specifically those at high risk or who have already experienced school suspensions and juvenile interaction.
Program Successes
The F.L.Y. Girl program and its curriculum have been in over 12 Metro Nashville Public School.
Current physical and hybrid sites include:
Margaret Allen
East Nashville Magnet High School
Nashville Prep
Liberty Collegiate Academy
RePublic High School
Whites Creek High School
McGavock High School
April Holman
McMurray Middle School
Pearl-Cohn
Wright Middle School
H. G. Hill Middle
Madison Middle School
Haynes Middle School
Johnson Alternative Learning Center
Croft Middle School
Hillsboro high school
Maplewood High School
Mckissack middle
Glencliff High School
Hillwood HS
80% show an increase in positive connections
80% show a reduction in unhealthy behaviors
Educators show a 90% increase in knowledge of how to enable safe environments that recognizes black girls and promote their mental health
80 of 100 (80%) will report no interaction with the juvenile court system.
Category
Youth Development - Girls Clubs
Beneficiaries
Black/African American
Women and girls
At-Risk Populations
Long-term Success
Program Overall Goal:
Increase the personal healing and mental health and well-being of 100 black and brown girls ages 11-17; Decrease adultification and negative perceptions that lead to the criminalization of black and brown girls in Davidson County.
GOAL 1: To promote positive mental health for black and brown girls by providing safe spaces of sisterhood networking that support their healing.
GOAL 2: To increase school connections and positive experiences for black and brown girls by expanding the knowledge and awareness of developmentally inappropriate approaches (adultification) and negative perceptions of black girls for 50 educators.
Short-term Success
The program has deemed a success when program participants display the following behaviors within 1-3 months.
INITIAL
- Girls are provided tools to increase self-esteem and leadership skills
- Girls are aware of problem-solving skills and decision-making skills.
- Girls identify ways to engage in school/community.
INTERIM
- Girls develop a healthy sense of ethnic self-identity and confidence.
- Girls feel socially and emotionally supported by a nonparental adult (i.e., female role models).
- Girls feel a stronger sense of connection to their school and community and can identify community improvement need.
The long term goal of the program is:
To promote the mental health and overall well-being of black girls and other girls of color by reducing risk factors from racism and discrimination and producing community change agents.
Program Success Monitored By
We determine the program's success based on the following:
80% of girls will:
Increase personal protective factors (i.e., a deeper understanding of their resilience, ethnic identity, positive mental health and well-being, increased self-love/confidence, strong social support, hopefulness.
Improve positive connections (i.e., connections to peers, families, and community, social support from a nonparental adult, access to supported resources).
Reduce unhealthy behaviors ( juvenile court interactions, reduction in suspension and behavioral referrals, or decrease in unexcused absences.
Educators will show:
90% increase in knowledge of how to enable safe environments that recognizes black girls and promote their mental health and well-being enabling them to thrive.
The F.L.Y. Girl program evaluation includes
Mixed-Methods Approach, Semi-structured interviews, Focus Groups, School Discipline Data.
Program Areas Served
2787 Smith Springs Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37217, United States
$345,500.00
Description
Did you know?
-Black girls are 6 x's likely than their white peers to be suspended.
-In TN, black girls are 65% more likely to be suspended and 75% more likely to be expelled.
-44,498 Black students were suspended from TN K-12 public schools (2018). Blacks were 23% of students across the state but comprised 58% of suspensions.
- African-American girls constitute 14% of the general population nationally but 35% percent of girls detained and committed.
The F.L.Y. (Forever Loving Yourself) Girl serves black and brown girls ages 11-17 by incorporating a transformative healing-centered framework designed to build skills, assets, and competencies while creating a learning environment where girls can develop, grow, and thrive. The program aims to restore the bond between black and brown girls and the school system, specifically those at high risk or who have already experienced school suspensions and juvenile interaction.
Program Successes
The F.L.Y. Girl program and its curriculum have been in over 12 Metro Nashville Public School.
Current physical and hybrid sites include:
Margaret Allen
East Nashville Magnet High School
Nashville Prep
Liberty Collegiate Academy
RePublic High School
Whites Creek High School
McGavock High School
April Holman
McMurray Middle School
Pearl-Cohn
Wright Middle School
H. G. Hill Middle
Madison Middle School
Haynes Middle School
Johnson Alternative Learning Center
Croft Middle School
Hillsboro high school
Maplewood High School
Mckissack middle
Glencliff High School
Hillwood HS
80% show an increase in positive connections
80% show a reduction in unhealthy behaviors
Educators show a 90% increase in knowledge of how to enable safe environments that recognizes black girls and promote their mental health
80 of 100 (80%) will report no interaction with the juvenile court system.
Category
Youth Development - Girls Clubs
Beneficiaries
Black/African American
Women and girls
At-Risk Populations
Long-term Success
Program Overall Goal:
Increase the personal healing and mental health and well-being of 100 black and brown girls ages 11-17; Decrease adultification and negative perceptions that lead to the criminalization of black and brown girls in Davidson County.
GOAL 1: To promote positive mental health for black and brown girls by providing safe spaces of sisterhood networking that support their healing.
GOAL 2: To increase school connections and positive experiences for black and brown girls by expanding the knowledge and awareness of developmentally inappropriate approaches (adultification) and negative perceptions of black girls for 50 educators.
Short-term Success
The program has deemed a success when program participants display the following behaviors within 1-3 months.
INITIAL
- Girls are provided tools to increase self-esteem and leadership skills
- Girls are aware of problem-solving skills and decision-making skills.
- Girls identify ways to engage in school/community.
INTERIM
- Girls develop a healthy sense of ethnic self-identity and confidence.
- Girls feel socially and emotionally supported by a nonparental adult (i.e., female role models).
- Girls feel a stronger sense of connection to their school and community and can identify community improvement need.
The long term goal of the program is:
To promote the mental health and overall well-being of black girls and other girls of color by reducing risk factors from racism and discrimination and producing community change agents.
Program Success Monitored By
We determine the program's success based on the following:
80% of girls will:
Increase personal protective factors (i.e., a deeper understanding of their resilience, ethnic identity, positive mental health and well-being, increased self-love/confidence, strong social support, hopefulness.
Improve positive connections (i.e., connections to peers, families, and community, social support from a nonparental adult, access to supported resources).
Reduce unhealthy behaviors ( juvenile court interactions, reduction in suspension and behavioral referrals, or decrease in unexcused absences.
Educators will show:
90% increase in knowledge of how to enable safe environments that recognizes black girls and promote their mental health and well-being enabling them to thrive.
The F.L.Y. Girl program evaluation includes
Mixed-Methods Approach, Semi-structured interviews, Focus Groups, School Discipline Data.
Program Areas Served
2787 Smith Springs Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37217, United States
Budget
$116,200.00
Description
-The median wealth for single Black women and Latina women is about one cent for every dollar of White women's wealth.
-Women's median income is 83% of what men earn
-A vast amount of women of color mental health is suffering due to a higher risk of financial stressors stemming from gender discrimination and racism.
-Social Enterprises allow wealth creation why giving back to a cause that shows to have an impact emotionally, physically, and financially.
I'm Bossy Summer Entrepreneurship and Leadership Program (I.B.P.) uses a Positive Youth Development approach that supports the economic empowerment and mental health and wellbeing of black girls and other girls of color through entrepreneurship and leadership education for rising 6th-9th grades girls of color. Through youth-led initiatives, this holistic program creates fun ways to learn how to make money, set goals, develop entrepreneurship skills, and grow self-confidence by learning what it means to be wealth creators.
Program Successes
PRE-PROGRAM DATA
- 90% said they didn't trust the police prior to the program and that they had a bad interaction with the police
- 77% said they felt uncertain that if they saw a police officer on the street they would bother them
- 72% said they did not feel that the police made their neighborhoods safe
POST-PROGRAM DATA
- 100% said that their perception of the police had changed from negative to positive
- 100% said that since the program they believe police officers and youth can have positive relationships
- 86% agreed that since participating in the summer experience and Youth Citizen's Police Academy they now believe police play a positive role in society
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
Women and girls
Minorities
Long-term Success
Program Goal:
To support the economic empowerment, mental health, and well-being of black girls ages 11-15 and other girls of color ages 11-15 through healing-centered restorative circles, leadership, and entrepreneurship education.
Goal 1
To support the mental health and life skills of 30 black girls and other girls of color through healing-centered circles and workshops.
Goal 2
To increase the skills and knowledge necessary to start, own and operate their own business through 60 hours of entrepreneurial training.
Short-term Success
Objective 1: Improve positive mental health and connections for black girls and girls of color through 36 hours of weekly group circles that center on healing.
Objective 2: Increase life skills and leadership development through 24 curriculum-themed education and enrichment workshops and field trips.
Objective 1: To motivate black girls and other girls of color to succeed entrepreneurially by equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and confidence required to operate a business.
Objective 2 . Increase life skills and leadership development through 24 curriculum-themed education and enrichment workshops and field trips.
Program Success Monitored By
Program success is monitored by:
-Pre and Post Program Surveys
-End of Year Presentations & Showcases
Program Areas Served
Priest Lake Presbyterian Church 2787 Smith Springs Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37217, United States
$116,200.00
Description
-The median wealth for single Black women and Latina women is about one cent for every dollar of White women's wealth.
-Women's median income is 83% of what men earn
-A vast amount of women of color mental health is suffering due to a higher risk of financial stressors stemming from gender discrimination and racism.
-Social Enterprises allow wealth creation why giving back to a cause that shows to have an impact emotionally, physically, and financially.
I'm Bossy Summer Entrepreneurship and Leadership Program (I.B.P.) uses a Positive Youth Development approach that supports the economic empowerment and mental health and wellbeing of black girls and other girls of color through entrepreneurship and leadership education for rising 6th-9th grades girls of color. Through youth-led initiatives, this holistic program creates fun ways to learn how to make money, set goals, develop entrepreneurship skills, and grow self-confidence by learning what it means to be wealth creators.
Program Successes
PRE-PROGRAM DATA
- 90% said they didn't trust the police prior to the program and that they had a bad interaction with the police
- 77% said they felt uncertain that if they saw a police officer on the street they would bother them
- 72% said they did not feel that the police made their neighborhoods safe
POST-PROGRAM DATA
- 100% said that their perception of the police had changed from negative to positive
- 100% said that since the program they believe police officers and youth can have positive relationships
- 86% agreed that since participating in the summer experience and Youth Citizen's Police Academy they now believe police play a positive role in society
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
Women and girls
Minorities
Long-term Success
Program Goal:
To support the economic empowerment, mental health, and well-being of black girls ages 11-15 and other girls of color ages 11-15 through healing-centered restorative circles, leadership, and entrepreneurship education.
Goal 1
To support the mental health and life skills of 30 black girls and other girls of color through healing-centered circles and workshops.
Goal 2
To increase the skills and knowledge necessary to start, own and operate their own business through 60 hours of entrepreneurial training.
Short-term Success
Objective 1: Improve positive mental health and connections for black girls and girls of color through 36 hours of weekly group circles that center on healing.
Objective 2: Increase life skills and leadership development through 24 curriculum-themed education and enrichment workshops and field trips.
Objective 1: To motivate black girls and other girls of color to succeed entrepreneurially by equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and confidence required to operate a business.
Objective 2 . Increase life skills and leadership development through 24 curriculum-themed education and enrichment workshops and field trips.
Program Success Monitored By
Program success is monitored by:
-Pre and Post Program Surveys
-End of Year Presentations & Showcases
Program Areas Served
Priest Lake Presbyterian Church 2787 Smith Springs Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37217, United States
