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--- . A wareness Seminars: Youth caught shoplifting or experimenting with chemicals Ot tobllC:C:O for the fim time. or who are caught telling negligent fires. arc referred by police or court 10 lhc respective 2-hour Awarcnc5$ Seminu which is sponsored by NYFS, local Police Oepartmcnll and the RIHTl$CY Count)' Sheriff'. Deputmcnt. p.rcnu must .1&0 .nend with lhcir child. Cost per hour of ter'Yicc i. about .$40.00. Each c;ue rcquiru a minimum of 4 houn. Delinquency Assessments: NYFS rtt:civcs rtfcmls from Ramsey COUnlY Juvenile Service Center's Intake Division of. youth. . referred to or petitioned to eoun for illegal behavior. NYFS meets with you,1h and t.heir pan:nls to assess the situation and 10 decide upon an appropriate consequence. Cost per hour is S40.oo. Each Aasca.vncnl takes one hour. Entployment Services: There 111"1: two .~1l5 in which youth may participate in lhi5 prognm. Youth n:gi5lcr fot home chore jobs and prc-cmploymcnt "kill training through the Youth Employment Program. Area residentS and senior citiz.cM piKe job rcqUCSU dlrough the R.caidential nOte or the Senior Citizen. Chore Project. Youlh may aJao be employed in NYFS' Youill Run Buaincu. the. Community Clothing Connution. Here. youlh receive hands-on training in marketing, cUSlOmcr set"Yice, ~il display and merchandising. inventory control, bookkeeping and computer and cash register U5C. Cost per hour for employment acrvice. i. about :$40.00. Each youth particiJnnl in the chore prognlm receives an average of3 hours o( service, while youLh participants in lb.e youth ron business receive 4$ bouts o( service. Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Consists o( two main programs: Teeo Healtb Center: Through the Teen Health Center. reproductive hcaL&.h needs, both preventive and primary, ofuninsurcd, underinsurcd and low income youth from our area between the ages of 12-23, are met. Each visit lastsapproximatcly 1.5 hours. Theaver:age charge per visit was :$SO. Healtb EducatioD Senic:es: to 1993, 103 hours of prescntationa or groups were provided 10 over 1,030 lludcnlS (Iit.Itilillcal informalion for this program is not upt by city). Youth Service Learning: In partnership with Mounds View District #'621 Community Eclucalion. NYFS connects elcmenlaC)', middle and high school students to communilY agencicslorganizatiom in need or volunlecf'$. COst per hour is. abol.ll S4O.OO. Each participant R1;elves an aVenge of 4.5 hours of se:rvice. Other programs and services offered through NYFS (statistics not kept by city): Shoreview Community Center Youth Outreach: NYFS and the CilyofSho",v;ew p",v;dea full4imc youth au"""eh &c. Community Service Advisor at the Shoreview Communily' Cenll:;r. By offering effective prevention and intervention prognms. at.rislc and other youlh are proVided a heallhy. positive experience II the Center. An evenl for teens called FRIDAYS has also been established. On certain Fridays, the Center closes carly and youth have the: (acilitie:s al1to lb.emsc:lves. Over 1.500 youth attended FRIDA YS.in 1993. . ,. Reflect Respect: As a result ofagrowing awareness that OUt communities al'l: changing in populations, and a dcsi~ to respond to these changes. NYFS and a coalition of community memben began the Reflec! Respect Project. It's mission is to develop a community in which .11 people a~ truted with respecl. acceptance and sensitivity, rcgai:dless of l"llIce, gender, economic status. physical auribUles, disabilily and. religion. Haunted House: Students ftom NYFS' Youth Service Learning Project. the New Brighlon Rotary and the New Brighton Chamber of Commerce developed the Second Annual NYFS Haunted House:. A tOlal o( 50 volunteer students from Mounds View and lrondale High Schools ninth gnllde civic classes plaMet!, buill and acted in the Haunted Hou5C. ?vcr 800 people a<<ended the e\'er1l. Family Support Services - Home Based Family Program: Th;, i,. new p"'gram tlul beg.n planning;n 1993 and will begin offering services in Spring of 1994. The goal oi this program is to promole family unifac.ation and prevent out of home placement. It will offer intensi.ve home based trc.atmcnt. In addition to thctlPy I this prognm will be able to creatively meel current concerns of the family including parenting and behavior issues. academic concerns and time management problems. Speakers Bureau: NYFS' stlIffofskillcd clinicians. youth \IIod:.e1"$ and educaton; make pre5entations to atl:a churches., civic groups and PT A5 on topics focusing on parenting, family lifo!, youth development and lif.e enrichment. A spcakeA Bureau. topic booklet and applicalion fonn is available upon requesl. Each yea:r, NYFS staff complele between 4;~ Speak-en Bureau requests. .