Strategic Solutions for Families, Inc.

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2026-01-21

https://www.strategicsolutionsforfamilies.org/

STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS FOR FAMILIES, INC.

2025-01-23

2020-05-15

2024-09-26

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Department of Justice

STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS FOR FAMILIES, INC. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALCORN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, CORINTH SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND ALCORN COUNTY YOUTH COURT, MISSISSIPPI WILL IMPLEMENT THE SOLID GROUND STUDENT SAFETY INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS YOUTH VIOLENCE. THE INITIATIVE WILL IMPROVE SCHOOL CAPACITY TO PREVENT AND INTERVENE EARLY TO INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE; ENHANCE AND EXPAND PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS SCHOOL VIOLENCE; EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT WITH SCHOOL PERSONNEL TO MUTUALLY ADDRESS RISK FACTORS FOR VIOLENCE; AND IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL TO ENHANCE PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. THE INITIATIVE WILL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS THROUGH A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR STUDENTS, SCHOOL, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND PARENTS; IMPLEMENTING THE OJJDP COMPREHENSIVE GANG MODEL; PROVIDING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING SKILLS TRAINING; CONDUCTING DISTRICT-WIDE ANTI-VIOLENCE CAMPAIGNS; AND ENGAGING FAMILIES BY CONDUCTING OUTREACH AND PARENT EDUCATION SESSIONS AND HELPING FAMILIES NAVIGATE COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR IDENTIFIED NEEDS.

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2024-09-19

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Department of Health and Human Services

SOLID GROUND SRAE PROGRAM

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2024-09-06

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Department of Health and Human Services

SOLID GROUND DRUG-FREE COMMUNITY COALITION - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: SOLID GROUND DRUG-FREE COMMUNITY COALITION (SOLID GROUND) APPLICANT NAME: STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS FOR FAMILIES, INC. ADDRESS: 300 WILLIAMS STREET, BOONEVILLE, MS 38829 CONTACT NAME: PAMELA MEEKS CONTACT PHONE: 662-210-9296 EMAIL ADDRESS: PMEEKS.STRATEGIC@GMAIL.COM NEED OF THE PROJECT: LOCATED IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA, STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS FOR FAMILIES, INC. IS A COMMUNITY-BASED, 501 (C) (3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES AS THE FISCAL AGENT FOR THE SOLID GROUND DRUG-FREE COMMUNITY COALITION (SOLID GROUND). THE SOLID GROUND COALITION PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT COMPREHENSIVE DRUG-FREE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES DESIGNED AROUND THE SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY-LEVEL CHANGE TO BUILD COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO ADDRESS FACTORS THAT INCREASE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE AMONG TEENS AND PROMOTE THE PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE AMONG TEENS BY STRENGTHENING COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NON-PROFIT AGENCIES, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. SOLID GROUND WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED SECTORS: YOUTH, PARENTS, BUSINESSES, MEDIA, SCHOOLS, YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, RELIGIOUS OR FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT CIVIC OR VOLUNTEER GROUPS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, RECOVERY PROGRAMS, AND VETERAN AGENCIES TO IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION ACTIVITIES THAT LIMIT ACCESS TO SUBSTANCES, CHANGE THE CULTURE AND CONTEXT ON HOW DECISIONS ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSE ARE MADE, SHIFT CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSTANCE USE TO NOT PENALIZE, BUT BETTER SUPPORT YOUTH, AND ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO HEALTH DISPARITIES AND HEALTH INEQUITIES. PROTECTIVE FACTORS ARE DEFINED AS "CHARACTERISTICS OR STRENGTHS OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES OR SOCIETIES THAT ACT TO MITIGATE RISKS AND PROMOTE POSITIVE WELL-BEING AND HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT (STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, 2020)." PROPOSED SERVICES AND TARGET POPULATION: SOLID GROUND WILL TARGET YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 – 18 RESIDING IN BOONEVILLE, PRENTISS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (38829) AND ATTENDING EITHER THE PRENTISS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR THE BOONEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. PRENTISS COUNTY HAS A POPULATION OF 25,155 WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION (82.27%) BEING WHITE. THE SECOND LARGEST RACE IS AFRICAN AMERICAN (9.8%) AND THIRD LARGEST RACE IS ASIAN (2.5%) (MISSISSIPPI, 2022). THE PER CAPITAL INCOME FOR PRENTISS COUNTY IS $19,693 COMPARED TO THE STATE AVERAGE OF $23,424. MORE THAN 22.6 % OF CHILDREN LIVING IN PRENTISS COUNTY LIVE IN POVERTY AND 22.1% ARE FROM SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES AND NEARLY 22.9% LIVE IN POVERTY. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY: UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE DIRECTOR OF GRANTS AND PROGRAMS HAS 30 YEARS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE AND WILL LEAD A QUALIFIED PROJECT TEAM DEDICATED TO PROVIDING PARENTS, FOSTER PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TEACHERS, AND POTENTIAL PARENTS A PARENT ACADEMY, CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE AND QUALITY PARENT ACADEMY.

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2023-08-07

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Federal Communications Commission

THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES WITH THE FUNDING AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF AND PARTICIPATION IN THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM AMONG THOSE ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS MOST IN NEED OF AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY.

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2022-09-29

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Department of Justice

PROJECT ABSTRACT   LEGAL NAME & PROJECT TITLE: STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS FOR FAMILIES SOLID GROUND SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: MISSISSIPPI –WASHINGTON COUNTY, CITY OF GREENVILLE CATEGORY 1: PROJECT SITES   SUMMARY:  STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS FOR FAMILIES IS WORKING IN COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH GREENVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND A LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGENCY TO INCREASE SCHOOL SAFETY BY PREVENTING AND REDUCING SCHOOL VIOLENCE. THERE ARE NEARLY 4,300 STUDENTS IN K-12 IN THE TARGET DISTRICT. AT 15%, SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS ARE 12% HIGHER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE AND YRBS DATA SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO CARRIED A WEAPON ON SCHOOL PROPERTY IN MISSISSIPPI IS 86% THAN THE NATION. HIGH CRIME RATE, LOW PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND HIGH POVERTY IN THE COMMUNITY COMPOUND THE ISSUES. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE TO: 1) IMPROVE SCHOOL CAPACITY TO PREVENT AND INTERVENE EARLY TO INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE; 2) ENHANCE AND EXPAND PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS SCHOOL VIOLENCE; 3) EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT WITH SCHOOL PERSONNEL TO MUTUALLY ADDRESS RISK FACTORS FOR VIOLENCE; AND 4) IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL TO ENHANCE PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS.   PRIMARY ACTIVITIES: 1) IMPLEMENT ON-GOING, COMPREHENSIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED TRAINING TO EDUCATE SCHOOL PERSONNEL INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND PARENTS ON PREVENTING SCHOOL VIOLENCE; 2) CONDUCT DISTRICT-WIDE ANTI-VIOLENCE CAMPAIGNS; 3) CONDUCT SAFETY ASSESSMENTS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS SYSTEM-WIDE NEEDS AND GAPS; 4) INTEGRATE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION AND SUPPORTS (PBIS) ACTIVITIES 5) PROVIDE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP SKILLS TRAINING; 6) UPDATE SCHOOL STRATEGIC SAFETY PLAN; 7) PROVIDE PARENT EDUCATION; 8) IMPLEMENT OJJDP’S GANG PREVENTION MODEL STRATEGIES; 9) HOST REGULAR MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM MEETINGS; AND 10) CONDUCT EVALUATION AND SUSTAINABILITY ACTIVITIES. THE PROGRAM WILL ALSO WORK TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY AND PARTNER WITH A CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION TO REACH AFRICAN AMERICANS.   DELIVERABLES: BY CONDUCTING OUTREACH, ASSESSMENTS, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND PREVENTION SERVICES WITH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS, THIS ALIGNS WITH OJJDP DELIVERABLES TO: 1) DEVELOP AND SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SAFETY STRATEGIC PLAN THAT IS INFORMED BY AVAILABLE LOCAL DATA AND EXISTING PLANS; 2) IDENTIFY A SERVICE NETWORK OF CBOS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE IN OPERATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH AND FAMILIES; 3) DEVELOP PROGRAM STRATEGIES THAT PROVIDE THE TARGET YOUTH POPULATION WITH SERVICE “BACKPACKS” THAT ARE INDIVIDUALIZED TO THE PARTICULAR STUDENT AND ENGAGE THE FAMILY AS A CRITICAL CHANGE AGENT FOR THE STUDENT; AND 4) IMPLEMENT PREVENTION STRATEGIES FOR ALL STUDENTS THAT HELP TO SUPPLEMENT THE INTERVENTIONS FOR THE TARGET YOUTH POPULATION AND BUILD A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE.   SERVICE AREA: LOCATED IN THE DELTA REGION, GREENVILLE, MS IS THE COUNTY SEAT FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY THAT HAS A TOTAL POPULATION OF 45,072.  THE TARGET DISTRICT K-12 STUDENTS REPRESENT NEARLY 10% OF THE POPULATION. THE DELTA REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST DEPRIVED AND POOREST REGIONS IN THE U.S. THE PERCENTAGE OF SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES AND CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY EXCEED THE STATE BY 59.2% AND 58.3% RESPECTIVELY. THE AREA IS LARGELY MINORITY WITH 72% AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMPARED TO ONLY 38% IN THE STATE.   BENEFITS: THE ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY TRAINING AND EDUCATING SCHOOL AND STUDENTS, LEAD TO MANY BENEFITS LIKE IMPROVED SCHOOL SAFETY AND CULTURE, REDUCED SUSPENSIONS, IMPROVED SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INCREASED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND INCREASED FAMILY INVOLVEMENT. WHEN STUDENTS FEEL SAFE TO GO TO SCHOOL AND LEARN, WE ALL WIN – YOUTH, PARENTS, SCHOOL STAFF, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE LIVE.

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Government Instrumentality, Title-Holding Corporation, Charitable Organization, Educational Organization, Scientific Organization, Local Association of Employees, Agricultural Organization, Horticultural Organization, Board of Trade, Business League, Pleasure, Recreational, or Social Club, Fraternal Beneficiary Society, Order or Association, Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Non-Govt. Emps.), Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Govt. Emps.), Domestic Fraternal Societies and Associations, Teachers Retirement Fund Assoc., Benevolent Life Insurance Assoc., Mutual Ditch or Irrigation Co., Burial Association, Cemetery Company, Credit Union, Other Mutual Corp. or Assoc., Mutual Insurance Company or Assoc. Other Than Life or Marine, Corp. Financing Crop Operations, Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Trust or Plan, Employee Funded Pension Trust (Created Before 6/25/59), Post or Organization of War Veterans, Legal Service Organization, Black Lung Trust, Multiemployer Pension Plan, Veterans Assoc. Formed Prior to 1880, Trust Described in Sect. 4049 of ERISA, Title Holding Co. for Pensions, etc., State-Sponsored High Risk Health Insurance Organizations, State-Sponsored Workers' Compensation Reinsurance, ACA 1322 Qualified Nonprofit Health Insurance Issuers, Apostolic and Religious Org. (501(d)), Cooperative Hospital Service Organization (501(e)), Cooperative Service Organization of Operating Educational Organization (501(f)), Child Care Organization (501(k)), Charitable Risk Pool, Qualified State-Sponsored Tuition Program, 4947(a)(1) - Private Foundation (Form 990PF Filer)

2020-04

Public& Societal Benefit: Support N.E.C.

Type of organization and use of contribution: A public charity. Deductibility Limitation: 50% (60% for cash contributions)

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