Aiming for Healthy Families, Inc.

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2025-08-26

AIMING FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES, INC.

AIMING FOR

2024-08-30

2006-03-19

2024-09-19

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Department of Health and Human Services

YOUTH RISE (RESPONSIBILITY, INTEGRITY, SELF-CONTROL = EMPOWERMENT)

444631.00

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0.00

2023-09-25

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Department of Health and Human Services

YOUTH RISE (RESPONSIBILITY, INTEGRITY, SELF-CONTROL = EMPOWERMENT)

886810.00

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0.00

2023-06-15

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Department of Health and Human Services

TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAM - YOUTHRISE (RESPONSIBILITY, INTEGRITY, SELF-CONTROL = EMPOWERMENT) - NEED FOR THE PROJECT: AIMING FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES (AFHF) IS A COMMUNITY-BASED, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT A TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION (TPP) AND POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (PYD). FOR 20 YEARS, AFHF HAS SERVED THOUSANDS OF YOUTH TO PROMOTE PREVENTION INITIATIVES. THE PROJECT NAME IS YOUTH RISE (RESPONSIBILITY, INTEGRITY, SELF-CONTROL = EMPOWERMENT). THE PROJECT WILL SERVE VULNERABLE YOUTH IN RURAL AND UNDER-SERVED COUNTIES IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF MISSISSIPPI (MS): LEE, PRENTISS, AND PONTOTOC. IN THESE TARGET COUNTIES NEARLY A QUARTER (22%) OF THE YOUTH LIVE IN POVERTY, COMPARED TO 17% NATIONALLY. ALL THREE COUNTIES HAVE HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT RATES THAT EXCEED THE NATION’S 6%: LEE-9%, PRENTISS-9 % AND PONTOTOC- 9.2%. SPECIFIC TO TEEN SEXUAL BEHAVIORS, MS RANKS #1 OUT OF 50 STATES WITH THE HIGHEST TEEN BIRTH RATES AND #12 FOR THE MOST SEXUALLY ACTIVE YOUTH. ALL PROJECT TARGET COUNTIES HAVE TEEN BIRTH RATES (PER 1,000) THAT EXCEED THE NATIONAL RATE OF 16.7. TWO OF THE COUNTIES HAVE BIRTH RATES THAT NEARLY DOUBLE, WHILE ONE COUNTY HAS A BIRTH RATE THAT MORE THAN DOUBLES THE NATION: LEE (30.6), AND PRENTISS (29.8) AND PONTOTOC (40.5). MS RANKS AS #1 HAVING THE HIGHEST STD RATE IN THE NATION. PROPOSED SERVICES: THE GOAL OF YOUTH RISE IS TO REDUCE TEEN PREGNANCIES AND STDS/HIV BY EDUCATING YOUTH ON HOW TO VOLUNTARILY REFRAIN FROM RISKY SEXUAL ACTIVITY. THE YOUTH RISE PROGRAM SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT THE FOUR KEY ELEMENTS OF A TPP SCALE-UP PROJECT THAT ARE CRITICAL FOR AN EFFECTIVE TPP PROGRAM: 1) EVIDENCE BASED 2) COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION 3) REFERRALS TO OTHER SERVICES 4) SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING RISK FACTORS AT THE YOUTH, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY LEVEL. HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH WILL RECEIVE 10 HOURS OF PROPOSED LOVE NOTES 4.0 SRA EBP (LN) AND/OR MIND MATTERS CURRICULUM WITH INCLUSIVE PYD ACTIVITIES. BOTH CURRICULA ARE EVIDENCE BASED AND INCLUDE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP SKILLS TRAINING. FAMILIES/CAREGIVERS WILL BE ENGAGED IN 60 MINUTES OF PARENT SUPPORT EDUCATION TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY COMMUNICATION. PROJECT COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIES WILL BE UTILIZED TO STRENGTHEN CAPACITY WITHIN THE TARGET COMMUNITIES. A QUALIFIED EVALUATION TEAM WILL WORK WITH AFHF STAFF TO COLLECT, TRACK, AND MONITOR PERFORMANCE MEASURE DATA AND EVALUATE FIDELITY, QUALITY AND PROGRESS TOWARD PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. TARGET POPULATION: THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 850 YOUTH, ANNUALLY, IN LEE, PRENTISS AND PONTOTOC COUNTIES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS: BALDWYN, BOONEVILLE, LEE, PRENTISS, AND PONTOTOC AND OTHER UNIQUE SETTINGS: ADOLESCENT RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION, COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION SERVING ADOLESCENTS AND JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER/YOUTH COURT. THE PROJECT TARGETS YOUTH AGES 14-18 IN GRADES 9-12. YOUTH OF ALL RACES AND ETHNICITIES WILL PARTICIPATE WITH AN ESTIMATED 30% BEING MINORITY ETHNICITIES. AT LEAST 85 FAMILIES/CAREGIVERS OF PROJECT YOUTH WILL PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES ANNUALLY.

1064830.00

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2021-09-22

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Department of Health and Human Services

SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM - YOUTH RISE

1259670.00

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0.00

2020-04-24

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Small Business Administration

ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT

10000.00

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0.00

32-0044007

Government Instrumentality, Title-Holding Corporation, Charitable Organization, Agricultural Organization, Board of Trade, Pleasure, Recreational, or Social Club, Fraternal Beneficiary Society, Order or Association, Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Non-Govt. Emps.), Domestic Fraternal Societies and Associations, Teachers Retirement Fund Assoc., Benevolent Life Insurance Assoc., Burial Association, Credit Union, 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)

2003-03

Education: Educational Services and Schools - Other

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