Grantees - Nevada (TYP)

The Walker River Paiute Tribe (WRPT) is a federally recognized tribe that will provide prevention services to impact risk factors for delinquency and provide interventions for court-involved tribal youth. Juveniles ages six through seventeen will be served by these programs, a total of 185 youth have been identified in this age group. The prevention services program will be headquartered at the Tribal Education Department with some services taking place at two area high schools located off the reservation. The court-involved youth intervention program will be based out of the Tribal Court and Police Department. The Prevention Services Program is a school-based dropout prevention program that will address students' academic needs. The Education Liaison will monitor students' academic status and attendance and collaborate with students, parents and school counselors to develop plans to reach educational success. Student plans may include after school tutoring and a commitment of school attendance. If a student does not maintain attendance at school, the Education Liaison may refer the youth to the Tribal Juvenile Probation Department for extended services and monitoring. The Intervention Program is court-based providing probation services to youth status and criminal offenders. The Probation Officer will monitor all juveniles court ordered to follow the standard probation agreement.

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Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California, NV

Project Title: Washoe Tribe Circles of Support

Category: I

The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California is a federally recognized Indian Tribe that will provide prevention services to impact risk factors for delinquency. Prevention services include risk factor identification, anti-gang education, youth gun violence reduction programs, truancy prevention programs, school dropout prevention programs, after school programs, and/or parenting education programs.

The project will target 100 youth annually between the ages of 6 and 17 years. The project will be located in each of the four colonies: Carson Colony, Nevada; Dresslerville Colony, Nevada; Stewart Colony, Nevada; Woodfords Colony, Nevada . The program will take place within each of the four Tribal community-based after school and summer recreation programs. The project will collaborate with the schools, community elders, families, and community leaders, providing training, education, leadership development and social/family activities. The project will coordinate with existing programs and services.

2004 Tribal Youth Program Grantees

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Project Title: Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Youth Program

Category: IV

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe will provide prevention services to impact risk factors for delinquency and provide alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs. This project will serve juveniles from 7 to 17. This project will provide for a comprehensive program for tribal after-school and during the school breaks. It will also will provide prevention activities and education awareness programs (using contemporary and tribal traditions) designed to address major risk factors affecting the Tribes youth, including substance abuse, delinquency, school drop-out prevention, gang involvement, and truancy. This project will establish after-school and year-round programs to provide activities (contemporary & cultural) to reduce exposure to risk factors, as well as provide educational tools to develop the youth¿s abilities to avoid risk factors and peer pressure.

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Lovelock Paiute Tribe

Project Title: Lovelock Paiute Tribal Youth Program

Category: I

The Lovelock Paiute Tribe proposes a program designed to present Tribal youth with appropriate activities and cultural education designed to reduce the likelihood of participation in substance use activities. There are 373 enrolled members of the Tribe. The proposed project will serve Colony youth age 8-17. Activities will take place after school and throughout the summer months. The children will be provided with the opportunity to interact with other youth and program staff in a structured social environment. Each meeting will incorporate either culturally-appropriate education, substance abuse prevention education, or a combination of the two. Specific activities will include cultural activities (beading, basket weaving, language instruction, etc.), substance abuse prevention education, and athletic events. This program will provide them the opportunity to do so. The scope of activities is designed to reduce, control and/or prevent crime by and against Tribal youth; with a strong emphasis on truancy and dropout reduction through a program of self-esteem rejuvenation and improvement. The program is also designed to instill a heightened sense of cultural awareness and respect.

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Reno-Sparks Indian Colony

Project Title: Reno Sparks Tribal Youth Program

Category: III

The RSIC is both an urban and rural reservation. The target ages for the youth project are 5-17 years of age The RSIC "To Walk With Honor" program is a juvenile delinquency and truancy reduction program that would implement juvenile delinquency reduction activities and to review and modify the current RSIC Youth Offender Code. This would be under the categories (1) to provide prevention services to impact risk factors for delinquency and (2) to improve the tribal juvenile justice program. The project focus is to continue to reduce juvenile delinquency and the drop-out rate of Native youth, gang affiliations, and substance abuse by the implementation of a Juvenile Probation Officer position within the Tribal Court division with POST certification. The Juvenile Probation Office position includes regular JPO duties, to monitor truancy rates, as well as review and recommend modifications to the current Youth Offender Tribal Code to ensure that it is effective.

2002 Tribal Youth Program Grantees

Te-Moak Tribe Western Shoshone

Project: Tribal Youth Program

Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime; II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth; III. Improvement to Tribal Juvenile Justice Systems

The Tribal Youth Program serves all four Te-Moak Colonies located in Battle Mountain, Wells, Lee, and Elko. Program goals include the reduction of juvenile delinquency and recidivism, improvement of the juvenile justice system, and overall improvement in the quality of life for all Te-Moak residents. TYP targets youth offenders ages 12 to 18 to participate in culture-based intervention and community service. TYP will help young offenders through two program components. The first is a restorative justice program based on traditional principles for conflict resolution and holding youth accountable for their misconduct. The second component engages youth to serve as youth advocates, which gives them shared responsibility in designing culturally relevant and victim-sensitive restitution for young offenders. The program is adding new staff and implementing a systemwide training program to increase the knowledge, skills, and abilities of all court personnel related to indigenous and mainstream juvenile justice issues, systems, and approaches.

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Walker River Paiute Tribe

Project: Tribal Youth Program

Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime

The Walker River Paiute Tribe Tribal Youth Program intends to increase the graduation rates and decrease absences, which will, in turn, help decrease juvenile delinquent activity. Students at risk of dropping out, losing credits, or being retained are identified and provided with afterschool tutoring, homework support, and counseling as needed. Their attendance is monitored by an education liaison worker, and support is provided to target youth and families. The liaison will work extensively with local schools and assist with the development of individual intervention plans for targeted youth. A summer reading and math program provides additional support for youth.

2001 Tribal Youth Program Grantees

Pueblo of San Felipe

Project: Emergence Program

Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime; II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth; IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs

The Pueblo of San Felipe is expanding the scope of an existing Emergence Program, an experiential substance abuse prevention and community mobilization project designed by the Santa Fe Mountain Center. The Emergence Program is designed to prevent the commission of violent crimes, eliminate gang-associated behavior, prevent substance abuse, decrease alienation, and improve the self-confidence and decisionmaking skills of San Felipe youth. The project reconnects youth with their traditional culture and inspires them to greater academic achievement. The project gives the youth an opportunity to engage in experiential initiatives that promote problem solving, decisionmaking, communication, and leadership skills development.

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Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Project: Tribal Youth Program Mental Health Project

Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime; II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth; III. Improvement to Tribal Juvenile Justice Systems; IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe focuses on mental health services for juveniles under 17 years of age by providing counseling services, coordination of mental health services with tribal substance abuse treatment, and development of case treatment plans with service providers and school officials. The project is improving coordination between an existing substance abuse prevention program and the tribal juvenile drug court program, which provides intervention for nonviolent drug and alcohol offenders. The drug court program is based on traditions and customs of the tribe. This combined mental health and drug court intervention allows the tribe to provide better services to tribal youth and enhances the ability of the tribal justice system to respond effectively to the needs of troubled youth.

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Reno-Sparks Indian Colony

Project: Take Pride in Our Native Youth

Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime; III. Improvement to Tribal Juvenile Justice Systems

The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony is developing a project to reduce the truancy rate among native youth in the community. Through this communitywide effort several approaches are being incorporated: a truancy officer is being hired to assist programs and schools; a memorandum of agreement is being developed with the Washoe County School District to institute an effective procedure among programs to ensure that students are in school; and the project is establishing community awareness seminars on the importance of school attendance, dropout prevention, family strengthening, alcohol and drug abuse prevention, and education to prevent youth from joining gangs. Inspirational seminars are also being incorporated about the cultural aspects of living an honorable life as a Washoe, Shoshone, or Paiute youth.

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Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation

Project: Project MAGIC

Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime; II. Intervention for Court-Involved Youth

The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation are expanding an existing prevention program called Project MAGIC to include first-time offenders and repeat offenders who are nonviolent and nonsexual offenders. The project is reducing the rate of recidivism among these targeted youth by using a structured diversion plan and building community support through collaborative efforts with key players in the community. The project is increasing social skills of juvenile offenders by involving them in structured activity. The project is also developing parenting skills through structured seminars and counseling to help parents and families gain the skills to deal with the causes of their children's delinquent behavior. The project is involving youth in program development. They have an opportunity to plan and organize community service projects in the community to create a sense of belonging and reconnection to the community for youth on probation.

2000 Tribal Youth Program Grantee

Lovelock Paiute Tribe

Project: Project To Reduce and/or Prevent Substance Abuse Among Tribal Youth

Category: I. Reduce, Control, and Prevent Indian Juvenile Crime; IV. Prevention Programs Focusing on Alcohol and Drugs

The Lovelock Paiute Tribe proposes a program designed to present tribal youth with appropriate activities and cultural education to reduce the likelihood of their participation in substance use activities. The project will serve tribal youth ages 4 to 18. Activities take place after school and throughout the summer months, and include cultural activities, substance abuse prevention education, athletic events, and educational tutoring. The activities are designed to reduce, control, and/or prevent crime by and against tribal youth. Truancy and dropout reduction are strongly emphasized through a program of self-esteem rejuvenation and improvement and by instilling a heightened sense of cultural awareness and respect.