Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2004, $296,243)
Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives will provide positive alternatives to street gang and recruitment activities to at-risk youth in the northeast Denver Clayton neighborhood. Open Door will implement in-school and after-school based community outreach and summer programs that will provide intensive tutoring, character education and recreational opportunities to 100 elementary age children. In addition, Open Door will provide parenting sessions to a minimum of 50 parents to enhance parenting skills and problem solving abilities. Progress will be measured by educational records, including report cards, progress reports, attendance records, and behavioral assessments; program participation logs; youth, parent, and teacher surveys/interviews; and client records. Open Door will report these measures to OJJDP in the grantee's Categorical Assistance Progress Reports. NCA/NCF