Appendix:   Program Chart
Programs At A Glance

Program Location Program Setting Age Group/Ethnicity Specific Gender Related Programming Other Specific Targeted Factors
Alternative Rehabilitation Communities (ARC) Harrisburg, PA
Contact:
Daniel Elby
(717) 238-7101
Residential
Continuum of care
Ages 15-18
Predominantly African American
  • Relationship building
  • Victimization
  • Non-traditional vocational training
  • Parenting training
  • Female sex offenders
Staff-Secured Detention Program for Female Juvenile Offenders, Boys Town USA Philadelphia, PA
Contact:
Dawn Weeks
(215) 739-3742
Detention Ages 11-18
African American, Caucasian, and Latina
  • Relationship building
  • Staff training
  • Life skills
  • Victimization
 
Caritas House Pawtucket, RI
Contact:
Susan Wallace
(401) 722-4644
Residential Ages 13-17
Caucasian
  • Sexual abuse
  • Victimization
  • Relationship building
  • Staff training
  • Alcohol and drug treatment facility
Life Givers Fairbanks, AK
Contact:
Valerie Naquin
(907) 452-1274
Residential Ages 13-18
Caucasian
  • Prenatal-postpartum care
  • Well baby care & day care
  • Staff training
  • Alcohol and drug treatment facility
  • Positive ethnic identity
PACE Center for Girls Headquarters
Jacksonville, FL
Contact:
Lawanda Raviora
(904) 358-0555
Day Treatment Ages 12-18
Caucasian and African American
  • Relationship building
  • Staff training
  • Life skills
  • Positive gender identity
  • Small all-girls classes
  • Community service
Pulaski County Juvenile Court, Volunteer Probation Officer-Tean Parenting Program Little Rock, AR
Contact:
Judge Rita Gruber
(501) 340-6700
Probation Ages 12-17
Teen parents
African American
  • Parenting skills
  • Relationship building
  • Matches teens & probation officers by gender
  • Requires parental involvement
Harriet Tubman Residential Center Auburn, NY
Contact:
Ines M. Nieves-Evans
(315) 255-3481
Residential Ages 15-18
Caucasian, African American, and Latina
  • Relationship building
  • Staff training
  • Women's studies curriculum
  • Victimization
  • Self-empowerment skills
  • Positive gender identity
 
City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation At-Risk Youth Phoenix, AZ
Contact:
Cynthia D. Peters
(602) 262-7370
Community-based Ages 10-18
African American, Latina/Hispanic, and caucasian
  • Relationship building
  • Nontraditional career opportunities
  • Female development curriculum
  • Rites of passage program
  • Sports
  • Leadership Development program
  • Collaborative
Diineegwashii Fairbanks, AK
Contact:
Valerie Naquin
(907) 456-6306
Community-based Ages 10-18
Alaska Native/American Indians
  • Family Management skills
  • Positive ethnic identity
  • Alcohol and drug prevention
G.I.R.L.S. on the move! Boston, MA
Contact:
Zahid Vides
(617) 265-7040
Community-based Ages 10-16
African American and Latina/Hispanic
  • Relationship building
  • Mentoring program
  • Life Skills
  • Alcohol and drug prevention
  • Entrepreneur program
Learning For Life Nashville, TN
Contact:
Susan Dixon
(202) 628-8080
Community-based Ages 9-14
African American
  • Relationship building
  • Life Skills
  • Rites of passage program
  • Positive ethnic identity
  • Arts-based curriculum
Naja Project Washington, DC
Contact:
Jerveada Dixon-Addison
(202) 610-3780
Community-based Ages 10-14
African American
  • Relationship building
  • Life Skills
  • Leadership development
  • Alcohol and drug prevention
  • Positive ethnic identity
Nuevo Dia Salt Lake City, UT
Contact:
Debbie Gutierrez
(801) 521-4473
Community-based Ages 11-15
Latina/Hispanic
  • Emphasizes mother/daughter bonding
  • Life skills
  • Study of Hispanic/Latina women
  • Positive gender identity
  • Positive ethnic identity
  • School dropout prevention
Project Chrysalis Portland, OR
Contact:
Stevie Newcomer
(503) 916-5840
School-based Ages 14-15
Predominantly Caucasian child abuse victims
  • Victimization
  • Relationship building
  • Staff training
  • Self-defense training
  • Alcohol and drug prevention
  • Leadership skills
Thank Goodness I'm Female Philadelphia, PA
Contact:
Inez Love
(215) 851-1867
Community-based Ages 10-14
  • Mentoring
  • Life skills
  • Rites of passage program
  • Alcohol and drug prevention
  • Positive ethnic identity
Urban Women Against Hartford, CT
Contact:
Marlene Berg
(860) 278-2044
School-based Ages 9-11
African American, Caribbean, Puerto Rican, and Hispanic
  • Staff training
  • Emphasizes mother/daughter bonding
  • Relationship building
  • Alcohol and drug prevention
  • Use of arts curriculum

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Guiding Principles for Promising
Female Programming
October 1998