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Education and Prevention Services Department

Provides a collection of programs and services that seek to strength, preserve and restore families and individuals.
Program Name Major Goal Target Audience # To Be Served
African-American Peer Leadership Alliance Against Tobacco (APLAT)
 

To prevent African-American youth from tobacco initiation.

African-American youth 12 to 19 years of age

40
After-School Tutoring Program

To improve the reading and math skills of program participants.

Youth in grades

2 thru 8

80
Camp Read and Rise Summer Literacy Program

To improve the language arts skills of program participants

Youth in grades

2 thru 8

100
College Tour

To expose youth to higher education through tours of college campuses

Youth in grades

10 thru 12

36
General Education Development (GED)
 
To prepare adults to take and pass the GED test

Adult men and women

75
HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention
 

To reduce HIV/AIDS transmission in Columbus.

General Community

450
Operation Brightside Teen
 
To provide summer employment for teenagers

Youth 15 to 18 years of age

30
Project Survival

To prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs by youth

In-school youth in grades 5 thru 7

88
Rape Prevention and Education

To reduce rape and sexual assault through increased awareness and education

Females

11 to 65 years of age

300
Transition Re-Entry Program

To reduce the number of returning Franklin County ex-offenders who re-offend

Males 18 to 35 years of age in correctional facilities

30
Triple Jeopardy

To provide assistance, education and support to disabled, African-American women

Disabled, African-American Women

18 to 60 years of age

Unlimited
Urban Crime Prevention Initiative

To reduce the rate of crime experienced by residents within Inner-City neighborhoods.

General Community

55
Victims of Crime Administration (VOCA)

To assist victims of crime access the compensation process.

General Community

65
Education
After-School Tutoring - free and open to youth ages 6-13, reading and math skills highlighted.

GED - a Columbus Public Schools adult learning site.

Virtual High School - a Columbus Public Schools independent, computer-based program.

Brightside Teen - a summer employment and life-skills program.

Chase Bank - a leadership academy for young women who attend South High School

No Child Left Behind - a tutoring program for children in schools identified as in academic emergency.

Triple Jeopardy - a support and education group for African American women with disabilities
Prevention
APLAT - a youth after-school tobacco education and prevention program for ages 11-18.

Minority Victims Assistance - support services for community members who have been victimized.

Rape and Sexual Assault - community education and support services for rape and sexual assault victims, also a school based curriculum is available.

HIV/AIDS -a school-based and community education and prevention program.

Urban Crime Prevention Initiative (UCPI) - a model strategy program for crime prevention and reduction.

Transitions - a reentry program for adult males who are making the change from a correctional facility into the community.

Second Opportunity for Success (SOS) -This program is designed first time youth offenders ages 10-18 to defer them from becoming repeat offenders.

Project Survival - a school based education and prevention program against tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
Special Projects
Read & Rise - a parent and child reading program.

College Tour - a week long college visitation program.

Healthy Steps - a walking initiative for health.
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Please Call: (614) 372-2339

 
       
 
 
 
   
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