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 The focus of the Neighborhood-Based Prevention Programs is to provide youth with important positive developmental opportunities and supports. Because neighborhood-based programs differ depending on the communities and youth served, resources, and infrastructure, there is no single model program.

The neighborhood-based program sites identify the specifics of their programs including the target populations they will serve; the community agencies with which they will collaborate; and the programming they will offer based on the needs and interests of youth they serve. Regardless of the differences for each program, the ultimate goal is to provide effective strategies that promote strong youth development.

In order to accomplish this goal, Neighborhood-Based Prevention Programs engage youth in developmentally supportive activities that provide increased social supports, services and opportunities. Across the programs, specific opportunities provided include

  • Caring, consistent relations with responsible adults in their families and the broader community.

  • Opportunities to engage in positive social and recreational activities with peers and families.

  • Opportunities to make positive contributions to their families, neighborhood, and community and to feel valued for those contributions.

  • Opportunities to learn and test new skills through participation in a wide range of social, cultural, educational, and service employability activities.

  • Opportunities to assist in the design and implementation of programs and service in which they participate.

Activities completed daily at each neighborhood-based program are recorded and compiled by New Futures. Brief descriptions of the activity, the activity length, and the number of youth participating are tracked. This information allows the activities to be categorized by content. The calculation of contact hours for the program participants in each of the opportunities areas listed previously or in content areas like employability, academics, recreational or arts is possible via the evaluation completed by New Futures.
 

 


Neighborhood-Based
Prevention Programs Locations
 

Faith Care, Inc./Inner City Futurenet (Ages 6-11)
1604 Wolfe Street,  P.O. Box 1921
Little Rock, AR 72203
370-9720/Fax: 370-9730
Howard Gardner, Executive Director
 

Faith Care, Inc./Inner City Futurenet (Ages 12-17)
1604 Wolfe Street,  P.O. Box 1921
Little Rock, AR 72203
370-9720/Fax: 370-9730
Howard Gardner, Executive Director


In His Image Youth Development Center, Inc. (Ages 6-15)
5705 West 65th Street
Little Rock, AR 72209
562-3910/Fax: 562-4208
Charlesetta Harville, Administrator 

 

Little Rock Boys/Girls Clubs
Administrative Office
1616 West 3rd St.
Little Rock, AR 72201
Cindy Doramus,
Chief Professional Officer
Greg Ballard,
Director of Development

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 530
N. Little Rock, AR 72115
666-8816/Fax: 666-3748

Site: Mitchell Unit (Ages 12-17)
1616 W. 3rd Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
666-9486/Fax: 666-9486
Margaret Lewis, Unit Director
Jamie Brock, Program Coordinator

Site: Penick Unit (Ages 6-11)
1201 Leisure Place
Little Rock, AR 72205
666-5494/Fax: 666-7460
Gregory Morse, Unit Director
Dedra Hood, Program Coordinator

 

Site: Penick Unit (Ages 12-17)
1201 Leisure Place
Little Rock, AR 72205
666-5494/Fax: 666-7460
Kristin Jones, Program Coordinator

Site: Whetstone Unit (Ages 12-17)
46 Harrow Drive
Little Rock, AR 72209
562-4082/Fax: 562-2594
Anthony Lowery, Unit Director
Felisicia Lowery, Program Coordinator


Promiseland Ministries
 (Ages 6-11)
8923 Sunset Lane Road
Little Rock, AR 72209
570-0048/Fax: 570-0090
Antoinne Scruggs, Exec. Director
Carmen Howard, Program Director

 

Pulaski County Youth Services (Our Clubs)
Admin Ofc:
201 South Broadway, #220
Little Rock, AR 72201
340-8250/Fax: 340-8259
Charles Mobley, Jr.,
Director
Angela Garland (340-6673),
Program Development Manager
 
Site: Watershed Our Clubs
(Ages 6-11)
Watershed Human & Community Development Agency
3701 Springer Boulevard
Little Rock, AR
378-0176/Fax: 378-0432
Ozell Snider, Fiscal Manager
Joyce Brown, Program Director

Site: Step Up Center
(Ages 6-11)
9010 Hilaro Springs Road
Little Rock, AR 72209
565-1333/Fax: 565-1653
Ruth Nash, Exec. Director Step Up
Shamara Oliver, Program Director
 

The Women's Council for African American Affairs, Inc.
Brothers United (Ages 6-11)
2416 S. Chester
Little Rock, AR 72206
372-3800/Fax: 372-2150
Joyce Raynor, Executive Director
Sylvester Smith, Program Director

Site: Arkansas Baptist College
1600 S. Bishop
Little Rock, AR 72202
 

 
 
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