Programs
We teach critical life skills and promote behavioral health and wellness to students and their families at schools and community sites. Our programs use evidence-based curriculums that are age-appropriate for kindergarten through twelfth-grade students.
CAP (College Achievement Program)
A program that helps students and their families plan for, apply to, and access resources to pay for college. CAP advisors meet individually with students and their parents and conduct presentations at schools and community sites. Students are entered in a $1,000 college scholarship drawing when they complete the program.
Navarro County
Strengthening Families Program (SFP)
A program for high-risk and general population families that helps them increase communication skills, improve relationships, manage stress, and reduce bad behavior. The multi-week sessions meet in the evening at schools and community sites.
Summer Breakout
First through sixth grade students maintain mental acuity, increase their love of education, and learn healthy behaviors. It includes the MINDUP curriculum that teaches how the brain influences behavior. The program is in the summer at school campuses and community sites.
NEW LIFE
Parents who expect a baby or have a child under age three develop skills that ensure their children’s successful growth and development. They earn a $500 gift card when they complete The Incredible Years curriculum, the Safe Riders Child Safety Seat training, and the Shaken Baby Syndrome course.
incredibleyears.com
dshs.texas.gov/saferiders
realityworks.com/product/shaken-baby
Curriculum-Based Support Groups (CBSG)
Pre-K through twelfth-grade students learn to manage difficult family situations, resist negative peer pressure, respect themselves and others, and set goals. Students are recommended based on behavioral, educational, and environmental concerns.
Life Skills Training
Third through twelfth-grade students learn to resist negative social pressure, increase self-esteem and confidence, cope with anxiety, and reduce health-risk behaviors.
Positive Action
Positive Action is a comprehensive program that helps children develop self-management skills and encourages responsible decision-making. The program emphasizes actions that promote a healthy and positive lifestyle.
Community Events
Family-oriented events that include fun activities for all ages are held in partnership with nonprofits, schools, and churches. These tobacco, alcohol, and drug-free events are free to the community.
Educational Presentations
Presentations on behavioral health and tobacco, alcohol, and drug use and misuse are given at schools and community sites to children, parents, and others. These include the Red Ribbon campaign, during which awareness banners and items such as pencils and bracelets are distributed.
VASA (Voices Advocating for Substance Awareness) Community Coalition
A coalition that researches and implements environmental strategies related to the use and misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and nicotine products, marijuana and other cannabinoids, and prescription drugs in McLennan County. The group is comprised of nonprofits, businesses, educators, law enforcement agencies, and community members.