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B. Qualifications 1. Applicant Kristine Bjelde will be the staff person implementing this proposal. Kris has a B.S. in Fami]y and Consumer Science Education and a M.S. in Child Development and Fami]y Science from NDSU. She has 12 years of teaching experience at the high schoo] and college level in North Dakota in consumer and family living, occupational child care and child development; seven years experience as the Education/Emp]oyment Director at the YWCA of Fargo.Moorhead, where she developed new educational programming and curriculum; and two years experience as an Extension Agent/Parenting Resources Coordinator. Kris' extensive work experience and education provide her with the tools to make the Parenting Resources Center a successful program. 2. Fiscal Ae:cnt Cass County Government, located in Fargo, North Dakota will serve as the fisc a] agent for this program. C. Outcomes for The Region V Parenting Resources Center ]. Concern # I: identifY and provide current and pertinent parenting infonnation and resources for parents in Region Y, so that they can raise their children to become self-reliant and successful adults. it is a concern for every community that its children receive the nurturing and support they need to grow up healthy and safe, wel]- educated, and able to avoid youth risk behaviors. This is the community's commitment to its own future. 2. Activity: Provide parenting education classes throughout Region Y to meet the needs of the targeted population. 3. Outputs: a) Offer parenting classes in each of the six counties in Region V; b) Add new curriculum and other resources as new issues arise; c) Incorporate the ten new Brown Bag Bytes: Bright Beginnings parenting lessons developed through the collaborative efforts of the four ND Parenting Resources Coordinators and the NDSU Extension Parenting Specialist into the 2002.2003 program year; d) Develop an additional set of ten Brown Bag Bytes lessons on parenting during the adolescent years with the same collaborators during the next program year. 4. Anticipated Outcomes: Increase parenting skills and child development knowledge to deal with all the childhood guidance and discipline issues, ages and stages, and risk taking behaviors they encounter as their children grow up. 5. Measuring Outcomes: Use Self-Reporting Tool to measure how helpful the parenting infonnation is to the parents anending the classes. Parenting class evaluations will also include a section where parents can state their future programming needs and requests. Use Pre-Post Test to dctcnnine the effectiveness of the ten new Bright Beginnings parenting lessons.. 6. Input from others: Space and equipment are often provided by the collaborating agency, schoo], etc. Collaborators and other partners include professionals in the field, such as college faculty, Extension educators, parent educators and facilitators, agencies and others who work with children and parents. ]. Concern #2: Provide prevention focused parent education and support opportunities to families in Region V. Many of the communities in Region V continue to deal with very high levels of youth drinking, marijuana use, and other substances. In addition, the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse found that North Dakota 12-17 year old reported the highest rate of alcohol use in the nation. 2. Activity: Offer training workshops in each of the six counties of Region Y using the new" Walking the Talk" curriculum (parenting program for parents about alcohol, tobacco and other drug use and non-use). 3. Outputs: Organize a minimum of one or more training workshops for parents (3 hours) in conjunction with our collaborators in each of the six counties in Region V on "Walking rhe Talk" during the 2002-2003 program year. 4. Anticipated Outcomes: Parents will have a greater knowledge of what the youth risk behaviors are that their children encounter, along with what the protective factors and assets are which can offset some of the risks. Parents and other adults (teachers, coaches, etc.) will begin to look at their own behaviors and practices related to substance use and abuse on smoking, alcohol use, and other drugs as role models and mentors for their children and students. Parents, teachers and other adults may become more vocal and effective in their communities in the decision-making and establishing of policies and programs for their youth (i.e., establishing rules for prom night, setting curfews. building a youth center. etc.). 5. Measuring Outcomes: Use the assessment tool included with the "Walking the Talk" curriculum, or develop our own to detennine the usefulness of this curriculum with parents and others in Region Y. 6. Inpuls from others: Region Y Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator; ND DHS Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division: Mayor's Task Force on Substance Abuse; Traill County Parent Education Committee; Casselton's Youth Task Force, Children & Parents Together Program, Lisbon. NDSU Extension Service Family Science