Project Venture
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All Nations Health Center: PROJECT VENTURE
Dana Kingfisher, Native Connections Prevention Specialist & Tobacco Program Coordinator
Faith Price, Community Prevention Specialist
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WHAT IS PROJECT VENTURE?
Created by the National Indian Youth Leadership Project (NIYLP)
- Flagship Program under NIYLP
- Adapted from Therapeutic Adventure for Native American youth
A year long curriculum that facilitates adventure education
- In the classroom
- Outside in nature
All Nations started training staff in 2018
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RISK & PROTECTIVE FACTORS
ATOD Use:
- delaying initiation of use
- increasing perception of harm
- decreasing social approval of use
- increasing perceptions that peers are non-users
Mental Health:
- reduced depression
- reduced aggressive behavior
- reduced anxiety
School:
- increased attendance
- increased school bonding
Resilience:
- internal locus of control
- self-efficacy, personal competence
- problem-solving
- empathy
- goals and aspiration
- cooperation and communication
- self-awareness
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TARGET POP/LEVEL
All Nations Health Center is a non-profit federally qualified health center. Project Venture is implemented through the Missoula Native Connections & Buffalo Strong grant programs managed by the Behavioral Health Department.
- Targeting American Indian/Alaska Native youth 11-14 years
- Registered as a client/patient, enrolled AI/AN, First or Second generation descendent
- Community level intervention
- After school & weekend sessions
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SETTINGS AND DOSAGE
- IN-SCHOOL 27 Sessions/yr (45-60 min each)
- AFTER-SCHOOL 22 Sessions/yr (2 hours each)
- OUT-OF-SCHOOL 12 Sessions/year (8 hours each)
- CAMPS 3/year (multi-day)
TOTAL: 150 contact hours per year at minimum
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RESOURCES REQUIRED
- Achieving Goals:
- 5+ staff trained
- Equipment: Snow shoes, skiis, winter gear etc.
- Outdoor wellness tool kits
- Evaluating Finances:
- Training $4,700 (activity bag $800)
- Tool kits: $5,000
- Food supplies: $1,000
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BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION
- COVID
- Adapting curriculum to virtual setting
- No in-school component
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PROJECT VENTURE 2022: PHOTA HIGHLIGHTS
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SUCCESSES
162 Total sessions completed
- After school session
- Monthly outing
14 Unduplicated middle school aged youth
3 Internal & Community partnerships
- Health Promotion program
- Here MT, Missoula Parks &
Rec
16 Evaluations Collected:
- 8 Youth participants
- 8 Parents/caregivers
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EVALUTAION AND RESEARCH
"This program gets my child away from games, social, media, etc. and connects him to real-life issues and emotions." - Project Venture parent
What I like best about Project Venture is.......
- "Friends, knowledge and challenges." - Project Venture youth
- "The things we learn about our culture." - Project Venture youth
- "The things we learned about and the things we talked about growing up and stuff" - Project Venture Youth
100% Gained new skills
Between 75%-100% Learned about culture
Between 75%-100% Grew as a person
Between 75%-100% Made new friends
Between 50%-75% Liked Zoom Activities
100% Enjoyed outings
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QUESTIONS?
fprice@allnations.health
dkingfisher@allnations.health
projectventure.org