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Awareness Seminars: Youth caught shoplifting or experimenting with chemicals or tobacco for the first time, or who are caught setting negligent fires, are referred by police or court to the respective 2 -hour Awareness Seminar which is sponsored by NYFS, local Police Departments and the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department. Parents must also attend with their child. Cost per hour of service is about $40.00. Each cage requires a minimum of 4 hours. Delinquency Assessments: NYFS receives referrals from Ramsey County Juvenile Service Center's Intake Division of youth referred to or petitioned to court for illegal behavior. NYFS meets with youth and their parents to assess the situation and to decide upon an appropriate consequence. Cost per hour is $40.00. Each Assessment takes one hour. Employment Services: There are two areas in which youth may participate in this program. Youth register for home chore jobs and pre - employment skill training through the Youth Employment Program. Area residents and senior citizens place job requests through the Residential Chore or the Senior Citizen Chore Project. Youth may also be employed in NYFS' Youth Business Ventures, the Community Clothing Connection and the New Brighton Family Center Teen Canteen. Here, youth receive hands -on training in concession business, marketing, customer service, retail display and merchandising, inventory control, bookkeeping and computer and cash register use. Cost per hour for employment services is about $40.00. Each youth participant in the chore program receives an average of 3 hours of service, while youth participants in the youth run business receive 45 hours of service. Family Support Project: In 1994, NYFS became a Case Management Agency for the Ramsey County Human Services Family Support Project.'This research project, funded by the McKnight Foundation, has a goal of servicing families at risk of becoming involved with child protection. Since October of 1994, NYFS worked with 2 families and the goal is to serve 10 -20 families throughout the two -year period. Case management for each family costs $500. Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Consists of two main programs: Teen Health Center: Through the Teen Health Center, reproductive health needs, both preventive and primary, of uninsured, underinsured and low income youth from our area between the ages of 12- 23, are met. Each visit lasts approximately 1.5 hours. The average charge per visit was $80. Health Education Services: In 1994, 185 hours of presentations or groups were provided to over 1,840 students (statistical information for this program is not kept by city). In -Home Services - Home Based Family Program: This program helps promote family unification and prevent out of home placement. It offers intensive home based treatment. In addition to therapy, this program is able to creatively meet current concerns of the family including parenting and behavior issues, academic concerns and time management problems. Each client is seen an average of 24 hours for therapeutic services and 48 hours for skills /educational services. Each service hour is charged out at a rate of $90 /per hour for therapy and $50 /per hour for skills /education. Youth Service Learning: In partnership with Mounds View District #621 Community Education, NYFS connects elementary, middle and high school students to community agencies /organizations in need of volunteers. Cost per hour is about $40.00. Each participant receives an average of 4.5 hours of service. Other programs and services offered through NYFS (statistics not kept by city): Shoreview Community Center Youth Outreach: NYFS and the City of Shoreview provide a full -time youth Outreach & Community Service Advisor at the Shoreview Community Center. By offering effective prevention and intervention programs, at -risk and other youth are provided a healthy, positive experience at the Center. An event for teens called FRIDAYS has also been established. On certain Fridays, the Center closes early and youth have the facilities all to themselves. Over 1,500 youth attended FRIDAYS in 1994. Haunted House: Students from NYFS' Youth Service Learning Project, the New Brighton Rotary and the New Brighton Chamber of Commerce developed the Third Annual NYFS Haunted House. A total of 75 volunteer students from Mounds View ninth grade civic classes planned, built and acted in the Haunted House. Over 850 people attended the event. Speakers Bureau: NYFS' staff of skilled clinicians, youth workers and educators make presentations to area churches, civic groups and PTAs on topics focusing on parenting, family life, youth development and life enrichment. A speakers Bureau topic booklet and application form is available upon request. Each year, NYFS staff complete between 45-60 Speakers Bureau requests. Page 70