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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.

  1. Targeting American Indian/Alaska Native youth 11-14 years
  2. Registered as a client/patient, enrolled AI/AN, First or Second generation descendent
  3. 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

  1. Achieving Goals:
    • 5+ staff trained
    • Equipment: Snow shoes, skiis, winter gear etc.
    • Outdoor wellness tool kits
  2. 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