Civic Heart Community Services

Youth Programs:- Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse - The Rescue Youth Program aims to prevent youth involvement in drugs, alcohol, gangs, and other self-destructive and unhealthy activities. The program is delivered in schools, local shelters, community centers, and after-school and summer programs. This community-based program utilizes evidence-based curriculum for youth ranging from 6-18 years old.Continued on Schedule O- Helping Youth Prevent Engaging in Risky Behavior (HYPE) - HYPE was designed to educate youth ages 14-19 on abstinence, teen pregnancy prevention, HIV/AIDS, STDs/STIs, and positive youth development. It uses the evidence-based curriculum, Love Notes, to empower youth with the skills needed to further their own personal development, form and maintain healthy relationships, and commit or recommit to leaving sex out of their youthful relationships while they work toward success in education and employment. - My Brother's Keeper is a mentoring program that helps boys and young men of color improve academic achievement, self-esteem, social competence, and avoidance of high-risk behavior by providing a relationship with a caring adult.- The VOICES program is a wraparound program that targets girls under 18 years who are at risk of juvenile justice involvement. The goal of VOICES is to empower participants to discover themselves and work towards transformation by providing tools to enhance their self- esteem, connect with others, healthy living (body, mind, and spirit), and planning for their futures. - Teens Making A Choice (TMAC) is a teen pregnancy prevention program that targets African American and Hispanic youth, ages 15-19 in Harris County, Texas and contiguous geographic areas of Angelina and Nacogdoches Counties. The program utilizes the Love Notes Sexual Risk Avoidance Evidence-Based Program curriculum that addresses elements for effective risk avoidance and empowers youth with the skills needed to further their own personal development. The goal of TMAC is to empower teens to voluntarily refrain from non-marital sexual activity and decrease risky behaviors, thereby reducing teen pregnancy. - Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative - The Youth C.A.N. program serves youth under 18 who are placed in juvenile residential facilities in Harris County, Texas. The program's mission is to empower and support youth as they create a new beginning for themselves by providing a positive environment, combined with trauma-informed, culturally relevant, and holistic wraparound case management; mentors; connection to resources; and commitment to individual pathway plans.- Connecting Kids to Coverage - The CKC program reduces the number of children who are eligible for, but not enrolled in, Medicaid and CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program), and improves retention of enrolled children. The target population for the program includes children and pregnant women living in Harris County and/or Houston, Texas.