AFTERNOONS R.O.C.K. IN INDIANA is an after-school program for 10-14 year old youth (5th – 8th grades) designed to prevent the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs in a safe, supervised environment.
The acronym "R.O.C.K." represents the mission of the program to provide ‘Recreation’, ‘Object lessons’, ‘Culture and values’ and ‘Knowledge’ through active and entertaining focused and supportive prevention activities designed to teach youth about social and media influences, conflict resolution and refusal/resistance skills, gang and violence prevention and the structuring of leisure time to be free of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use.
The Youth Service Bureau (YSB) is the primary contractor for “Defined Service Area 13” in southwestern Indiana [Dubois, Gibson, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties]. YSB subcontracts with schools, churches and community-based organizations that desire to provide these after-school programs. Afternoons ROCK is funded by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addictions.
Those interested in receiving funding to conduct
an after-school program in your community should contact Renee Smith,
DSA 13 Director at 812-423-5816 or email rsmith@youthservicebureau.net.
Huntingburg First Church of the Nazarene - Heather
Jones
Gibson County:
YMCA Camp Carson - Ashley Brown
Pike County:
Petersburg Free Methodist Church- David Blaize
Perry County:
Perry Central - Jackie Colucci
Cannelton Schools - Rob Moskos
Lincoln Hills Development Corp - Jan Sprinkle
Posey County:
North Elementary - Suzanne Dougan
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church - Jean
Cline
Youth First (New Harmony) - Elizabeth Christmas
Spencer County:
Chrisney Elementary - Debbie Scott
Vanderburgh County:
Boys and Girls Club - Amy Hahn
Carver Community Organization - Serita Cabell
Cedar Hall - Brad Christmas
First Ebenezer Baptist Church - Pearlie Miller
Kappa Alpha Psi - Ira Neal
Lodge Elementary - Tequia McCollugh
Patchwork Central - Jane Vickers
Greater St James CREC - Robert Black
YMCA - Molly Mackey, Scott Kramer
YMCA Caldwell - Jennifer Garris
Warrick County:
Camp Brosend - Kevin Heil
YMCA – Boonville Junior High - Molly Mackey
YMCA – Loge Elementary - Scott Kramer
OUTCOME MEASURES
Serve TARGETED YOUTH ages 10-14 yr (5th –
8th graders) who are at moderate risk for beginning substance abuse.
Youth ATTEND 80% of the approved ‘focused’
& ‘supportive’ activities selected.
Youth will DEMONSTRATE MASTERY of ‘focused’
prevention activities by completing ‘Pre’ and ‘Post’
tests specific to their “evidence-based”, after-school
program.
