Quarterly Reports NTAE Year 4 Qtr 1

Heart and Hope Family Violence Prevention Program Fellow: Julie Woodbury, University of Nevada Team Work Plan

Fellow Report: In quarter one of the NTAE grant, staff focused on foundational work of the youth facilitator guide, such as compiling existing workshop plans, identifying social-emotional skills to teach during program workshops, and prioritizing research topics to include in the guide’s literature review. This foundational work in quarter one will allow program staff to achieve the short and long term outcomes listed in the program logic model after the completion of the next Heart & Hope program session, estimated to begin September 2023. Additionally, staff met with key informants in the areas of program design and educational technology, digital publishing and engagement, evaluation, marketing and communications, leadership development, and partnership development. Progress made based on these meetings are provided below. NTAE webinars and catalyst meetings 1. Program staff attended the Project Launch Meetings on September 7, 2022 and October 5, 2022. 2. Staff attended the NTAE Year 3 Showcase on September 22, 2022. Staff attended monthly catalyst meetings on September 19, 2022; October 6, 2022; November 21, 2002; and December 9, 2022. Youth facilitator guide development 1. Staff outlined a Plan of Work highlighting work tasks to be completed monthly to accomplish the goal of publishing a youth facilitator guide by September 30, 2023. 2. Staff met with the Digital Publishing and Engagement Key Informant, Rose Hayden-Smith, on October 6, 2022, to discuss digital engagement opportunities for program participants. Staff will continue to work with Rose to create a digital flipbook showcasing Heart & Hope to potential participants and partners who seek out program information online and to edit the youth facilitator guide. 3. Staff compiled existing youth workshop plans for nine Heart & Hope meetings. There were multiple plans for each of the nine meetings. These were combined into one Google Document per workshop in order to format, revise, and update each youth workshop plan. 4. Staff researched and finalized the social-emotional skills to be taught in the youth facilitator guide. They mirror The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning competencies: self-awareness, self-management, relationship skills, responsible

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