Project Venture

At a glance

Program or Strategy Type
Direct Service
Intervention Continuum
Selective
Age group(s)
Late Childhood (5-11)
Early Adolescence (12-14)
Setting(s)
School
Community
Tribal
DBHR Prevention Funding Source(s)
ATOD
Tribal
EBP Designation
Evidence Based Program (EBP) for ATOD
Versions with EBP Designations
N/A
Program or Strategy Description

Project Venture is an outdoor experiential youth development program designed primarily for 5th- to 8th-grade American Indian youth. It aims to develop the social and emotional competence that facilitates youths' resistance to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. Based on traditional American Indian values such as family, learning from the natural world, spiritual awareness, service to others, and respect, Project Venture's approach is positive and strengths based. The program is designed to foster the development of positive self-concept, effective social interaction skills, a community service ethic, an internal locus of control, and improved decision-making and problem-solving skills. The central components of the program include a minimum of 20 1-hour classroom-based activities, such as problem-solving games and initiatives, conducted across the school year, weekly after-school, weekend, and summer skill-building experiential and challenge activities, such as hiking and camping, 3- to 10-day immersion summer adventure camps and wilderness treks, and community-oriented service learning and service leadership projects throughout the year.

Status on Other Registries or Inventories
Blueprints: Not on registry
CrimeSolutions: Promising (one)
CEBC: Not on registry
WSIPP Youth Cannabis 2019: Not on Inventory
WSIPP Children's Services 2020: Not on Inventory
Title IV-E Clearinghouse: Not on registry
What Works Clearinghouse: Not on registry
CASEL Program Guide: Not on registry
Suicide Prevention Resource Center: Not on registry

Contexts

Race/Ethnicity
American Indian/Alaskan
(Dis)ability
Not specified
Gender
Female, Male
LGBTQ+
Not specified
Urbanicity
Not Specified
Language
Not specified
Name and Contact of Program Developer

McClellan Hall

machall@niylp.org

Characteristics

Number of Sessions
20 sessions
Length of Sessions
1 hours per session
Unique Implementation Factors
Not specified
Training/TA Requirements
No information available
Facilitator/Staff Credentials
No information available

Protective factor(s) addressed

Individual Protective Factors
Perceived Risk of Drug Use
Problem Solving Skills
Prosocial Behavior
Prosocial Involvement
Refusal Skills
Skills for Social Interaction
Peer Protective Factors
Not Specified
Family Protective Factors
Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement with Parents
School Protective Factors
Not Specified
Neighborhood/Community Protective Factors
Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement in Community
Social Cohesion

Risk factor(s) addressed

Individual Risk Factors
Substance Use
Peer Risk Factors
Not Specified
Family Risk Factors
Not Specified
School Risk Factors
Not Specified
Neighborhood/Community Risk Factors
Not Specified

Outcomes targeted

Problem Behavior Outcomes
Alcohol
Illicit Drug Use
Marijuana / Cannabis Use
Positive Social / Prosocial Behavior
Tobacco
Education Outcomes
Not Specified
Emotional Well-being Outcomes
Not Specified
Positive Relationships Outcomes
Not Specified

Implementation stories