Stepping Up Grants To Groups Application
Stepping Up Grants To Groups Application
Fax: 7§Q-524-5901
Email: francinel rste in u .ca
Mailing Address;
Box 6125 9513 moth Street
Incorporation No: 5015139107
TYPE OF SUPPORT
Please indicate which type of funding support you are applying for:
:1 X Special Project
(Short term and not part of the regular operational costs of the organization)
El Operation Grant
(On-going operational costs, required for offsetting the deficits of providing an existing service)
To obtain FCSS conditional funding, programs of service providers must fit within the Town of Peace River Family
and
Community Support Services priorities and meet the requirements of the Family and Community Support Services
Outcomes Model: How We are Making a Difference (March 2012) and Family & Community Support Services Act and
Regulations.
8) Enhance the social well—beingof individuals, families and community through prevention and contribute to at least
one of the following outcomes:
Individuals: Outcome 1:
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Families: Outcome 1: Community: Outcome 1-‘
Individuals experience social Healthy functioning within families. The community is connected and
well—being engaged.
Families: Outcome 2:
Individuals: Outcome 2: Families have social supports. Community: Outcome 2:
Individuals are connected with Community social issues are identifies
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Individuals: Outcome 3:
Children and youth develop
positively.
dl Programs and Services not eligible under the program include those that:
The above guidelines must be kept in mind when completing your application. If you are unsure your
if program
qualifies, please telephone Town of Peace River FCSSbefore you apply.
All applications must be complete, feel free to use additional sheets if any of the spaces provided on the
application
form are inadequate.
Funding received from the Town of Peace River Family and Community Support Services program
must provide
preventive social programs that directly benefit Peace River residents.
2. Outcomes must be measured and data must be included in your End of Year, Summary Report. Programs that
do not include data from their measures may not be considered for future funding through Town of
Peace
River.
The mission of the project is to Promote Empathy, Accountability, Connection, & Empowerment while -
addressing the prevalence of underlying unresolved trauma amongst community members involved in the
criminal justice system. The P.E.A.C.E. Jail Yoga Project increases access to social support by providing a
10-week peer support yoga program to inmates at the Peace River Correctional Centre. With increased access
to support for healing and rehabilitation prior to release, participants are more likely to have the inter/intra-
personal skills required to integrate back into society and become active members of the community upon
release. The tools and resources offered throughout the program are paramount for preventing re-offence and
healing the larger culture. Based on a trauma informed model- this prevention-basedprogram meets all the
required outcomes as outlined in the application guide.
1')a reduction in aggression and reactivity by strengthening coping and crisis intervention skills.
ii) education on secure attachment and the impacts of trauma to develop a deeper awareness of social needs.
iii) a felt sense of safety and connection by fostering interpersonaland group skills.
iv) the cultivation of empathy, and a greater sense of agency for one’s self leading to an increased sense of
personal accountability and responsibility.
v) consistency and a safe space that supports healing increases the likelihood of sustained change.
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It is estimated that over 75 percent of the Canadian prison population carries unresolved trauma often rooted
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in adverse childhood experiences. Trauma is a loss of choice that completely overwhelms a person’s ability
to cope or handle the ideas and emotions involved in the experience. Symptoms often impact every aspect of
an individual’s life and include social and behavioral problems, mental health challenges, neuropsychological ,
There is a growing body of research that points to the efficacy of body-based practices in the healing of
trauma. Researchers at Oxford University (2013) found that prisoners who participated in a 10-week yoga
course reported improved mood, reduced stress and were better at a task related to behavior control than those
who continued their normal prison routine.
Another study conducted by Sfendla et al. (2018) concludes that yoga as a fonn of physical activity is
effective for reducing psychological distress levels in prison inmates, with speci?c effect on symptoms such
as suspicious and fearful thoughts about losing autonomy, memory problems, difficulty in making decisions,
trouble concentrating, obsessive thought, and perception of bodily dysfunction.
A quote by trauma expert & author Bessel van der Kolk speaks to the importance of social supports: “The
brain-diseasemodel overlooks four fundamentaltruths: (1) our capacity to destroy one another is matched by
our capacity to heal one another. Restoring relationships and community is central to restoring well-being; (2)
language gives us the power to change ourselves and others by communicating our experiences, helping us to
define what we know, and ?nding a common sense of meaning; (3) we have the ability to regulate our own
physiology, including some of the so-called involuntary functions of the body and brain, through such basic
activities as breathing, moving, and touching; and (4) we can change social conditions to create environments
in which children and adults can feel safe and where they can thrive.
When we ignore these quintessential dimensions of humanity, we deprive people of ways to heal from trauma
and restore their autonomy. Being a patient, rather than a participant in one’s healing process, separates
suffering people from their community and alienates them from an inner sense of self.”
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Bessel A. van der Kolk.The Body?cggthe Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing ofTrauma
References:
University of Oxford, (2013, July 16) Experimental Psychology, Prisoners Doing Yoga May See
Psychological Bene?ts.Retrieved from www.gsy.ox.ac.uk.
Sfendla A., Malmstrom P., Torstensson S. and Kerekes N. (2018). Yoga Practice Reduces the Psychological
Distress Levels ofPrison Inmates. Front. Psychiatry
Inmates at the Peace River Correctional Centre have increased access to social support, tools and resources.
Indicator:
:1 Positive family Positive parenting D Positive family
relationships communication
Indicator:
El Extent and quality of social networks I] Family accesses
resources as needed
Communit Outcome 1: Indicator: [3 Positive attitudes
The community is :1 Social engagement Awareness of the toward others and the
C0nFI€Ct€d and :lX Social support community community
engaged.
Communit Outcome 2: Indicator: Agencies and/or
Community social issues Awareness of Understanding of community members work
are identified and community social community social issues in partnership to address
addressed. issues social issues in the
community
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7. Community valuesyouth—Child feelsvaluedand appreciatedby adults in the community.
8. Childrenas resourtes—Child is included in decisionsat home and in the community.
9. Serviceto others—Childhas opportunities to help others in the community.
10. Safety—Child feelssafe at home, at school, and in his or her neighborhood.
Boundarles& 11. FamilyboundarIes—Family has clear and consistent rules and consequencesand monitors the child’swhereabouts.
EXP9“3ti°“5 12. SchoolBoundaries-—Schoolprovidesclear mics and consequences.
13. NeighborhoodbouI1darieS—Neighbors take responsibilityfor monitoring the child’sbehavior.
14. Adultrolemodels—Parent(s)and other adults in the child'sfamily,as well as nonfamilyadults, model positive,
responsiblebehavior.
15. Positivepeerinilur.-nce—Child‘s
closestfriendsmodel positive, responsiblebehavior.
16. HigheXpe(tatlonS—i’arent(s)and teachers expect the child to do her or his best at school and in other activities.
C0lISt|'l|diVE 17. CreativeattivIt|es—Child Partici Pates in music, art, drama, or creative writin 1.
r two or more times
Pet week.
u59°fTime 18. Childprograms—Child participates two or more times per week in cocurricular school activities _or structured
community programs for children..
19. Religious(ommunity—Childattends religiousprograms or services one or more times per week.
20. Timeathome—Childs Pends some time most dal's both in hi3h»cluali9' interaction with Parcnts and
doing thin5vs at home other than watchini57 TV or Pla) 'in invideo lararnes.
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The strategy to address the identified issue 1S to offer yoga tools and resources, skillfully facilitated through a
trauma informed lens. This peer support style yoga program will commence on March 27’ 2019, sessions will
be 90 minutes in length and run for 10 consecutive weeks. Each session is theme based and begins with open
discussion to build rapport and trust within the group followed by movement and a variety of breath,
meditation and mindfulness techniques. Below is a breakdown of the strategic plan for each week:
1) SAFETY external awareness, creating a safe space within, postures that promote a felt sense of safety,
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titration.
2) CONNECTION- cultivate feelings of secure attachment, circle formation, moving and breathing in unison,
‘mirroring’ activities, creating interpersonal rhythms.
3) DISCERNMENT- the practice of making choices, how do we know when it's the right choice? Exploring
internal cues.
4) EMPATHY—exploring shared experience and what we have in common as a group.
5) TRUTH in ACTION - building on discernment ”what’s true for you?”, the practice of taking effective action,
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getting curious about the ‘inner-voice’ is the ’inner-critic’ telling the truth?
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6) STRENGTH- strength building postures for the physical body, mindfulness and meditation to strengthen the
mental and emotional bodies, embodying characteristics of the ‘humble warrior’.
7) ACCOUNTABILITY activities and postures that explore personal responsibility & impact of one part of the
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9) ACCEPTANCE experiencing thoughts and feelings without judgement, accepting what is in the present
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moment.
10) EMPOWERMENT give back the power of choice by offering options, and modifications, invitational language,
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of social support and a decrease in recidivism.
The concept for this project is largely inspired by existing not for profit organizations offering yoga to
marginalized populations throughout North America. Since 2002, Prison Yoga Project
(https://prisonyogaorg/) has been successfully running trauma-informed yoga programs throughout California
prisons. In a 2017 research paper from the University of Colorado former inmates were interviewed to
examine the perceived impacts of the program among released inmates.
Some illustrative quotes from the paper:
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“What touched me the most was that after every session, after going a full hour, I actually had a sense of
feeling loved and appreciated, and that sense of accomplishment, that I ’d worked a little bit through an issue.
It really just helps me to start validating myself based on the accomplishment of understanding myself a little
better. . finishing a practice, following through with something.” (40-50 years of age, four years in PYP,
released for four years)
“Instead of being reactive to the situation, PYP guys would be responsive to the situation. So they thought
more about what they was gonna do before they actually did it, versus before when they would just do
something before considering the impact that action would have on them, their family, the other person,
themselves.” (40-50 years of age, three years in PYP, released for one year)
“Staying in an uncomfortable position and not letting the mind tell you a story, but just focusing on the breath,
it helps you build your muscle for dealing with uncomfortable situations in life. I felt like when I was doing it,
I was building a reservoir of calm for the stress out here.” (50-60 years of age, ten years in PYP, released for
three years)
“I think that by staying connected to the breath, my likelihood to re-offend is low. It helps me to disengage
from a lot of old behaviors and a lot of old thoughts.” (40-50 years of age, three years in PYP, released for one
year)
“It’s all predicated upon what you learn and what you feel as a person after going through that class. I never
want to harm anybody. I never want to harm anybody ever again. If anything, I want to do good for people.”
(60-70 years of age, four years in PYP, released for three years)
“PYP gives us a tool to deal with stress. And from the people I did this program with, which was mostly guys
doing a lot of time for violence, this gives us a way to deal with stress, to feel our emotions, and it taught us
compassion for ourselves and other people. So it would be hard for me to even imagine someone who was in
the program for a few months to commit violence, it’s much less likely they would hurt somebody.” (50-60
years of age, ten years in PYP, released for three years)
“I think PYP was an anchor to my true self. I was in an institution and deprived of all my dignity, and I could
still be happy, joyous and free.” (40-50 years of age, ten years in PYP, released for three years)
“PYP facilitators came at me with love, compassion, which was something that I’d never experienced before.
It got me to a point where I believed in myself, like maybe I can be loved for who I am. And by having these
new tapes replace the old tapes of feeling unloved, really brought my stress and anxiety down. So it was a
transformation.” (60-70 years of age, four years in PYP. released for three years)
Funding
How much?
Partners
Who?
If you have other inputs that you will be providing to the program, please list them here:
X Meeting time
How
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How often will they be offered (once per week, monthly, etc)?
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Workshops
How many willbe offered? How long will they be?
How often will they be offered (once per week, monthly, etc)?
_ Presentations
How many will be offered? How long willthey be?
Please add any additional outputs you may be providing to this programlprojectz
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MPORTANT NOTE:
At the end of the funding period, you will be asked to include your measurement question and the data you
collected from your participants. We will not require you to submit copies of the original participant surveys,
unless specifically requested to do so, please keep these surveys according to your organization’s retention
policies just in case this request is made.
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COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNICATION:
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Are there any other groups or organizations in Peace River that offer similar services to your program/project?
Yes
_ X No
Ifyes, what are the names of these organizations and the program that may be similar to yours?
Will your organization be partnering (networking, sharing information, sharing funding, sharing clients/participants) with
the above organization(s)?
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Yes _X No
At this time, we are actively and on an on-going basis collaborating with Alberta Health Services, Probation,
and Child Services. We are pursuing this project independently and are open to potential partnerships in the
future. Please note: this is not an official partnership with the Peace River Correctional Centre however, they 1
have agreed to collaboration. We intend to share our data collection with administration and make possible
recommendations for future programming.
It is to your benefit to partner with agencies that provide similar services to both increase communication,
while and decreasing any duplication of services. Partnership means that resources are being utilized
effectively and specific aspects to a prgect are being shared.
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Please note: Programslprojects are not typically awarded their full amount through Grants to Groups and the
FCSS Grants to Groups Funding Application Page 10 11/22/2018
funding amount is dependent on the number of groups applying during the current funding cycle.
Have you sought out additional funding from other funding sources for this project/program? C
Yes HX
No
If yes, from what sources? (Please remember to list these sources on the budget sheet attached)
If you have not sought out additional funding sources, why not?
As this is a small extension of services on a pilot basis, we have not at this time approached additional sources
for funding.
If you do not receive full funding, how will you prioritize your programming? What parts might not get done?
If we do not receive full funding, we will adapt the length of the program.
Note:
Please ensure that you fill in the attached budget summary, included on the next page of this application. You MUST
use the budget that is attached. Additional financial information may be requested by Family and Community Support
Services should further clarification be required. Please ensure that your contact information on the first page of this
application includes the best way to contact you and that the information is accurate and printed clearly.
NOTE: APPLICANTS MUST USE THIS FORM ONLY; ALTERNATE BUDGET SPREADSHEETS WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED. PLEASE PROVIDE AS MUCH DETAILAS POSSIBLE ON THIS SPREADSHEET.
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