Tresports incorporates the following elements to address the JCPC’S risk factors:

• Positive Action Skill Building Curriculum
• Small group tutorials with Certified teachers
• Weekly Parenting Sessions
• Positive Action Empowerment Sessions
• Organized Athletics
• 24/7 Crisis Intervention
• A detailed evaluation component
• Motivational Monday
• Talk To Me Tuesday
• Wising up Wednesdays
• Triumph Thursdays

• Tresports supports students and families by attending:
• Court Hearings
• Child/Family Team (CFT) meetings
• Home/School visits
• Tresports uses a culturally competent staff reflective of the culture of the families served

• The Positive Action program is a skill building program proven to increase academic achievement and reduce violent behaviors in participants.
• The program is recognized as a research-based, proven effective program endorsed, by the U.S. Department of Education What Works Clearinghouse, as the only character education program that improves academics and behavior.

• The academic component of the Positive Action program focuses on preparing students for success with the state-adopted Common Core curriculum.
• The program utilizes the Learn Zillion online program for Reading and Mathematics in collaboration with North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s School Net Program.
• Reading tutorials will focus on the 5-areas of reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension as recommended by the National Reading Panel Report.
• Math tutorials will support and correlate with the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
• Teaching staff also assist in homework and additional tutoring.

• Parenting Wisely is an evidence-based curriculum endorsed by OJJDP as an exemplary program.
• It has been recognized as a Best Practice for Prevention of Youth Violence by the Center For Disease Control and is a recipient of the Positive Parenting Award by the National Council for Children’s Rights.
• The program provides weekly parent skill-building classes (one hour) for the duration of the program, and is led by a trained group facilitator.
• Parents will learn how to improve their ability to evaluate problems, assume responsibility for their actions, and develop effective parenting skills.

Empowerment Sessions Topic Areas:

• Attitude and Conflict Resolution
• Respect for Self and Others
• Safety/Security and Truth/Consequences
• Planning for Higher Education and Career Choices

• To redirect inappropriate youth behavior, the program makes participation in organized athletics a privilege contingent on youth complying with program attendance goals, participation in the Positive Action curriculum, and school performance.
• Studies indicate that programs combining a focus on youth development including organized sports have a strong impact on academic performance.
• As an incentive to complete the program and improve school functioning, the program will incorporate organized athletics.

• The program operates Monday through Friday from 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm, on weekends and throughout the summer months to provide safety, structure, and supervision during the hours when youth are most likely to engage in delinquent activity.
• Our program’s framework adheres to the optimal levels of operation in accordance with NC DPS program standards for Interpersonal Skill Building.

• Keep our youth arrest-free and ensure that they are safely supervised
• Increase the number of youth who are attending school regularly and performing at grade level
• Improve family functioning and help parents provide safe, nurturing environments for their children

• Our program model addresses concerns specific to the following domains:
• Individual
• Peer
• School
• Family
  • Employs best practices models
  • Maintains a  “no reject, no eject” referral policy
  • Recruits culturally competent staff
  • Focuses on the strengths of every youth served
• The program includes a comprehensive formative and summative evaluation component that is conducted by Dr. Chance Lewis, Director of the Urban Education Collaborative at UNC Charlotte.