CADEkids (CADE)

Program service statement: Cadekids operates 3 core programs classroom prevention Education, a student assistance program (sap), and out of school programs. In Cadekids classroom prevention Education program. Cadekids' prevention specialists equip k-8th grade students with skills to handle conflict the smart way and have the courage to stop and evaluate situations, exercise impulse control, and steer clear of violence, illegal substance use, and other destructive behaviors. With 5,000-10,000 participants served in the classroom per year, Cadekids' prevention specialists deliver evidence- and research-based curricula (age-/content-appropriate) to philadelphia public school students in whole classrooms with the teacher present.the sap program is designed to assess students (grades k-12) for concerns related to Drug and alcohol misuse, emotional dysregulation, and behavioral/mental health issues. The 4 phases of the student assistance program are referral, screening/assessment, intervention/ recommendation, and aftercare. Sap is not a treatment program; rather, it is a comprehensive school-based program using trained personnel, and evidence-based intervention/recommendation to refer students and families to services in the community. The sap program provided 207 students with targeted recommendations in the 2022-2023 school year.in fy23 Cadekids expanded its prevention Education program offerings to include after school and summer programs reaching students in the crucial out of school time. Cadekids collaborated with community partners to provide fun-infused prevention Education lessons and activities for students who live and/or attend school in the kensington neighborhood, one of the highest overdose communities in the city.