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The FISP SUN Program is a structured Problem Solving, Social Skills and Support peer program facilitated by a adult

FISP trained SUN professional. FISP has enhanced and further developed this program which was created by Dr.

Judith Tellerman in Chicago in collaboration with Nova Southeastern University. Together with many local organizations who supply the locations and participants, FISP is able to help many of Florida's citizens live more successful and healthier lives.

The original SUN Program Model was developed for teens by Dr. Judith Tellerman in Chicago. FISP has determined

that is also a very flexible program model that can be adapted and utilized with any age group. This adaptability has allowed FISP to develop additional groups in partnership with many agencies.

This expansion has included our SUNSHINE Club for the elderly in partnership with the Health and Human Services

Elderly and Veteran’s Department in Broward County. FISP will be starting groups at their facility in 2008-2009.

The newly funded FISP Adam Silverman Memorial College Model is in development in partnership with Hillel College Programs in Broward and Palm Beach and Nova Southeastern University in Davie.

FISP has been very successful at providing the SUN Program to hundreds of children in YMCA after school programs, teens in the Broward County Juvenile Justice system including Teens in the Broward Detention facility, the LEAF residential girls facility and teens on probation at the Florida Ocean Sciences Institute, FOSI. Additionally we have serviced Hispanic Unity of Florida in Hollywood and SOS Children's Village in Coconut Creek. In the next month we

will be providing SUN to teens at the Boys & Girls Club.

All SUN programs are provided to our partner organizations and participants at no cost to either through funds acquired through grants, fundraising events, donations and the support of interested citizens like you.

The ten steps of the FISP SUN Program are learned in confidential groups of eight to ten participants. Each group meets for one and a half hours once a

week for ten weeks.

SUN GROUP STEPS

Ten Steps to Problem Solving

                     1. Recognize that you have a problem.
                     2. Identify the problem.
                     3. Bring the problem to the group.
                     4. Pretend the problem is your own.
                     5. Brainstorm for possible solutions.
                     6. Discuss pros and cons of possible solutions.
                     7. Choose a good solution.
                     8. Plan in detail how to carry out the solution.
                     9. Carry out the plan.
                   10. Report back to the group how the plan went

Help FISP continue this disparately needed program through donations and sponsorships or by attending the FISP Annual Dinner Dance

SUNDAY APRIL 6TH 2008

FISP Rocks at the Grand

ANNUAL DINNER DANCE AND AUCTION

HONORING

Florida's Secretary of the

Department of Children and Families

Robert A. Butterworth

Dance to the Do-Wop Music of the

FIVE BOROUGHS BAND

buy a $10 raffle ticket and win $1,000

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HELP OUR TEENS, COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SENIORS LIVE MORE

SUCCESSFULLY!

SPONSOR A FISP “Solutions Unlimited Now” SUN GROUP

HELP THEM ALL LEARN HOW TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS!

YOUR CONTRIBUTION WILL HELP THEM ALL learn how to BETTER

HANDLE THEIR DECISIONS AND BE A MORE PRODUCTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL.

The groups are structured to enable the Teens, College Students and Seniors learn

how to help themselves and each other. The group is focused on learning how to find

and implement well thought out solutions to their problems. Each group is facilitated by

a FISP SUN trained professional who uses various modalities to help engage the group make significant progress.

Groups include:

♦ 8 to 10 Participants

♦ 10 Weekly Group Meetings

♦ FISP SUN Trained Adult Professional Group Facilitator

♦ All Program Materials

♦ Completion Party and Completion Certificate

♦ Group Research Data by Nova Southeastern University

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