Life Choices Inc

RIGHT CHOICES OF WEST TENNESSEE, DELIVERING ABSTINENCE-UNTIL-MARRIAGE EDUCATION TO STUDENT

THINK TWICE SRAE PROGRAM

THINK TWICE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS: EDUCATING YOUTH TO MAKE SMART CHOICES AIMED AT A BETTER FUTURE, EMPOWERING THEM THROUGH SRAE AND PYD MESSAGES TO BUILD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.

LIFE CHOICES YAKIMA TITLE V COMPETITIVE SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM

TITLE V COMPETITIVE SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION - 2019

LIFE CHOICES OF YAKIMA'S THINK TWICE GD-SRAE PROJECT - LIFE CHOICES OF YAKIMA (LCY) PROPOSES A 36-MONTH GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION (GD-SRAE) PROJECT SERVING APPROXIMATELY 450 YOUTH AGES 10–19 PER YEAR (APPROXIMATELY 1,350 YOUTH TOTAL) IN YAKIMA COUNTY, WASHINGTON. THE PROJECT DELIVERS EXCLUSIVE SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION THAT TEACHES YOUTH TO VOLUNTARILY REFRAIN FROM NON-MARITAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AS THE OPTIMAL HEALTHY BEHAVIOR. YAKIMA COUNTY’S TEEN BIRTH RATE (22.4 PER 1,000 FEMALES AGES 15–19) IS 1.6 TIMES THE STATE AND NATIONAL RATE (13.6). THE COUNTY RANKS FIRST IN WASHINGTON FOR TEEN CHLAMYDIA AND SECOND FOR GONORRHEA. TARGET YOUTH ARE PRIMARILY RURAL, LOW-INCOME, AND UNDERSERVED, INCLUDING YOUTH IN OR AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE, HOMELESS OR RUNAWAY YOUTH, AND JUVENILE-JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH—CONSISTENT WITH ACF’S “A HOME FOR EVERY CHILD” INITIATIVE. LCY IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY PROVIDING SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION IN THE COUNTY. LCY WILL IMPLEMENT LOVE NOTES 4.2 AO (PRIMARILY HIGH-SCHOOL AGE) AND RELATIONSHIP SMARTS PLUS 5.2 AO (PRIMARILY MIDDLE-SCHOOL AGE)—MEDICALLY ACCURATE, AGE-APPROPRIATE CURRICULA THAT ADDRESS ALL STATUTORY A–F TOPICS WITH AN UNAMBIGUOUS PRIMARY EMPHASIS ON AVOIDING NON-MARITAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND THAT INCORPORATE THE SUCCESS SEQUENCE. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNIVERSAL EDUCATION, MANDATORY REPORTING PROTOCOLS, PARENT/CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS, YOUTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AND TRACKED REFERRALS TO YOUTH-FRIENDLY SERVICES (WITHOUT USING FYSB FUNDS TO PAY FOR THOSE SERVICES). FULL IMPLEMENTATION OCCURS WITHIN 90 DAYS OF AWARD THROUGH ESTABLISHED SCHOOL, JUVENILE JUSTICE, AND FOSTER-CARE PARTNER SITES. LCY WILL COLLECT AND REPORT OMB-APPROVED PERFORMANCE MEASURES, USE REAL-TIME DATA SYSTEMS FOR CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND CONDUCT AN OPTIONAL LOCAL EVALUATION FOCUSED ON SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE OUTCOMES. LCY AGREES TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY NATIONAL EVALUATION SELECTED BY FYSB. ALL GRANT-FUNDED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES PROVIDE ONLY ABSTINENCE EDUCATION CONTENT; CURRICULA CONTAIN NO CONTRACEPTION OR CONTRACEPTIVE RISK-REDUCTION INSTRUCTION. THE PROJECT ADVANCES ACF PRIORITIES RELATED TO WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY FORMATION, GOLD-STANDARD RESEARCH, AND VALUE ALIGNMENT IN FUNDING.

THIS GRANT WILL FUND SEXUALITY COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION TO 3800 OVER 12 MONTHS.