Heritage Community Services Inc

EVIDENCE-BASED SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH

COMMUNITY-BASED ABSTINENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM

SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM

EMPOWERING SOUTH CAROLINA YOUTH THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION - HERITAGE COMMUNITY SERVICES (HERITAGE) WILL IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY-WIDE INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTING THEIR OWN EVIDENCE-BASED SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION (SRAE) CURRICULUM, HERITAGE KEEPERS®. HERITAGE KEEPERS® IS A PROVEN, EVIDENCE-BASED SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE PROGRAM THAT EQUIPS YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, CONFIDENCE, AND DECISION-MAKING TOOLS THEY NEED TO BUILD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, MAKE POSITIVE LIFE CHOICES, AND ACHIEVE LONG-TERM SUCCESS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO TEACH YOUTH SELF-REGULATION, GOAL SETTING, HEALTHY DECISION MAKING, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, A FOCUS ON THE FUTURE AND THE PREVENTION AND AVOIDANCE OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY UNTIL MARRIAGE AND OTHER RISKY BEHAVIORS. HERITAGE WILL: 1. ENSURE ALL CONTENT EMPHASIZES AND NORMALIZES AVOIDING NONMARITAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AS OPTIMAL HEALTH. 2. IMPLEMENT CURRICULA THAT INCLUDE MEDICALLY ACCURATE INFORMATION REFERENCED IN PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AND IS AGE APPROPRIATE. 2. USE A SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE CURRICULUM WITH AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH. 3. USE A SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE CURRICULUM THAT INCLUDES THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL ADVANTAGES OF AVOIDING NONMARITAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND TEACHES HOW TO RESIST AND AVOID SEXUAL COERCION AND DATING VIOLENCE AS WELL AS DISCOURAGES YOUTH SPECIFIC RISK BEHAVIORS SUCH AS UNDERAGE DRINKING OR ILLEGAL DRUG USE. 4. CONSIDER CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES, RECOGNIZING THE EXPERIENCES OF YOUTH FROM DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SC YOUTH ARE AT RISK FOR DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH RATES OF TEEN PREGNANCY AND STDS AND POVERTY AS WILL BE DEMONSTRATED WITHIN THE NARRATIVE. PROPOSED SERVICES HERITAGE KEEPERS® ABSTINENCE AND LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION (HERITAGE KEEPERS®) FOCUSING ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN BERKELEY, CHARLESTON, DORCHESTER AND SUMTER COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA (SC). POPULATION GROUP(S) TO BE SERVED. PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, YOUTH AGES 10-19.

COMPASSION CAPITAL FUND (CCF) COMMUNITIES EMPOWERING YOUTH (CEY) PROGRAM

A NEW SOUTH CAROLINA TITLE XX ABSTINENCE EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

IMPROVING CHILD WELL-BEING BY FOSTERING HEALTHY MARRIAGES

CCF TARGETED CAPACITY BUILDING - MARRIAGE