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Our Programs
The Center for Youth offers the following health education and youth development programs that can be customized for different populations and settings.
Accessing Health Care Program
Increases knowledge and practical skills for accessing health clinics and other health care facilities and increases confidence for communicating with health care providers and effectively utilizing health care.
HIV Prevention Education Program
Increases knowledge on the transmission and prevention of HIV, and increases realistic skills and confidence for communicating about and practicing safe behaviors for preventing teen pregnancy, HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.
Substance Abuse Prevention Program
Increases understanding of behaviors surrounding substance use and increases problem-solving and communication skills for avoiding and preventing the use and abuse of drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
Social Justice/Violence Prevention Program
Increases understanding of and respect for a range of differences and increases communication and decision-making skills to prevent and resolve conflicts that could lead to abuse or violence.
Parent Education Program
Increases understanding and skills for improving parent-teen communication through real-life stories presented by youth and follow-up discussion sessions.
Each program can be conducted independently or in the following comprehensive models:
The Life Skills Program and The Voices Program
Life Skills Program
The Life Skills Program (LSP) promotes the practice of healthy behaviors and increases skills to prevent risk-taking behaviors.
Youth receive mentoring by CFY educators and participate in realistic discussions and interactive sessions that increase their skills in communication, problem-solving and decision-making about health-related behaviors.
Program content addresses: relationships, drugs and alcohol, sexual health and decision-making, pregnancy/STD/HIV prevention, nutrition and physical activities.
Young people in the LSP also learn information about accessing healthcare and counseling, and they gain the skills, motivation and confidence to do so.
Evaluations over the past 9 years have consistently shown the positive impact on knowledge, behaviors and skills among youth participants in the Life Skills Program. More information is provided in the Evaluation section.
Voices Program
Voices is a comprehensive violence prevention program that increases social justice and understanding of and respect for differences. The program fosters young peoples' resiliency, builds skills to form positive respectful relationships, and skills to prevent and resolve conflicts that could lead to violence.
In realistic scenarios, youth focus on making safe decisions in volatile situations so that it doesn't escalate into violence. They gain and practice skills for communicating effectively and diffusing anger so it doesn't escalate into violence.
Evaluations over the past seven years have consistently shown Voices to be effective
in impacting behavior change among youth participants. More information is provided in the Evaluation section.
Requesting The Center's Programs
The Center for Youth can custom-design programs for groups of youth, educators or parents. Please feel free to contact us to discuss your needs and interest.
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