Children’s Aid provides comprehensive sexuality education and one-on-one counseling services that equip young people with what they need to make safe, healthy decisions throughout their lives.
Our sexuality education programs, which provide young people with opportunities to gain knowledge about adolescent sexuality and examine their goals, are respectful, nonjudgmental, inclusive of the needs of all sexual identities, and culturally responsive to young people from different backgrounds.
Meeting them where they are
Our health educators work across multiple platforms to meet the needs of young people. Trained educators lead group workshops and one-on-one sessions, work with parents and caregivers to increase and improve communication with their teens, and escort young people to clinic appointments. We do all of this to ensure that young people can focus on school and building a bright future.
Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program
Since 1984, the Children’s Aid-Carrera program has been working with young people starting at age 11 or 12 and following them through high school. This approach incorporates many of the solutions Children’s Aid provides to youth throughout their lives to help them navigate the social and economic barriers that might keep them from fulfilling their potential. Among these fundamentals are education; employment; sexuality education; and medical, dental, and mental health services.
The P2(Pregnancy Prevention) Project
With a strong emphasis on family and community, the goal of the P2 Project is to empower young people to reduce their risk of pregnancy and/or becoming infected with HIV and other STDs.
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Just Ask Me (JAM) Peer Health Education Program
This youth development initiative trains high school youth to be ambassadors for sexual health education in their communities. After participating in high-quality training, JAM Peer Educators facilitate sexual health education workshops for their peers in local high schools.
Through all of our sexuality education workshops and initiatives, we reach thousands of youth every year.
