EDUCATION FOR SUCCESSFUL PARENTING
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Target demographics: ESPs pre-parenting education programs target all teens ages 13-19. ESP also offers education programs for parents of teens to facilitate family discussions about the importance of postponing parenting until adulthood.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Teens, parents of teens, foster parents, CASAs, social workers, youth program staff
Geographic areas served: Direct instruction available in California and North Carolina; can serve teens globally through sale of ESPs instructional materials
Mission:
ESP is improving the health and well-being of children in our communities by educating adolescents about parenting before they conceive the next generation of children. Our goal is to empower young adults with the information and life-planning skills they need to form a healthy family. ESP is working to reduce rates of teen pregnancy, absent fathers, and child abuse.
Results:
Among teens who have taken ESP’s courses, 90% report being more willing to wait until adulthood before parenting, and 90% report feeling more prepared to provide for, protect, and nurture a child.
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tferrara24
05/29/13
Randi did a great job with her presentation/workshop. The students really seemed to enjoy all the activities and open-conversation. The program(ESP) is a great resource for our future parents and gives them a lot of proper and useful understandings of what it takes to be a parent...
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PriscillaOverton
05/22/13
Tanisha S.
04/22/13
I currently volunteer for ESP (and have been for several months). Initially when I looked up ESP online, I was just trying to find some positive way to spend my extra time; however, when I met the founder Randi, her other volunteers, and the ESP students I realized there was a personal connection ...
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