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- EIN 42-1498432
- (641) 446-3801
- 907 W 1st Street 1 Leon IA 50144-1171 USA
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: Provide comprehensive, integrated, commmunity-based system of family support and child development services.
Programs: The community adolescent pregnancy prevention program provides funds for teen pregnancy prevention in appanoose, clarke, davis, decatur, ringgold, wapello and wayne counties in iowa. This includes the school based program draw the line/respect the line, girl talk, parents as teachers home visitations, programming for pregnant and parenting adolescents and a variety of other services. Total served: 1,950evaluation data: the project has demonstrated positive outcomes. Decatur county went from being the 2nd highest teen birth rate in the state of iowa to 47th. Draw the line grades 6-8 has shown from pre/post 56% increase in knowledge, 62% stated that it was easier to know their own limits-where to draw the line. Girl talk pre/post showed a 78% increase in knowledge about puberty. Parents as teachers served 28 teen parents with home visits. Pre/post showed an 83% increase in knowledge about child development and parenting