Programs For Youth
Be Proud! Be Responsible!
A six-module curriculum that provides adolescents with knowledge, motivation and skills necessary to change their behaviors in ways that will reduce their risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. This multimedia curriculum has been evaluated and recommended by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention as a program that works.
Making Proud Choices:A Safer Sex Approach to STDs, Teen Pregnancy, and HIV Prevention
An eight module curriculum that provides young adolescents with the knowledge, confidence and skills necessary to reduce their risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), HIV and pregnancy by abstaining from sex or using condoms if they choose to have sex. It is based on cognitive-behavioral theories, focus groups and the authors’ extensive experience working with youth. Making Proud Choices is an adaptation and extension of the original Be Proud! Be Responsible! Curriculum in that it integrates teen pregnancy prevention along with HIV/STD prevention.
Act SMART
Developed by the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Act SMART is a fun and creative way to educate young people ages 6 to 17 about the serious subject of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Act SMART is a curriculum that uses games, skits, art projects, discussion topics, activity sheets, and more to help young people ages 6 to 17 make smart decisions to prevent the transmission of HIV. It also helps them gain a sense of compassion for persons living with HIV or AIDS. Act SMART can be used with groups or individuals in or out of school.
Focus on Kids
A community-based 8-session HIV/STD prevention program for high-risk urban youth in grades 5-10. It has been effective in giving urban youth the skills and knowledge they need to protect themselves from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. The curriculum uses fun, interactive activities such as games, role plays, discussion and community projects to convey prevention knowledge and skills.
Although Focus on Kids is an HIV/AIDS prevention curriculum, it covers topics and skills pertinent to teen pregnancy prevention such as: correct use of condoms; decision-making, refusal, communication and advocacy skills; abstinence; and sex and drug pressures faced by youth.