| Program:
Reach for the Stars (Community Based Abstinence Education)
Funding Organization:
The United States Department of Health and Human Services: Agency
for Children and Families (ACF)
Dates:
September 30, 2007 - Present
August 1, 2005 - July 31, 2006
April 1998 - July 2003 (funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health)
Purpose:
Reach for the Stars provides abstinence education and related services
to families with children aged 12 to 18 in the Upper North and Northwest
areas of Philadelphia. The curriculum utilized is “Sex Can
Wait” published by ETR Associates. Formal curricular classes
are conducted at four elementary schools, one Sunday church youth
group, and two summer camp locations. Reunions are held at six month
intervals for program participants. Communication Workshops are
conducted in various community settings for parents and caregivers
of adolescents.
Staff:
The program is conducted by public health nurses and community health
outreach workers. Graduate and undergraduate nursing students also
assist with selected class sessions related to STI’s and goal
setting.
Contact
at La Salle:
Ana Maria Catanzaro, Ph.D., R.N.
Director, La Salle Neighborhood Nursing Center
Director, Public Health Programs
(215) 951-1436
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