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The ABC (Abstinence is the Best Choice) for Teens Project is a Community Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) grant funded
by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families.
The ABC for Teens Project serves Lake, Sumter, Citrus, and Hernando Counties. The CCC provides the services
directly in Lake and Sumter Counties. Hernando and Citrus County services are contracted to A New Generation and Life
Choice Care Center. There are three main components to this program: abstinence until marriage classes for
students in grades six through twelve, school-wide assemblies for the same grade levels and parent programs.
For information on an abstinence classes or a parent presentation please contact the ABC for Teens Project Director,
Darla Huddleston at the Christian Care Center or by email.
Darla Huddleston
Serving Citrus County in Inverness:
Serving Hernando County in Brooksville:
CLASSROOM EDUCATION
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| All ABC for Teens facilitators are certified in abstinence education. |
The ABC for teens classes are taught in public and private schools, youth organizations, churches and other settings
in Citrus, Hernando, Lake and Sumter Counties. The classes cover goal setting, media and consumer literacy, risks of
sex and sexual activity, establishing and maintaining boundaries, refusal skills, healthy relationships, marriage preparation,
and commitment to abstinence.
There is a different curriculum for each grade level from sixth through twelfth grades so that all information is age-appropriate.
The classes are highly interactive and the teachers utilize the most current best practice teaching methods and
brain-based learning strategies to enhance student's retention of the information, concepts and skills taught in
each session.
If you are interested in boldly supporting the abstinence message, Puritee Wear is an excellent choice and will donate
20% of the proceeds of sales linked from the CCC-ABC link to our program. Please click on the link below to check out
their line of abstinence wear.
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| Thank you for supporting ABC for Teens! |
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SCHOOL-WIDE ASSEMBLIES
Nationally known motivational speakers present school-wide assemblies to further empower students to make healthy
choices.
| Teens do use their brains |
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| Their brains just work differently from mature adults. |
| Do you know how to influence your teen's behavior? |
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| Believe it or not, they do value your opinion. |
| "The Talk" is not enough in today's society. |
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| Contact our office to set up a parent program at your school, church or organization. |
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| Miss Virginia at Mount Dora High School April 2007 |
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| Miss Virginia 2002, Julie Laipply Carrier |
PARENT PROGRAMS
ABC for Teens staff provide state of the art, interactive
presentations to parents utilizing the latest research in brain based learning to empower parents to have an on-going effective
"talk" with their adolescents and teens to help them make and keep making healthy choices. Additionally, we provide
parents with the latest research and information on the physical, emotional, financial and social risks of sexual activity
outside of marriage.
For more information on the differences between abstinence until marriage education
and comprehensive sex education please go to this link at Parents For Truth sponsored by the National Abstinence Education
Association and use the referral code FLCCC.
Parents for Truth
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Abstinence is defined as "choosing to save all sexual activity for marriage."
In today's culture, sex is used to sell everything from cars to movies and the reality of any serious consequences are rarely
portrayed. Abstinence is the only sure way to protect one's mind, body and heart from the various consequences of premarital
sexual activity. Abstinence is the safest, healthiest lifestyle and one of the best ways to prepare for a healthy
future marriage. Our students deserve to hear the truth - there are consequences to sex
and sexual activity outside of marriage, and they are usually negative and potentially life changing. Although
teen birth rates have declined across the country, sexually transmitted disease rates have increased among sexually
active youth. Teens deserve to be taught more than a possible risk-reduction strategy. They deserve to know that
they have the right to choose abstinence.
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