Project Pledge and B-Unique

(AE Pledge Project and Pledge II are funded respectively by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resource and Services Administration, Grant Award No. H1DMC00386-0304; and HHS, Administration for Children, Youth and Families, Award No. 90AE0081/01)

The Partnership's Project Pledge program is an education program for youth ages 12-18 years old. The Partnership uses federally approved curricula to increase the percentage of 5,000 middle and high school student who commit to sexual abstinence before marriage.

The purpose of the Project Pledge and B-Unique programs is to reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases among 12-18 year-old teens.

Abstinence Education Partners

Funding Partners

Arizona Department of Health Services
Administration for Children and Families

Community Collaborators

YMCA
League of United Latin American Citizens
Adelante Nuestro Futuro
University of Arizona, College of Public Health
Mission Tucson
Pima County Parenting Coalition
Arizona Partners for Abstinence Education
Pima Community College
Kids Village
AZ Coalition for Adolescent Pregnancy & Parenting
Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services
Compass Health Care
Kino Teen Center
City of Tucson Parks and Recreation Programs
City of Tucson Police and Fire Departments
City of South Tucson Police Department

Abstinence Education

Classroom Education

5-10 hour classes provided
7,000 students served per year

Positive Youth Development

180 high school students served
More than 400 students at 7 middle school sites served
More than 8,000 community members served

Family Strengthening

110 youth and parents served

Parent Workshops

150 parents served

Information and additional links are located at the Project Pledge website: www.projectpledge.org

For more information, contact: DeeAnn Arroyo, Associate Director of Youth and Family Services (520) 326-2528, Extension 2107 or e-mail: darroyo@thepartnership.us