Since 1968, the Family Life Council has been dedicated to providing quality, research-based programs on youth development. These programs seek to enhance the quality of life for youth in our community.

Current research illustrates the need for healthy youth programs in our community. An example of a few statistics to support this need are:

• Statistics show that one in three teenagers has experienced violence in a dating relationship. Dating violence crosses all economic, racial and social lines, most victims are young women who are also at higher risk for serious injury. (Bureau of Justice Special Report: Intimate Partner Violence, May 2000)
  
• Each year in United States, 800,000 to 900,000 adolescents 19 years of age or younger become pregnant. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "National and State-Specific Pregnancy Rates among Adolescents-United States, 1995-1997," Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, July 14, 2000, vol. 49, no. 27, p. 605.)

The Family Life Council recognizes that knowledge is power. Armed with information about healthy relationships, today’s youth can be empowered to make positive decisions for themselves.

The Family Life Council provides various programs to build healthy youth relationships. Click on the Program titles below to learn more about their curriculums and how to schedule one of these workshops at your community organization.

• Wise Guys A teen pregnancy prevention program aimed at young men.
• The Next Level
• 40 Developmental Assests (Healthy Communities - Healthy Youth)
• Building Healthy Relationships
• Teen / Parent Communication Talking with Adolescents about Sexuality is a program for parents, professionals and adults working with teens.
• Jóvenes Sabios/Jovenes Sabias The teen pregnancy prevention program "Wise Guys" curriculum is offered to the Latino community with an emphasis on the culture and traditions of this community.

There are also programs for parents who are raising adolescents. Click here for more information.