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Teen Center Counseling Room

Team Members

Randy RobertsonTorri MasonPatti HiblerDiana PompaKellen KennyLauren JohnsonKyle ColeySteve Pierce

Background & History

The Teen Action and Support Center is a 501 (c) 3 organization and exists solely from donations and community giving.

First Steps seeks to provide opportunities for teens who are pregnant or parenting to equip them with the resources and education they need to be successful.

In 2009 over 1000 teen/parents received counsel and services through teen action.

More then 260 teens in 2009 conducted 3000 hours of community service in NWA.

Our Plans

Raise diapers for pregnant teen and teen parents who have been affected by loss, challenge, or crisis

Educate and support our donation points to the benefits of the teen action center.

Work with the director Dawn Spraggs to gather vital information needed to be effective in our charity campaign.

Community Aspect

Increase community awareness of struggling teen parents

Education of the number of pregnant teens just in nwa.Demonstrate how simple an individual donation could

change someone’s life

Community Contacts

Teen Action Center: Rachel Osborn (rachel@teenaction.org)Dawn Spraggs (tasc@teenaction.orgFirst Steps 479-636-8272Barbara Radamacher: InstructorDiane Phillips: East Team BH 2416

Method

Contact Teen Action CenterGo through an interview & screening

processDistribute diaper donation boxes to

strategical locations in the communityCollections of donationsTransfer to distribution point

Timeline

Week 1-2: group meetings, contact support groups, interview, & orientation training

Week 3: distribute donation boxes to our charitable points

Week 4-5: gather data & follow up to donation point contacts

Week 6-9: final stages of gathering & distributing to the distribution center

Week 10-11: finalize power point project & present results

Division of Labor

Kellen Kenny: contact point for Rachel Osborn & graph designer

Torri Mason & Steve Pierce & Kyle Coley: power point web designer & coordinator

Randy Robertson: transportation & strategic coordinator Diana Pompa: community liason coordinator Patti Hibler & Lauren Johnson: advertising proprietor

Technology

ComputerCell phonesBoxesCopierVehiclesCalculatorGIS

Skills to Develop

Improve our mathematical community skills

NetworkingCommunity coordinationTeam building skillsLife counselingDevelopment skills

Expected Outcome

Make the community more aware of teen parent struggles in the Northwest Arkansas area

Better education of working on a team project

Change the life of at least one family

Data

Use graphs to monitor & demonstrate our success

Document the number of teen parents that have relied upon the Teen Action Center services

Cost analysis of raising babies from newborns to the time they are toilet-ready

Outcome

outcome

57 % End in Birth 29% End in Abortion14% End in Mis-carriage

Annual Cost of Newborn With Parent making Min. Wages

Based on $16,000 a year income

Formula $1200Diapers $800MISC $2000Health Care $ 500 Day Care $9000

Top 5 Highest States and Top 5 Lowest States

New HampshireVermont

MaineMinnesota

North DakotaMississippi

TexasArizonaNevada

New Mexico

0 20 40 60 80 100

New Hampshire; 33

Vermont; 40

Maine; 43

Minnesota; 43

North Dakota; 45

Mississippi; 85

Texas; 88

Arizona; 89

Nevada; 90

New Mexico; 93

Teen Pregnancies

Teen Pregnancies

Success

Increased our awareness of the growing problem in our community and shared with class

Ability to take facts and figures and convert to charts and graphs for a better easier to read understanding

Coming together as a group to put together final project

Missed Opportunities

More Community AwarenessMore distribution pointsBetter Organized business plans

Prevention

More sex education at earlier agesAccessibility to contraceptivesMore state funding for public education

and facilities like teen action support center

Education for parents for talking to teens community

More activities for teens to get involved in

Video For Sex Education

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxxz-yskYSw