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The You First Mission:

You First is a nonprofit organization that provides pregnancy prevention resources and developmental mentorship to the youth in our community.Our mission is to teach teens life skills and create strong mentalities bold enough to lead future generations. 

Our Vision:

Our vision is to prevent teen pregnancy by providing teens with resources and programming that educates them on how to build successful families and communities before procreating.

YOU LIVE.      YOU STRIVE.     YOU MATTER.      YOU FIRST.

You Live (Purpose)

You First teaches teens to cultivate day-to-day lives that exhibit habits of confidence, self-security, 

humility and drive and encourages them to build future communities that are safe and culturally progressive.

 

You Strive (Achievement)

You First believes in the importance of aiding teens in developing their natural talents and pursuing their dreams. Our goal is to provide teens with the resources necessary to fuel their aspirations.

 

You Matter (Support)

You First is stedfast in providing future forward resources to our youth and their families. Supporting our community doesn’t yield at our in-house offerings. The You First Organization connects and partners with friends of our community and other organization to ensure possibilities without limit.

 

You First (Self- preservation)

In our work shops, we teach teens to prioritize and nurture their mental, emotional and physical health. 

Our life coaching strategies encourages teens to not only cultivate meaningful personal and professional relationships with others but also a quality and well-rounded relationship with self.

STATISTICS WE'RE CHANGING

3rd highest teen birth rate

In 2020, Louisiana had the 6th highest teen birth rate in the nation.

 

3x more likely

The daughters of young teen mothers are three times more likely to become teen mothers themselves.To do:

 

Slower changes in teen pregnancy rate

From 1991 to 2019, the national teen birth rate dropped 73%, while the rate in Louisiana for the same time period dropped only 63%.

 

Pregnancy is a leading cause of dropout

Nationwide, 30% of teen girls who have dropped out of high school cite pregnancy or parenthood as a reason. 3 work shops for each category in life skills

 

Only 50% of teen mothers

Who have a child before age 18 complete high school by age 22 and less than 2% attain a college degree by age 30.

 

3rd highest rate of primary and secondary syphilis.

In 2018, Louisiana had the third highest rate of reported cases of primary and secondary syphilis among young people aged 15–19 in the United States.

 

Ranked 4th in reported cases of gonorrhea.

In 2018, Louisiana ranked 4th in the United States for the rate of reported cases of gonorrhea among young people aged 15–19.

 

Ranked 2nd in reported cases of Chlamydia.

Louisiana ranked 2nd in the nation of reported cases of chlamydia among young people aged 15–19 in the United States in 2018.

 

Ranked 3rd for HIV infection rate

Louisiana’s HIV infection rate among young people aged 13–19 ranked 3rd in the United States in 2018.

 

Ranked 4th for AIDS

In 2018, Louisiana’s AIDS rate among young people aged 13–19 ranked 4th in the United States.

Teen Pregnancy Prevention:

 Monthly Sex Education classes provided to the community 

Life Skills Workshop’s

  • Cooking 

  • Nutrition Education 

  • Summer job aid 

  • Community Service 

  • Workout & mindfulness classes

  • Financial Literacy 

  • Social Skills (toast masters class)

Self-Discovery Mentorship 

  • 1-on-1 Career Path Development 

  • Group Counseling Sessions

  • Developing Healthy Habits through creative hobbies 

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