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Iowa’s TANF State Plan: Attachments Community Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

TANF funded Community Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (CAPP) grant programs are operating throughout the state of Iowa. In State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021, 12,637 adolescents received 3-5 hours of comprehensive education using science-based, proven- effective, curricula. In addition, 8,200 youth and 1,200 parents received 1,250 partial curricula and/or topical presentations on a variety of subjects including substance abuse, healthy relationships, and social media. A total of 22,472 individuals in Iowa received some form of service under the CAPP program, including 329 pregnant or parenting teens. Services were provided in 44 Iowa counties. In State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024, services were provided in 42 Iowa counties. Approximately 12,500 youth were reached across 680 sexual health education implementations and 3,600 sessions. Due to the timing of the implementation of SF 496, the requirement that grantees use pre-test and post-test evaluations was paused for one year to allow schools and grantees an opportunity to ensure that all programmatic and evaluation work was in compliance with state law. Therefore, the quantity of pre-test and post-test data available for analysis is significantly reduced from previous years. In SFY 2025, pre-test and post-test evaluations will resume for the majority of the counties served by CAPP.

CAPP grant programs operated in 42 Iowa counties in SFY2025. The CAPP program will serve 43 Iowa counties beginning in SFY 2026.

Program components include:  Broad-based representation from community or regional representatives including, but not limited to, schools, churches, human services-related organizations, and businesses;  Comprehensive programming that focuses on the prevention of initial pregnancies during the adolescent years; and  Services to pregnant and parenting adolescents The CAPP program evaluation has been conducted by the University of Northern Iowa’s (UNI) Center for Social and Behavioral Research (CSBR) since February 2010, to evaluate the program’s effectiveness. In addition, Iowa State University works with the CAPP program to provide statewide outreach and media campaign services. Community Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program Goals:

Students who receive Community Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention programming will have increased knowledge of sexuality, improved communication skills (including skills to resist peer pressure and non-sexual risk factors) and enhanced behavioral predisposition to sexual abstinence.

Pregnant and parenting teens who receive Community Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention intervention programs will have adequate access to prenatal care, well-child visits and needed community resources (such as educational programs, employment training and career opportunities) to maximize their self-sufficiency. They also receive education to prevent subsequent pregnancies.