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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Title IV-A State Plan

57 teaches youth to voluntarily refrain from sexual activity. o The program is designed to teach youth personal responsibility, self-regulation, goal setting, healthy decision-making, a focus on the future, and the prevention of youth risk behaviors such as drug and alcohol use without normalizing teen sexual activity. o SRAE programs seek to prevent negative outcomes that could have lasting effects on a young person’s health, future career prospects, and economic stability. ► PREP (Personal Responsibility Education Program): o Through the State Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), the Federal Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) awards grants to State agencies to educate young people on both abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. o The program targets youth ages 10-19 who are homeless, in foster care, live in rural areas or in geographic areas with high teen birth rates, or come from racial or ethnic minority groups. o The program also supports pregnant and parenting youth. o State PREP projects replicate effective, evidence-based program models or substantially incorporate elements of effective programs that have been proven to delay sexual activity, increase condom or contraceptive use for sexually active youth, and/or reduce pregnancy and STIs among youth. ► HANDS (Health Access; Nurturing Development Services): o Home visitation program for parents to assist them in meeting the challenges of parenting during the prenatal period and continuing through the child’s second birthday. o The purposes of HANDS are: ► Achieve positive pregnancy outcomes ► Improve health and development outcomes for children DocuSign Envelope ID: BCAE5958-05F7-4630-9CB0-C6ACABA180AA