Council on Adolescents of Catawba County

Teen talk - this program is part of the teen pregnancy prevention initiative (tppi) funded through the north carolina department of health and human services (ncdhhs) and is designed to reduce risky sexual behavior and prevent teen preganancies in Catawba County. Council staff implements age appropriate, culturally sensitive, medically accurate comprehensive sexuality programming.

Lunch buddy - this program is designed to help reach students who would benefit from havin an additional positive role model in their life. It helps create healthy attitudes and behavior in youth, as well as provide skills, resources, and positive experiences that will help them become successful productive citizens. Community volunteers are recruited to become mentors, trained, have background checks performed, and are matched with an appropriate child. Mentors spend 30 minutes each week of the school year going into the school and eating lunch with the student, while building a positive relationship with him/her.

Healthly youth education: these are in-school programs that follow north carolina's healthy youth act requirements and healthful living guidelines. This includes reproductive health and safety education to 7th-9th grades and puberty education to 5th and 6th grades, as well as a booster program for 10th grade students.