Date: February 13, 2013
To: English 1101 students
From: Paola Ospina
RE: The Candie’s Foundation
More than 400,000 teen girls give birth each year in the United States. Thanks to all of the foundations we have now, the numbers have dropped. In 2011, a total of 329,797 babies were born to women aged 15–19 years, for a live birth rate of 31.3 per 1,000 women in this age group. This is a record low for U.S. teens in this age group, and a drop of 8% from 2010. Birth rates fell 11% for women aged 15–17 years, and 7% for women aged 18–19 years. While reasons for the declines are not clear, teens seem to be less sexually active, and more of those who are sexually active seem to be using birth control than in previous years.
The Candie’s Foundation is a non-profit organization that works to shape the way youth in America think about teen pregnancy and parenthood. The foundation develops and runs communication campaigns to raise awareness about, and motivate teens to prevent teen pregnancy. Each year, millions of teens are exposed to the foundation's messages, which encourage them to delay pregnancy and expose them to the realities of teen parenthood. Each year, The Candie’s Foundation hosts the “Event to Prevent” to raise awareness about teen pregnancy in the United States. The event brings together leaders in the media, entertainment business, and political worlds. The event raises money to support teen pregnancy prevention activities, and honors individuals who have done exceptional work for the cause and helps advance the Foundation’s message. Donations can be made through the website. The donations are used to get these campaigns out to as many teens as possible, through TV, magazines, and online, as well as to thousands of schools and youth-serving organizations across the country.
This campaign is making a difference. Research has shown that teen girls who have been exposed to the foundation and its messages are more likely to view teen pregnancy and parenthood as stressful and negative, and they are more likely to be skeptical of the media's portrayal of teen pregnancy and parenting. They also think teens should wait longer to have sex than girls who are not aware of the foundation and its messages.
The Candie’s Foundation website provides plenty of information such as pictures, videos, and links to their partners such as seventeen, the national campaign and stayteen.org. For general information the foundation can be reached at info@candiesfoundation.org or can be followed on twitter @CandiesOrg.
To: English 1101 students
From: Paola Ospina
RE: The Candie’s Foundation
More than 400,000 teen girls give birth each year in the United States. Thanks to all of the foundations we have now, the numbers have dropped. In 2011, a total of 329,797 babies were born to women aged 15–19 years, for a live birth rate of 31.3 per 1,000 women in this age group. This is a record low for U.S. teens in this age group, and a drop of 8% from 2010. Birth rates fell 11% for women aged 15–17 years, and 7% for women aged 18–19 years. While reasons for the declines are not clear, teens seem to be less sexually active, and more of those who are sexually active seem to be using birth control than in previous years.
The Candie’s Foundation is a non-profit organization that works to shape the way youth in America think about teen pregnancy and parenthood. The foundation develops and runs communication campaigns to raise awareness about, and motivate teens to prevent teen pregnancy. Each year, millions of teens are exposed to the foundation's messages, which encourage them to delay pregnancy and expose them to the realities of teen parenthood. Each year, The Candie’s Foundation hosts the “Event to Prevent” to raise awareness about teen pregnancy in the United States. The event brings together leaders in the media, entertainment business, and political worlds. The event raises money to support teen pregnancy prevention activities, and honors individuals who have done exceptional work for the cause and helps advance the Foundation’s message. Donations can be made through the website. The donations are used to get these campaigns out to as many teens as possible, through TV, magazines, and online, as well as to thousands of schools and youth-serving organizations across the country.
This campaign is making a difference. Research has shown that teen girls who have been exposed to the foundation and its messages are more likely to view teen pregnancy and parenthood as stressful and negative, and they are more likely to be skeptical of the media's portrayal of teen pregnancy and parenting. They also think teens should wait longer to have sex than girls who are not aware of the foundation and its messages.
The Candie’s Foundation website provides plenty of information such as pictures, videos, and links to their partners such as seventeen, the national campaign and stayteen.org. For general information the foundation can be reached at info@candiesfoundation.org or can be followed on twitter @CandiesOrg.