PREP Program: Uplifting Youth Through Education and Empowerment
PREP Program (Personal Responsibility Education Program) aims to empower middle school-aged youth by providing evidence-based curricula focusing on teen pregnancy prevention, HIV/STI reduction, safe sex behaviors, substance use prevention, self-empowerment, healthy relationships, and school engagement. The program offers age-appropriate lessons that build self-esteem, decision-making skills, communication, and leadership potentials while promoting positive behaviors and awareness. With a dedicated team in Guam and Palau, PREP equips youth with tools to navigate challenges and set personal boundaries through tailored curriculum.
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Project Isa-Ta: PREP PATHways Uplifting the Human Spirit
About PREP Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Funding Target Population Department of Health and Human Services Middle School Aged Youth Administration for Children and Families Families Youth Services Bureau
Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) 5 year evidenced based program Goals: Increase gender specific Teen Pregnancy Prevention services Reduce HIV/STI incidents, improve safe sex behaviors Delay onset or reduce use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs Improve self-empowerment/self-esteem and healthy relationships among youth and their parents/guardians Improve engagement in school among youth and knowledge of colleges of youths parents/guardians
Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Program Goals: Increase gender specific Teen Pregnancy Prevention services Reduce HIV/STI incidents, improve safe sex behaviors Delay onset or reduce use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs Improve self-empowerment/self-esteem and healthy relationships among youth and their parents/guardians Improve engagement in school among youth and knowledge of colleges of youths parents/guardians Provides a curricula that is: Medically Accurate Age appropriate Gender Specific LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Culturally Responsive Positive Youth Development
PREP TEAM Present in both Guam and Palau PREP GUAM TEAM: (1) Program Coordinator- Leslie Estrella (3) Youth Educators- Troy Cruz, Anjeline Reyo, Raven Saville (1) Research Assistant Mia Madlambayan
PREP PREP provides lessons and activities that builds self-esteem Help students make appropriate decisions Improve refusal and communication skills with their peers, parents and family members Aid students in these age groups to be able to identify their personal boundaries, Tap on hidden leadership potentials Builds awareness of the positive as well as negative aspects and behaviors that surrounds them. Curriculum : Draw the line, Respect the line is tailored to 6th 7th or 8th grade. In each grade level: refusal skills personal limits and boundaries and healthy relationships focused on to prevent risky behaviors. And since each level and age group are at different behavioral, social, and emotional levels, each are tailored appropriately.
School Based and Community Based Community Based: School Based: Annual Summer Camps Partnership with GDOE Youth Leadership Present in 4 GDOE middle schools Mentorship Event 12 sessions/lessons Parent Child Workshops Research and Evaluation Surveys Other community outreach events
(671)-472-0218/9 extension 102 or 115 Isa-ta@westcare.com Reflection Center Suite 204 222 Chalan Santo Papa Contact Us Hagatna, Guam 96910 Or Contact Leslie Estrella, Program Coordinator (671) 929-4549 / leslie.estrella@westcare.com
