Teen Esteem

TEEN ESTEEM EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, FAMILIES, AND THE (SEE CONT IN SCH O) COMMUNITY ON CHALLENGES YOUNG PEOPLE FACE, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPECT FOR SELF AND OTHERS. OUR DYNAMIC, RELEVANT PRESENTATIONS ADDRESS TODAY'S CHALLENGES STUDENTS AND PARENTS FACE IN SCHOOL AND AT HOME. OUR CORE MESSAGE TO STUDENTS IS THAT THEIR VALUE IS BASED ON WHO YOU ARE, AND NOT ON WHAT YOU DO, EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECT, NO ONE IS DISPOSABLE, EVERYONE IS UNIQUE AND HAS VALUE.

CLASSROOM & ASSEMBLY PRESENTATIONS - OUR CORE PROGRAMS CONSIST OF K-12 CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS AND ASSEMBLIES FOCUSED ON PROVIDING OUR CHILDREN THE INFORMATION, TOOLS AND RESOURCES REQUIRED TO MAKE POSITIVE LIFE CHOICES. TEEN ESTEEM'S ENERGETIC, TRAINED SPEAKERS ENGAGE AUDIENCES WITH OUR CURATED AND REGULARLY UPDATED CURRICULUM. THESE PRESENTERS EXPLAIN AND OFFER ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL TOOLS THAT ENABLE YOUTH TO STRENGTHEN THEIR INDIVIDUAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. OUR PROGRAM DISCUSSES THE REAL-LIFE ISSUES THAT ARE NOT FULLY EXPLORED IN TODAY'S HEALTH OR SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSES. TEEN ESTEEM ADDRESSES: ANXIET, DEPRESSION, BULLYING, PORNOGRAPHY, SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTIONS, PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE, ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA, VAPING, SELF-WORTH, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND CYBERBULLYING.(SEE CONT IN SCH O) OUR PROGRAMS SERVE THE ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES - K-12 SCHOOLS. YTD ACTUAL PLUS SCHEDULED BOOKINGS FOR REMAINDER OF ACADEMIC YEAR - 16,189 STUDENTS, 444 CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS AND 33 SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES. MEASUREMENT TOOLS; TEEN ESTEEM WILL TRACK THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS REACHED THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS. WE ALSO HAVE PARTICIPANTS IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETE A SURVEY WHICH INDICATES THE IMPACT THE PRESENTATIONS HAVE HAD ON THEM, WHICH WE STORE IN A DATABASE TO HELP REFINE OUR CURRICULUM AND TO REFLECT THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAMS WE OFFER. WE USE THESE DATA TO REPORT ON OUR GRANT ACTIVITIES AND TO SECURE FUNDING FROM INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS TO SUSTAIN OUR WORK. WE ALSO COLLECT QUOTES FROM TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS FOR THE SAME PURPOSES.

PARENT EDUCATION - WE OFFER PARENT EDUCATION EVENTS, PROVIDING DATA AND RESOURCES TO HELP FAMILIES GUIDE THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES. ONE OF THE PRIMARY RESOURCES WE HAVE CREATED FOR PARENTS IS AN ONLINE VIDEO LIBRARY (NOW 30 STRONG), AVAILABLE 24/7, FEATURING A VARIETY OF EXPERTS HELPING PARENTS HELP THEIR KIDS. IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAVE ALSO BEGUN TO EMPLOY GOOGLE ANALYTICS TO GAUGE THE TRAFFIC TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. * REACHING 915 PARENTS THROUGH IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS AT SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GATHERINGS; * ANALYTICS REVEAL THAT SOCIAL MEDIA REACH WAS 33,740, OUR RESOURCE EMAILS TO PARENTS WERE OPENED AND VIEWED 65,617 OVER 12 MONTHS, AND OUR WEBSITE HAD OVER 40,355 VIEWS WITH 23,464 ENGAGEMENTS WITHIN OUR WEBPAGES. TOTAL OF 13 "IN PERSON" PRESENTATIONS TO OVER 915 PARENTS.

BOUTIQUE PRESENTATIONS TO SMALL ORGANIZATIONS - WE ALSO PROVIDE IN PERSON OR VIRTUAL PRESENSTATIONS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND SPORTS PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, WE OFFER COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, SPECIAL ORGANIZATIONS (MOTHER/DAUGHTER CHAPTERS, BOY SCOUNTS, SMALL HOME GATHERINGS), AND LUNCH & LEARNS IN THE WORKPLACE AND CUSTOMIZED TALKS TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. MEASUREMENT OF SUCCESS IS THROUGH EVALUATIONS, SURVEY QUOTES AND GROWTH IN REQUESTS VIA WORD OF MOUTH.