How does GCAPP reach over 60,000 young people to help them make healthy decisions? It all starts with our 300+ partners and organizations – schools, human service professionals, health clinics, policymakers, local businesses, philanthropic entities, faith-based organizations, and community leaders – across rural and urban communities in Georgia.
 
Through our partners we extend our reach each day into local communities sharing prevention programs—primarily comprehensive sex ed—with like-minded youth-serving organizations. Local community leaders, schools, and organizations advocate for these proven, tested programs. This allows GCAPP to provide expert training and implementation of medically accurate, age-appropriate programs, initiatives, and curricula. This collaborative approach ensures that vital information gets in the hands of thousands of vulnerable young people.
 
This week, we highlight three partners who champion our mission to make sure young people are equipped with the information, knowledge, and motivation they need to make healthy, informed decisions. 
Spotlighting Our Partners
Jazmine Spicer
Savannah-Chatham Public Schools
"Bringing light and truth to our youth" is how Spicer describes working as a middle school sexual health facilitator. Since 2014, she has exposed hundreds of students to accurate information dispelling common myths and misconceptions students often have about sexual reproductive health and healthy relationships. Spicer says her students enjoy learning facts about things they might feel uncomfortable asking a parent.
Jennifer Powell
Dekalb County School District
Serving as a K-12 Health and Physical Education Coordinator for the DeKalb County School District, Powell has been an important partner in sex ed for five years. Thanks to her leadership, each year GCAPP trains and empowers over 200 teachers to confidently teach age-appropriate comprehensive sex education to students 6th-9th grade. By sharing best practices and building a network of peer mentors for educators, Powell is integral in ensuring more than 25,000 students get the information they need to make healthy lifestyle choices for years to come.
Marylou and Jim Foley
Loyal GCAPP Donors
Our friends, the Foleys, believe a person is "never too old or too removed" from the issues of our young people to step up and support a healthier generation. "We like getting factual information out there for young girls and boys on sexuality and healthy life choices. It’s important that young people can get to the information - and use it - not just “hear-say” learning!" The Foleys also support efforts to provide parents with resources to help have tough conversation with teens.
On Tuesday, February 12, for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, GCAPP joined many local and national youth-serving organizations across the nation by wearing orange to increase awareness of teen dating violence issues and support healthy relationships.  

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