Why Donate?
Teen Talk Sexuality Education relies heavily on donations and foundations to support our mission.
In May 2008, the Journal of Adolescent Health published a study demonstrating that youth receiving comprehensive sexuality education had a substantially lower risk of teenage pregnancy than students who received either abstinence-only education or no education at all. Teen pregnancy is closely linked to social issues such as poverty, health issues, lack of education, child welfare, irresponsible fatherhood, and increased risky behavior.
If teen birth rates continue to rise in California, we will pay an even larger financial cost as well as a societal cost. If more money were put towards primary prevention, such as comprehensive sexuality education, we would see a significant reduction in social issues hurting our children, from school failure and crime to neglect and child abuse.
Furthermore, 15 to 24-year-olds represent only a quarter of the sexually active population, although they acquire more than half of all new STDs every year. The estimated medical cost of STDs in youth 15-24-year-olds is $11,000,000 for San Mateo County.
Now more than ever, we need to invest in primary prevention, such as comprehensive sexuality education.
- For every $100 donated to TTSE, two students will receive 10 hours of comprehensive sexuality education through the Teen Talk program.
- For every $500 donated to TTSE, six classrooms will receive a Teen Parent Panel presentation.
- For every $1,300 donated to TTSE, a entire classroom will receive 10 hours of comprehensive sexuality education through the Teen Talk program.
All donations made to TTSE are tax-deductable.
TTSE’ Federal Tax ID# is 94-3227947
Remember, prior to July 2010 TTSE was known as the Teen Pregnancy Coalition of San Mateo County
If you prefer to mail in your donation, please make your check payable to:
Teen Talk Sexuality Education
Mail to:
Teen Talk Sexuality Education
c/o SUHSD
480 James Ave
Redwood City, CA 94062
THANK YOU!!! We are extremely grateful for all of our donors who have contributed time and money to enable us to provide our programs to youth and adults to help teens make healthy choices that will result in lower teen pregnancy and STD rates in the community.
Our current foundation supporters:
Sequoia Healthcare District
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Connie and Bob Lurie Foundation Inc
Facebook Local Community Grants
Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit
Latino Community Foundation
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Atkinson Foundation
City of Redwood City Human Services Financial Assistance
Mills Peninsula Health Services
Reis Foundation
Sand Hill Foundation
Speicher Family Foundation
Teen Success, Inc.
A special thank you to our school partners who allocated funding to pay for Teen Talk:
Redwood City School District
San Mateo County Office of Education
Sequoia High School
Sequoia Union High School District
Stanford Schools Corporation
