Sex Week at U.T. - Free LARC Birth Control
ORGANIZATION: A STEP AHEAD FOUNDATION OF EAST TENNESSEE INC
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A Step Ahead Foundation of East TN is dedicated to empowering women to focus on what matters to them now and plan for babies later by providing free long acting reversible contraception (LARC). We are looking for a few volunteers who are outgoing and passionate about empowering woman to reach their fullest potential without having to handle an unplanned pregnancy.
Volunteer opportunities:
April 4, 9:00am to 11:00am at Toyota Auditorium of the Howard Baker Center
April 7, 11:00am - 1:30pm at the Great Room of the International House.
A Step Ahead is dedicated to empowering women to reach their educational, career and relationship goals by preventing an unplanned pregnancy. We provide free birth control (LARC - IUD or Arm Implant) and transportation.
More opportunities with A STEP AHEAD FOUNDATION OF EAST TENNESSEE INC
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About A STEP AHEAD FOUNDATION OF EAST TENNESSEE INC
Location:
PO BOX 5281, KNOXVILLE, TN 37928, US
Mission Statement
A Step Ahead Foundation of East Tennessee is dedicated to improving the educational, economic and health outcomes of women and children in our community by providing access to family planning education and long acting reversible contraception (LARC).
Description
A Step Ahead Foundation of East Tennessee has 3 main programs that we are operating: Graduate First - designed to work with local community colleges, university's and college prep programs to raise awareness of the impact of an unplanned pregnancy on successful graduation and provide education about the most effective forms of birth control available from abstinence to long acting reversible contraception. Breaking Barriers - designed to work with disadvantaged and economically struggling women to identify goals, develop life plan and to identify barriers that are caused by an unplanned pregnAndy there for creating an opportunity to break the cycle of inter generational poverty. Empowering women at risk - Empower women at risk of having a baby exposed to prescription drugs (Opiodis) or illegal drugs through working with responsible pain management providers, drug rehabilitation centers, support groups and other community partners with a strong focus on family planning education, impact of giving birth to a baby that has been exposed to Opioids/illegal drugs and provide access to long acting reversible contraception to prevent an unplanned pregnancy.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
University of TennesseeToyota Auditorium of the Howard Baker CenterKnoxville, TN 37918
DATE POSTED
March 24, 2017
SKILLS
- Life Coaching
- Mental Health
- Case Work / Management
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Crisis Counseling
- Nursing
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 2 to 4 hours per shift