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Prepare Tomorrow’s Parents was founded in 1996 to galvanize a national movement to prepare young people for parenting, the most important job most of them will ever do as humans and as citizens. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization has grown to become the vanguard of a broad and diverse movement and an essential resource network. We are proud to include the following among our accomplishments to promote and facilitate parenting education for children and teens. Prepare Tomorrow’s Parents has:

Developed www.preparetomorrowsparents.org, a comprehensive website which serves over 65,500 visitors each year. Site includes curricula and program listings, classroom-ready lessons, research and rationale resources, quotes from experts, and much more. Users adapt materials for their own programs and advocacy.

Published the 182-page guide Preparing Tomorrow’s Parents Today: How to Bring Parenting Education for Children and Teens to Your Schools. Provides educators, policy makers and other advocates with tools and information needed to establish and operate parenting education programs for young people in their communities. Documents need for parenting education for children and teens, details school-based programs available, and offers extensive resources for implementing programs. 1,400 bound books distributed to practitioners, advocates and key decision-makers, and the entire guide is available for download free of charge at our website.

Produced and distributed nearly 5,000 copies of the 13-minute video Preparing Tomorrow’s Parents which creates the case for parenting education for young people and highlights effective programs. Includes introduction by Mandy Patinkin and testimonies from experts in diverse fields.

Made the case for parenting education for young people through the media, including an Education Week front-page story; a Parade Magazine piece in Sunday papers reaching over 37 million readers coast to coast; opeds in the Boston Globe, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, and many other papers; trade journal articles; and radio and television programs including The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Created “Prepare Tomorrow’s Parents Month” to publicize our goals. Observed from Mother’s Day through Father’s Day since 2002 with a national public education campaign and state proclamations.

Provided information, referral services and technical assistance to individuals and organizations throughout the U.S. and well beyond through email, written materials, and toll-free “warm” line 1-888-PARENTS.

Identified and developed spokespersons who present in a variety of settings on behalf of PTP, resulting in media coverage and the spread of parenting education programs for young people throughout the U.S. and Canada, and in Japan and other countries. Notably, the Roots of Empathy program, rooted in our outreach efforts, will reach 25,000 participants at 1,000 sites throughout Canada this year.

Worked with education officials in New York to implement our country’s first statewide parenting education high school graduation requirement. Provided research, training, and program materials. Posted the state’s Academy for Teaching and Learning classroom lesson plans for K-12 at www.preparetomorrowsparents.org for use by teachers throughout New York and beyond.

Developed organizations/supported movements to bring parenting education to children and teens in California and Connecticut.

Researched and brought together educators, program developers/distributors, and advocates, including many previously unaware of others working in field.

Held the first multidisciplinary national summit on Parenting Education for children and teens and published the proceedings. Funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Engaged a national polling service to conduct the first survey ever researched on the topic. Results found that great majorities of adults throughout the U.S. favor parenting and relationship education in high school (88%), middle school (82%), and elementary grades (69%).

Established an international clearinghouse of instructional materials for educators and advocates of parenting education for young people.

Gathered and published evaluations of programs that prepare young people for parenting, as well as theory and rationale for doing so.

Presented at numerous national and regional conferences, including American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Character Education Partnership, Family Support America, National Council on Family Relations, and National School Boards Association.

Established strategic relationships with key organizations in Family and Consumer Sciences and other related fields.