ABOUT US

In 1984, Dr. Michael A. Carrera and The Children's Aid Society (CAS) developed the Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program (CAS-Carrera). The program uses a holistic approach to empower youth; help them develop personal goals and cultivate the desire for a productive future; develop their sexual literacy; and educate them about the consequences of sexual activity.  CAS-Carrera begins working with boys and girls at age 10 or 11 and follows them through high school and beyond. Guided by a philosophy that sees youth as "at promise" not "at risk," CAS-Carrera builds a participant's capacity and desire to avoid pregnancy. 

CAS‐Carrera is currently serving more 3,200 young people across the country: 2,000 in neighborhoods throughout New York City and partnership sites in Washington DC, Michigan, Ohio and Connecticut; and 1,200 in CAS-Carrera replication sites in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma and West Virginia. The programs are in cities, suburbs, public schools and charter schools but all are located in communities with higher than average rates of poverty, unemployment, teen pregnancy, and high school dropouts.

For 27 years, the CAS-Carrera has improved the lives of young people and their families nationwide and continues to produce extraordinary results.  We are the only three-year fully evaluated teenage pregnancy prevention program in the country with statistically proven effectiveness: a 50 percent reduction in birth rates among our New York City participants. CAS-Carrera has a strong track record of realizing a multitude of other positive youth development outcomes, including increased employment experience, consistent contraceptive use, opening bank accounts, and relying on private physicians instead of emergency rooms.

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