Fact Forward

Empowered sc: this grant authorizes fact forward to work in richland and orangeburg counties to develop, explore, test, and refine interventions to increase the use of sexual health services by youth of color.

Prep (personal responsibility education program): this grant is a partnership with the south carolina department of health and environmental control to increase the number of youth between the ages 11 and 19 that access an evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention program, including adult preparation topics, through the distribution of grants to local communities.

Other programs in fy24 included state funding to implement evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention interventions for youth ages 11 to 19 and private funding that provided for a number of programs that allowed fact forward to promote teen pregnancy prevention and increased access to reproductive health services.