Abstinence Education empowers youth with the skills to
Envision a positive future and set attainable goals.
Develop character traits that will enable them to achieve their goals.
Build relationships based on mutual respect.
Avoid the negative personal and social consequences of unwed pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease and premarital sexual intimacy.
Establish healthy boundaries in dating relationships.
Build a strong foundation for a healthy and lasting marriage by learning to assess current and future relationships for character, compatibility, conflict resolution, communication and commitment.
Become individuals with the character qualities necessary to remain abstinent until marriage, realizing that those same qualities are beneficial for the individual and society as a whole.
