It is....

• a teen parenting program in the traditional school setting which utilizes certified teaching professionals
  
  
• teachers working with 866 teen parents in 37 high schools across NM
  
  
• helping students learn how to balance work and family roles
  
  
• helping prepare students for work and careers (economic independence)
  
  
• focusing on recruiting school-age drop-outs
  
  
• providing funding for on-site Child Care Centers
  
  
• focusing on healthy choices for teens and their children
  
  
• focusing on delaying second pregnancies (GRADS curriculum includes approved comprehensive sex education information)
  
  
• encouraging prenatal/maternal care to avoid low birth weight babies
  
  
• promoting safe family relationships