2007-08 Positive Results...

• 866 teen parents were served in 39 GRADS programs across the state

• 89% of GRADS seniors graduated, compared to 40% of teens nationwide

• 2.3% repeat pregnancy rate vs. 19.4% nationally
  

• Only 2.73% of babies born were of low birth-weight (the avg. for NM was 8.5%)

• 323 students were employed
  

• 141 previous H.S. drop-outs generated approximately $518,070.66 for school districts (a total of $6,989,566.85 for 2913 NM GRADS students recruited back to school since GRADS began in 1989)

• NM GRADS had over 23,000 contact hours with the GRADS students not during school hours (case management)
  
  

Our Mission...

The mission of the multi-component New Mexico GRADS

System is to:

• Facilitate parenting teen’s graduation and economic independence

• Promote healthy multi-generational families

• Reduce risk-taking behaviors

Collaboration and Youth Leadership...

In addition to public schools, the NM GRADS System collaborates with the following agencies:

• NM Dept. of Children, Youth, and Families
• Early Head Start & Even Start Programs
• NM Dept. of Health
• NM Dept. of Labor WIA
• UNM/CASAA

We collaborate with UNM/CASAA FAS Prevention to fund community and school peer presentations by GRADS students that inform other students and adults, in their community, on ways to reduce a variety of preventable birth defects.