Research shows that peer educators make a lasting impact in their communities. When students see a peer presenting about social situations and pressures with confidence and knowledge, they listen. We empower teens who educate their peers. This creates positive change in their communities!
“We have had our own youth advocacy program for a few years, and decided to implement Teen Council because we are tired of reinventing the wheel! Working with PEI has provided us with access to 20 years-worth of experience, materials, and support to start our own successful program. Our teens also love knowing that they are becoming part of a bigger national program and hearing about the work of other TC groups.”
–Kendall Dodd, Community Educator, Mt. Baker Planned Parenthood
In addition to fun weekly meetings, teens facilitate classroom lessons and get involved with causes that are important to their lives.
Teen Councils are sprouting up everywhere! We currently have a number of Teen Council sites all around the country, and we’re always adding more.
Teen Council is a Planned Parenthood program that is offered to youth-serving organizations. Our Teen Council partners that sign up for the program receive:
PEI is currently in year two of a three year evaluation of the Teen Council program, and we’ve had really promising results.
We want to see you succeed! That’s why we offer support, guidance, and materials to help you secure funding for your next local Teen Council program.
“PEI is an incredible resource for anyone looking at implementing a Teen Council. From the very beginning I received so much valuable information about the program, including sample grant proposals, to help me with the first steps of securing funding. Sarah and the other PEI staff have been incredibly responsive and helpful. They have done an amazing job of pulling together decades of experience with Teen Council into a well-organized and replicable model to share with the rest of us. I am so impressed and grateful.”
–Tracy Dahlstedt, Education Manager, Mt. Baker Planned Parenthood
Interested in learning more about how Teen Council works? Fill out the contact form below to download our free program guide introduction, complete with a sample lesson plan and more information.
Contact: Sarah Sutherland, PEI Manager
For all other inquiries or to sign up for the Teen Council program, email Sarah Sutherland at pei@ppgnhi.org to get started.
“PEI has been our go to resource for everything from soup to nuts. We started Teen Council in 2011-2012 and are growing in numbers and reach in year two. We literally could not have done it without the expert TA, training curriculum to use with the peer health educators and last but not least the training for our facilitators.
As a manager I rely on the wisdom, guidance and experience of PEI on a regular basis. This program has quickly become a favorite of our entire Administration staff and board as well as the teens and their families. Teachers are grateful for our ability to relate to their students via the teaching of the Teen Council members.”
–Annabel Sheinberg, Director of Education, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah