Project Full Name: Boys and Girls School Relationship Skills Training Project funded by TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Project Length: 2010-2012

WFF (formerly WHMI Strong Families Strong Wyoming) in partnership with the WDFS strived to provide meaningful relationship skills training to students attending or living at the Wyoming Girls and the Wyoming Boys Schools.

Project goals included:

• Improve students' relationships knowledge: providing students skills and techniques to consider delaying sexual activity; and as a result
• Reduce the incidence of unwanted pregnancies; and
• Encourage the formation of two-parent families

WFF used a variety of evidence based curricula with these students. The program had been well received and has provided excellent results. As of March 3, 2011, more than 500 students participated in 1 or more training event, we reported that:

• 90.4% could name the 4 necessary ingredients for change;
• 97.2% understood the importance of compatibility in a relationship;
• 100% (Girls School Only) could name at least 3 consequences of becoming pregnant before ready;
• 100% (Girls School Only) understood that refusal skills can be both verbal and non-verbal;
• 100% (Girls School Only) expresses understanding that "unprotected sex" is likely to result in becoming pregnant; and
• 79.7% (low) and 100% (high) of Students expressed Satisfaction (with class experience, instruction, and materials and resources)