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MAIN APPLICATION 2. AGENCY INFORMATION Please provide the following information about your agency (Limit of 2 pages total): a) Years in Operation, Date of Incorporation (Month/Year) 35 years, incorporated July 1980 b) Agency's Purpose /Mission Planned Parenthood South Atlantic ( PPSAT) proactively ensures comprehensive reproductive health care: by providing services in settings that preserve and protect the individual's right to privacy and reproductive choice; by advocating public policies that advance these rights and expand access to such services; by providing educational programming that fosters a culture of healthy sexuality; by working with and meeting the needs of diverse communities and the under - served; and by leading broad -based strategies that further these fundamental rights. c) Types of Services the Agency Provides PPSAT works to reduce the incidence of unintended pregnancy, HIV /AIDS, and other STIs, especially among teens, emerging adults (19 -29), those with limited financial resources, and uninsured clients. We operate 14 health centers throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, and the Blue Ridge of Virginia. Our Chapel Hill health center provides a wide range of safe, reliable health care —and the majority is preventive care, which helps reduce unintended pregnancies through contraception, reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections through testing and treatment, and screen for cervical and other cancers. We reduce barriers to accessing care by offering same -day and by- appointment visits, evening and weekend hours, bilingual staff, and fees that are typically less than those of private providers. Our Orange County community health educator uses evidence -based curricula to equip adolescents with training and information about reproductive health and/or teen pregnancy prevention so that they can become accurate sources of information for their friends, family, and acquaintances. Our educator also provides single- session programs that serve to convey information and encourage utilization of family planning services. d) Agency's Experience with Similar Programs as the Funding Request For more than 35 years, PPSAT has provided high - quality education that reflects the needs of young people, their families, our patients, and the communities we serve. Last year, more than 25,000 young people benefited from our education programs. Programming ranges from health- center based projects like enrolling patients in health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act; to delivering model, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic- branded sex education programs; to offering professional training in the affiliate and in partnership with other nonprofit organizations; to teaching healthy living curricula in local schools. While community education is as diverse as the locations where it is offered, we place an emphasis on multi- session sex education programs that are scoped, sequenced, and proven to meet the needs of participants better than one -time presentations. Main Application 1/21/2016 18:35:26 al /p1 Page 4 of 24