Who
We Are
180 Degrees is an abstinence until marriage program designed to help teenagers recognize the consequences of premarital sex, the beauty of a healthy marriage relationship, and turn their thinking about sex around a whole 180 degrees.
The 180 Degrees Program includes presentations with topics such as: setting appropriate physical boundaries, using refusal skills, staggering STD and pregnancy statistics, recognizing unhealthy relationships, the anticipated satisfaction of sexual intimacy inside a marriage relationship, and renewed virginity. This is NOT your typical sex education class…these are interactive discussions that allow students and parents to engage in honest discussion about critical issues!
180 Degrees Mission Statement:
The mission of the 180 Degrees program is to encourage young people to adopt a lifestyle of sexual purity.
- “Encourage” – to inspire with courage, spirit, personal example and confidence
- “Young people” – ranging from middle school through college age students
- “Adopt” – actionable, observable change in behavior; make part of their lives
- "Lifestyle” – this includes any/all decisions, thought patterns, behaviors, and beliefs
- “Sexual integrity” – defined as sexual abstinence until marriage and healthy emotional, physical and spiritual choices within relationships
Targeted educational programs:
- Middle School
- Senior High School
- College
- Single Adults
- Parents' Seminar:
- Special Interest Groups
- Civic Organizations
- Charter and Alternative Schools
- Juvenile Detention Centers
- Church Youth Groups
- Purity Retreats
- Camps
Organizations that have used the 180 Degrees Program
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