Heritage Community Services Inc.
Heritage Community Services Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
TO COMMUNICATE THE REALITIES OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND THE BENEFITS OF FORMING HEALTHY FAMILIES.
About
HERITAGE COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC (THE ORGANIZATION) PLANS AND/OR PROVIDES EFFECTIVE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES AS WELL AS TRAINING PROGRAMS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. ABSTINENCE EDUCATION - THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ITS HERITAGE KEEPERS ABSTINENCE AND LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION (HERITAGE KEEPERS) PROGRAM THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES. THE HERITAGE KEEPERS CURRICULUM IS LISTED AS ONE OF 35 EVIDENCE-BASED TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (US HHS) OFFICE OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH. HERITAGE KEEPERS CURRICULA ARE APPROVED FOR MEDICAL ACCURACY BY THE US HHS OFFICE OF POPULATION AFFAIRS AND THE MEDICAL INSTITUTE FOR SEXUAL HEALTH. THE HERITAGE COMMUNITY SERVICES FEDERALLY SANCTIONED INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD HAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE HERITAGE PROGRAM AND ITS EVALUATIONS PROCESSES. A SPANISH VERSION OF HERITAGE KEEPERS CURRICULA IS AVAILABLE FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING AUDIENCES.SINCE HERITAGE KEEPERS ABSTINENCE EDUCATION WAS ADDED TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES LIST OF 35 EVIDENCE BASED TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS, VARIOUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES HAVE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED TRAINING AND MATERIALS.DIRECT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO ADOLESCENTS IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES, AND IN FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY AGENCY SETTINGS. FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS, COUNSELORS, YOUTH LEADERS AND OTHER ADULTS THAT SERVE TEENS, HERITAGE PROVIDES TRAINING AND TRAIN-THE-TRAINER CONFERENCES. PARTICIPANTS ARE TAUGHT HOW TO IMPLEMENT THE HERITAGE KEEPERS EFFECTIVELY BY APPLYING ITS FOUNDATIONAL THEORY AND METHODOLOGY TO THE CURRICULA. FOR PARENTS AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES, HERITAGE PROVIDES TRAINING IN ITS PARENT SERIES, SEX, LIES AND HOOK UPS: A PARENT'S GUIDE FOR FIGHTING BACK, WHICH INCLUDES THE BOOK WITH WORKSHEETS FOR PARENTS, THE HERITAGE KEEPERS STUDENT WORKBOOK, AND PROFESSIONALLY PRODUCED VIDEOS. A SUPPLEMENTAL BOOK FOR TEENS, SEX, LIES AND HOOK UPS: A TEEN'S GUIDE FOR FIGHTING BACK, IS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE. FOR SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFITS UTILIZING HERITAGE KEEPERS MATERIALS, HERITAGE PROVIDES SURVEYS TO MONITOR PRE TO POST PROGRAM OUTCOMES ON SCIENTIFICALLY DERIVED PREDICTORS OF INITIATION OF SEX FOLLOWED BY EDUCATOR-SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES WITH ACCOMPANYING VIDEOS.TO DETERMINE PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS, STAN WEED, PHD, OF THE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION, CONDUCTED A YEAR- LONG STUDY OF STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE HERITAGE KEEPERS PROGRAM IN ORDER TO COMPARE THEIR SEXUAL INITIATION RATES WITH WELL-MATCHED STUDENTS NOT IN THE PROGRAM. THIS STUDY INCLUDED BOTH STUDENTS THAT WERE NOT SEXUALLY EXPERIENCED PRIOR TO THE PROGRAM AS WELL AS STUDENTS THAT WERE SEXUALLY EXPERIENCED PRIOR TO THE PROGRAM. DR. WEED FOUND THAT A YEAR AFTER HERITAGE KEEPERS, THE PROGRAM STUDENTS INITIATED SEX AT A RATE ONE-THIRD THAT OF STUDENTS NOT IN THE PROGRAM. THIS STUDY WAS REVIEWED BY MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH, UNDER CONTRACT WITH US HHS, AND WAS FOUND TO BE SOUND, RESULTING IN THE INCLUSION OF HERITAGE KEEPERS AS A PROGRAM DEEMED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BE PROVEN EFFECTIVE. THIS WAS THE SECOND STUDY OF THE PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS. IN EARLIER RESEARCH PUBLISHED BY THE US HHS, DR. WEED COMPARED THE SEXUAL INITIATION RATES OF SEXUALLY INEXPERIENCED STUDENTS. A YEAR AFTER HERITAGE KEEPERS, THE PROGRAM STUDENTS REPORTED INITIATING SEX AT A RATE HALF THAT OF SIMILAR NON-PROGRAM STUDENTS ACROSS AGE, GENDER AND RACE. THESE STUDIES INDICATE A SUBSTANTIAL DECREASE IN RISK FOR HERITAGE KEEPERS PROGRAM STUDENTS, BOTH THOSE SEXUALLY INEXPERIENCED AND/OR THOSE SEXUALLY EXPERIENCED, A YEAR AFTER THE PROGRAM.THE ORGANIZATION'S MEDIA COMPONENT INCLUDES A HALF-HOUR "INFOMERCIAL" ON THE EVIDENCE-BASED HERITAGE KEEPERS PROGRAM AS WELL AS A HALF-HOUR "INFOMERCIAL" ON ITS PARENT SERIES, SEX, LIES AND HOOK UPS, A PARENT'S GUIDE FOR FIGHTING BACK. HERITAGE'S MEDIA COMPONENT ALSO INCLUDES A SERIES OF 30-SECOND ABSTINENCE-ADVOCACY PUBLIC SERVICES ANNOUNCEMENTS FOCUSING ON TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS, AS WELL AS TWO 30-SECOND COMMERCIALS FOR THE PARENT SERIES. THESE ARE AIRED PERIODICALLY ON TELEVISION AND RADIO. HERITAGE ALSO MAINTAINS THREE WEBSITES, INCLUDING HERITAGESERVICES.ORG, WHICH EXPLAINS ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, FAMILYFUSION.NET, WHICH IS DESIGNED FOR PARENTS AND TEENS, AND SEXLIESANDHOOKUPS.COM, WHICH PROVIDES AN AVENUE FOR PURCHASING THE PARENT SERIES. HERITAGE INITIATED AND MANAGES THE SOUTH CAROLINA HEALTHY FAMILY FORMATION COALITION (SCHFF) AND 6000+ PARTICIPANTS. HERITAGE PROVIDES E-NEWS ARTICLES, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS MEETINGS FOR SCHFF PARTICIPANTS.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing sets forth the mission of the non-profit as “To communicate the realities of sexual activity and the benefits of forming healthy families.”.
When detailing its responsibilities, they were listed as: “To communicate the realities of sexual activity and the benefits of forming healthy families.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally permitted to operate is SC.
- The address of the non-profit for 2019 according to the filing is 2265 CLEMENTS FERRY ROAD NO 202, CHARLESTON, SC, 294928362.
- The number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form as of 2019 is 23.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $9,279.
- The organization has 5 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1995.
- The organization pays $1,007,010 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
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