Hablando Claro/Plain Talk
Chatham County Together! is the local organization responsible for implementing the Hablando Claro/Plain Talk initiative in Siler City. This project is based on the Plain Talk Model created by the Annie E Casey Foundation. The project is funded by the NC Department of Health and Human Services Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives and local funds.
The Hablando Claro project in Siler City is a neighborhood-based initiative that helps adults, parents and community leaders develop the skills and tools they need to communicate effectively with young people about personal responsibility and decision making. The goal of this project is to increase communication between adults and adolescents and to reduce teen pregnancy for Hispanic youth. Since 2009 CCT! has also been implementing Cuidate( take care of yourself) an Center for Disease Control evidence based HIV prevention program to Latino youth ages 12-17 years of age.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a national foundation whose mission is to foster public policies, human service reforms and community supports that meet the needs of vulnerable children and families, helped develop and launch Plain Talk/Hablando Claro in 1993. Based on its documented success, this project has been replicated in multiple communities nationally.
