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About The PaceSetter Youth Group, Inc./Dear Diva Program

The PaceSetter Youth Group was established in Chicago, Illinois in 1985. The organization relocated to Atlanta in 2000. The two co-owners, one an educator and one a youth professional were disturbed by the lack of parenting, teenage pregnancies, student disrespect for teachers, low self-esteem of youth, violence in the schools, high dropout rates and low graduation rates. Co-founder, Pamela Nealey decided a program was needed that would be meaningful enough and show teens the benefits of completing their education and avoiding unwanted pregnancies . Time and time again, Mrs. Nealey observed prevention programs open and close because the programs were adult oriented with no input from those affected – teenage girls and boys, so, Mrs. Nealey carefully began to design a prevention program that attacked this problem with the help of other teenagers input. Mrs. Nealey formed a committee of teenage girls and boys who had / had not engaged in sex and openly discussed the problems, pitfalls, feelings, and solutions they felt would make their peers stronger in focusing on education rather than sex. From these sessions, Dear Diva became a reality in 2008. Dear Diva has been designed based on input, solutions and discussions with teens to help girls overcome obstacles that affect a successful life. Dear Diva targets girls 12 to 18 for its pregnancy prevention group. Dear Diva has a proven track record of running a successful pregnancy prevention program. Out of our pilot program, 18 girls completed the program and 100% of those girls in the program either entered college,graduated, continued on to higher learning or are in high school maintaining a 3.0 or better grade point average.

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