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SAVE THE
DATE
5.7.2014
Join us for our 20th Anniversary
Celebration as we honor those
who have made a significant
impact on the first 20 years of
the SC Campaign.

Columbia Museum
of Art
www.teenpregnancysc.org/20

Two Decades of Progress
The South Carolina Council on Adolescent Pregnancy
Prevention was founded in 1994 by Joy Campbell and a
network of grassroots advocates and supporters. Original
funding for the organization ($50,000) was provided
through the March of Dimes – focusing on four action
areas: public awareness, technical assistance, education
and advocacy. The organization officially became the
South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (SC
Campaign) in 1999.
One of the earliest, and still to this day, most notable
accomplishments of the SC Campaign was its leadership
on a three-year grassroots campaign resulting in the SC
Legislature allocating $10.5 million to create the Community
Grants for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention in 1998. The
grants allowed for teen pregnancy prevention in all of South
Carolina’s 46 counties.
In December 2001, Dr. Suzan D. Boyd assumed the role
of Executive Director at the SC Campaign. Under her
leadership, the organization began receiving state line-item
funding - through the Department of Social Services - and
secured its first federal funding through a grant from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In January 2007, Forrest Alton assumed the position of
Executive Director/CEO and has continued to put the
SC Campaign in the national spotlight as a leader in the
prevention of adolescent pregnancy. Teen birth rates have
decreased by 47% over the last 20 years and the state now
has the lowest teen birth rates among 15-19 year olds ever!

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