Our Mission
We're all about empowering youth for success.
"Our goal is to inspire students to be fully equipped for life. We want to motivate you to realize your true potential as responsible young adults."
Empowering youth to BE the architects of their destiny. We provide them with essential tools to BE resilient, courageous, and authentic while navigating life's challenges. Through our program, they learn to BE the change they wish to see, fearlessly pursuing their dreams and aspirations. With PLANBE, they embrace their ability to BE extraordinary, compassionate, and innovative, unlocking endless possibilities to BE the best version of themselves.
What’s your PlanBe?
Be Resilient. Be Courageous. Be Kind. Be Unstoppable. Be Authentic. Be Relentless. Be the Change. Be Fearless. Be Extraordinary. Be Compassionate. Be Innovative. Be Determined. Be Adventurous. Be Confident. Be Inspiring. Be Limitless. Be the Best Version of Yourself.
This is what you learn with us
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Communication skills
Good communication helps you express yourself, make solid connections, and solve problems more easily. It’s key for your personal growth and social success.
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Conflict Resolution
Good conflict resolution helps you handle disagreements, strengthen relationships, and find solutions that work for everyone. It’s key for keeping peace and growing socially.
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Goal Setting
Good goal setting helps you stay focused, achieve what matters, and make progress step by step. It’s key for reaching your dreams and building your future.
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College / Career Readiness
Good college and career readiness helps you plan ahead, build skills, and prepare for what’s next. It’s key for achieving success and reaching your full potential.
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Healthy Relationships
Building healthy relationships helps you connect with others, communicate openly, and support each other. It’s key for happiness and personal growth.
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Economic Stability
Achieving economic stability helps you manage money wisely, plan for the future, and build security. It’s key for reducing stress and reaching your goals.
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Money Management
Good money management helps you budget, save, and spend wisely. It’s key for financial stability and reaching your life goals and dreams.
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Have Fun
Learning while having fun keeps you engaged, curious, and motivated. It’s key for making new skills stick and enjoying the process.
Our Programs
Trinity Church’s PlanBeTeen Program has successfully implemented more than $40 million in Federal, State, and locally funded programs in the areas of adolescent pregnancy prevention (APP) programs addressing positive youth development, healthy relationships, financial literacy, marriage education, and family strengthening, since 2004.
PlanBeTeen has served over 75,000 middle and high school students through partnerships with the Miami-Dade Public School System, as well as community-based and faith-based organizations.
The PlanBeTeen program is designed to help at-risk youth in underserved communities understand a myriad of healthy life choices to facilitate reaching their full potential. Utilizing evidence-based interventions, the PlanBeTeen Program educates youth about the many risks that are associated with engaging in sexual activity such as teen pregnancy, STI’s/STD’s, mental and physical abuse; all of which can lead to dropping out of school and other setbacks entering adulthood.
Personal Responsibility Education Innovative Strategies
The Personal Responsibility Education Innovative Strategies Program (PREIS) is here to support 9th and 10th graders in public schools within Miami-Dade County's highest teen birth rate areas. Our mission is to implement and evaluate an innovative adolescent prevention program, focusing on high-risk, vulnerable youth to prevent pregnancy and STIs, including HIV/AIDS.
PREIS will thoroughly evaluate a unique program that includes the Relationship Smarts PLUS 4.0 (RSP) curriculum. This evidence-based curriculum helps young teens develop relationship skills, life skills, and healthy relationship habits, while also addressing dating violence and pregnancy prevention. Additionally, we offer the Mind Matters curriculum, which teaches trauma coping skills.
Students in our program will undergo a youth needs assessment to screen for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and receive referrals for support services as needed. They will also have access to group and, when necessary, individual case management.
RSP covers 5 out of 6 Adult Preparation Subjects, and the evaluation will involve a 3-arm stratified randomized controlled trial at the school level. This includes two treatment groups (one receiving the full program and the other just RSP) and a control group.
Healthy Marriage and Relationships Education
The Healthy Marriage and Relationship (HMRE) Project brings you the READY4Life initiative, designed especially for low-income minority high school students in grades 9-12 in Miami-Dade County. READY4Life is here to educate you on the values of marriage, relationship skills, parenting, and economic stability.
Our program uses integrated workshop models with evidence-based curricula like “Love Notes 3.0,” Mind Matters, Money Habitudes, Preparing Adolescents for Young Adulthood (PAYA), and Skills to Pay Bills. We aim to help you build economic stability and socio-emotional development.
Our long-term goals are to:
Improve family functioning
Enhance adult and child well-being
Increase economic stability and mobility
Reduce poverty
Join READY4Life and take the first step towards a brighter, more stable future!
Sexual Risk Avoidance Education
The Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program is here to support middle and high school students with evidence-based curricula, including the Love Notes 3.0 Sexual Risk Adaptation Program. We focus on positive youth development, teaching success sequencing, healthy relationships, career preparation, and essential life skills.
Our program promotes social and emotional well-being, screens for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and provides goal-oriented group case management for all participants. For those with the highest need, we also offer individual case management.
SRAE serves students ages 13-19, including urban youth, those living in poverty, justice-involved youth, and youth in foster care. We're dedicated to helping you navigate life's challenges and build a brighter future.