The Candies Foundation - "Pause Before You Play"

The Candies Foundation http://candiesfoundation.org/ was a great inspiration for me to create this blog. The primary focus of the Candies Foundation is to use high profile media and celebrities to educate the youth about consequences of teen pregnancy and parenthood, and campaign health choices about sex. 

The Candies Foundation has used media, one the best avenues to reach millions of teens, to deliver inspirational messages. Within these varies outlets of media, different companies have joined The Candies Foundation in this effort.

Including:

• Print: Seventeen, Vibe, The Source, Blender, Teen Vogue, J14, Elle, InStyle, and Cosmopolitan
• Broadcast: ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC, and MTV
• Online: AOL, MTV, The-N, MyYearbook.com, Seventeen.com, Black Planet.com, and perezhilton.com

Celebrities such as Bristol Palin and Ciara have partnered with this organization through varies advertisements. Specifically, Bristol Palin was last years ambassador for the campaign. She is able to relate to many young girls who are pregnant or already within parenthood. Palin told her story and raise awareness of teen pregnancy prevention.

"Teen girls who have been exposed to the foundation and its messages are more likely to view teen pregnancy and parenthood as stressful and negative, and they are more likely to be skeptical of the media’s portrayal of teen pregnancy and parenting. They also think teens should wait longer to have sex than girls who are not aware of the foundation and its messages."