Formed Families Forward is able to deliver classes for youth that build social, emotional, and physical well being. Among the evidence-based curriculim we offer are LifeSkills Training, Healthy Relationships Plus Program, and CATCH My Breath.
Our youth Stronger Together skills and peer support group is designed for teens and young adults age 14-22 who have lived experiences in one or more service systems such as:
Stronger Together is offered as an 8-week session that will introduce tools that can be used to navigate everyday challenges.
Our Stronger Together life skills and peer support group for youth and young adults meets weekly for 8 sessions. The group emphasizes positive peer supports as a context for strengths-based growth. Groups are facilitated by trained young adults who have undergraduate degrees in human services fields. In Fall 2026, in collaboration with the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, we are offering Botvin Life Skills Training as the selected curriculum for Stronger Together. Contact us at 703-539-2904 to learn more about the Stronger Together life skills and peer support group.
Our youth Stronger Together skills and peer support group is designed for teens and young adults age 14-22 who have lived experiences in one or more service systems such as:
Stronger Together is offered as an 8-week session that will introduce tools that can be used to navigate everyday challenges.
Our Stronger Together life skills and peer support group for youth and young adults meets weekly for 8 sessions. The group emphasizes positive peer supports as a context for strengths-based growth. Groups are facilitated by trained young adults who have undergraduate degrees in human services fields. In Fall 2026, in collaboration with the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, we are offering Botvin Life Skills Training. Contact us at 703-539-2904 to learn more about the Stronger Together life skills and peer support group.
Healthy Relationships Plus Program is an evidence-informed small groups program based on core principles of skill-building and awareness. The Healthy Relationships Plus Program uses open dialogue and role playing to engage students in enthusiastic discussions about peer pressure, help-seeking, media literacy, healthy and unhealthy peer and dating relationships, and healthy communication. The Healthy Relationships Plus Program is a universal, competency enhancement program rather than a treatment. This means that the program is appropriate for all youth (aged 12-18 years), including those who have never been involved in violent or unhealthy relationships. In fact, involving all adolescents in education about safety and risk, rather than just those who show problems, builds resilience for future difficulties.
The Healthy Relationships Plus Program consists of 7 two-hour sessions.
More information about the evidence behind Healthy Relationships Plus can be found HERE.
CATCH My Breath is an evidence-based1 youth nicotine vaping prevention program that will provide students with the skills to resist peer pressure and media influences to try e-cigarettes. The sessions can be taught during a normal class period, during homeroom, student enrichment time, after-school, or at other non-school activities and clubs. CATCH My Breath is offered as an additional unit to the Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) Middle School Program, and is part of the CATCH pre-K–8th grade collection of healthy nutrition and physical activity programs. To learn more about CATCH programs, materials, and training, visit the CATCH Global Foundation website (http://catchinfo.org/).
Curriculum Goals and Rationale
The overall goal of CATCH My Breath is to prevent the initiation of e-cigarette use among preteen and teen adolescents. The program is designed to help students:
The intended outcomes are to ensure that students will:
1. Kelder, S. H., Mantey, D. S., Van Dusen, D., Case, K., Haas, A., & Springer, A. E. (2020). A Middle School Program to Prevent E-Cigarette Use: A Pilot Study of “CATCH My Breath.” Public Health Reports. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033354919900887
Regularly participating youth can earn gift cards!
These classes are delivered by Formed Families Forward.
Contact Formed Families Forward to schedule a conversation about supporting middle and high school-age youth in your school, organization, club or other group.