CHOICES Press Kit

CHOICES FACTS:

• The CHOICES Education Group was formed in 1985 as a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) social enterprise based in Seattle, Washington.
  
  
• The CHOICES workshop has been delivered to more than 5,000,000 middle and high school students spanning all 50 states in the U.S., seven provinces in Canada, and three locations in Australia.
  
  
• CHOICES currently engages 2,000 local business and community volunteers to serve 200,000 students per year.
  
  
• CHOICES currently serves 1,000 teens every school day.
  
  
• CHOICES currently engages 2,000 volunteers.
  
  
• 88% of participating students and 97% of their educators rate CHOICES
  as positive.
  
  
• CHOICES can be provided to schools for less than $5 per student.
  
  
• CHOICES workshop takes less than two hours to present. Volunteer presenter training takes less than half a day.
  
  
• Clients include major corporations, chambers of commerce, service clubs, urban leagues and other community organizations. CHOICES is licensed to these organizations for a program fee that covers the program materials, training and support needed to implement and manage the program.
  
  
• Major corporate funders include Bank of America, Nordstrom, UPS, Russell Investment Group, and Verizon.

About The CHOICES Education Group (PDF)

CHOICES Mission (PDF)