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 6,000,000 + 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)