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The Story of A&M Partnership

     In January 1999, Scott Phelps joined the ChicagoCare Pregnancy Center (now Caris) to develop and implement abstinence programs in public schools across Chicago and the Northwest suburbs.  Scott later began working for a statewide program in Glenview where he served as National Program Director working to expand the reach of abstinence programs.  During this time, Scott coauthored two popular abstinence curricula: A.C. Green’s GamePlan and Navigator which are now widely used around the country.

    In April 2004, with the help of Robb Hansen, and board members Gary Franz, Bill Helsper, and Scott McKibben, A&M Partnership was founded with a vision of reaching every teenager in the country with the abstinence and marriage message.  A national plan was developed and funding was secured to provide abstinence programs nationally.  The Excel and Aspire programs were developed to accomplish this task.  Through the success of this program, A&M Partnership has become one of the leading providers of abstinence education programs around the country, training hundreds of teachers and providing materials for programs in nearly all 50 states.

    In December 2006, Scott and a small group of national abstinence leaders co-founded the National Abstinence Education Association in Washington, D.C. which is taking a leading role in defending and promoting abstinence programs nationally.  Scott serves on the Board of Directors as Vice Chairman of the NAEA.