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BRAVEheart Teen Initiative is a non-profit Christian organization
that promotes an abstinent lifestyle to reduce the risks of unwanted
pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, and emotional trauma.
BRAVEheart uses the participation of
teens and young adults in the form of teams
to encourage today's youth and single adults to make healthy decisions
in regard to their sexuality.
BRAVEheart is funded by a grant from
the Governor's Children and Youth Coordinating Council and
from its parent organization, Care Net Pregnancy Center of Coastal
Georgia, Inc.
We are a Christian organization but
are not affiliated with any one denomination.
Read our Statement of Faith.
History
In the mid 90's, Patrick Eades, Executive
Director of Care Net Pregnancy Center of Coastal Georgia, Inc.
(CPC), saw a huge need in our community. He was made humbly aware
that many of the clients that came into CPC were sexually active as
teens. Some told counselors at CPC that they wished someone would
have given them the information and encouragement they needed in order
to stay sexually pure before marriage. To Patrick, this was a call
to action.
In response, Patrick started BRAVEheart
in the Fall of 1996. He began speaking to schools, churches, and community
groups about sexual purity. This was so effective that teens began
taking stands against premarital sex and wanted to know how they could
let others know of the benefits of abstinence.
To give these teens a medium for conveying
the message, Patrick founded BRAVEheart Teen Initiative of Glynn County
in the Summer of 1998 and followed with Wayne County in Summer of
2001.
Staff
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 Patrick
Eades
Founder/Executive Director
Certified Abstinence Educator
Since October of 1992, Patrick
has served as the executive director of the Care Net Pregnancy
Center of Coastal Georgia, Inc. His daily experiences provide
a first hand understanding of the pressures adolescents face.
His speaking engagements have focused on helping our young people
develop strong moral values that will encourage them to build
quality relationships.
After completing a Pastoral Care
and Counseling degree from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, Patrick and his wife, Natalie returned to Glynn County
in 1990. In the Fall of that year, he began serving on the steering
committee of the Crisis Pregnancy Center. In mid 1992, he was
appointed to his current role as executive director.
He is the Founder and Executive
Director of BRAVEheart Teen Initiative and has been conducting
abstinence presentations since 1997. His credentials are impressive
and accurately show his ability to conduct abstinence education
and direct the BRAVEheart program. (see his credentials here)
The Eades are currently raising
four children, Alyssa, Kevin, Hannah, and Victoria.
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 Jessica Loggins
Braveheart Director - Brunswick
Jessica became involved as one of the first BRAVEheart teens in 1998. She was highly active in the Drama Team writing and performing skits and on the Leadership Corp. helping to make decisions for the future of the BRAVEheart movement. Outside of BRAVEheart Jessica was involved with Happenings in Georgia, she was on the Leadership Team for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, led a young girls 7:07 study for The Gathering Place, and co-led the youth group at her church.
In 2001, Jessica left the BRAVEheart program to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Family Studies at Berry College in Rome, Georgia. She returned to BRAVEheart the summer of 2004 for an internship and knew then that God was using the program to call her back to teen ministry. In 2005, after graduating with her degree, Jessica said, “it would be perfect if I could just go back and lead BRAVEheart”, but there was no need at that time. In the last weeks of 2006, God opened a door, and Jessica took the reins and kicked off 2007 as the Program Director at BRAVEheart.
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 Debbie
Pye
Program
Coordinator - Jesup
Debbie
has been the Jesup BRAVEheart Program
Coordinator since August 2001. She attends Anderson Drive
Baptist Church in Jesup and frequently helps in the youth
group.
Debbie
love antiques, sewing, and gardening. Debbie and her husband
Don have three children - Brian, Brent, & Blake.
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.gif) Stacy Taylor
Program
Coordinator - Brunswick
Originally from Brunswick, Stacy graduated from Christian Renewal Academy (now Heritage Academy). She attended Oral Roberts University studying educational Psychology as it relates to students with special needs.
Stacy has recently relocated back home back home and joined BRAVEheart April 2007 as Program Coordinator in Brunswick. She is finishing her degree in education. Stacy is an active member of Christian Renewal Church.
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