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By: Crystal Mayo, BABES Special Projects/Media

Over the past 40 years, BABES has trained groups of individuals Basic BABES (Pk-5) across 50 states and four countries representing a range of cultural diversity inclusive of various professions and backgrounds, all of whom sharing one commonality. Besides an interest to learn the BABES philosophy of teaching young children to live healthy, happy lives free of alcohol and other drugs, there is (and still is) unequivocal curiosity relative to the role that the BABES puppets play and their impact on reaching and teaching their young audience. Continue reading WSU School of Social Work Partners with BABES, Students Receive Free Training

By: Crystal Mayo, BABES Special Projects and Media Specialist

It was the news that BABES’ CEO and Founder Reverend Dr. Lottie Jones Hood had been waiting for – that SPEC Associates had analyzed both the Program and Comparison Groups’ classroom data and it was proven that the BABES Program could be certified as Evidence-Based.

*”SPEC Associates (Social Program Evaluators and Consultants), Inc., concluded that BABES K-3rd grade curriculum meets the criteria for being evidence-based as set forth in SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. The evaluation provided Class A Evidence and the evaluation evidence demonstrated an Outcome Evidence Rating of ‘effective’.”

Continue reading BABES Celebrates Evidence-Based Status

BABES’Godparents are organizations that promote, monitor and nurture the BABES philosophy in a large area (a Region or State)

By: Crystal Mayo, BABES Special Projects and Media Specialist

From BABES Buddy to BABES Godparent — and just as excited about BABES as she was 27 years ago – Eizabeth McGlinn’s BABES journey started back in 1991 at the Atlantic County Council on Alcoholism in Northfield, New Jersey where she worked as a Prevention Specialist and was also a BABES Buddy. Continue reading Godparents: The Heart of BABES – Meet BABES’ Godparent Elizabeth McGlinn

Article written by Crystal Mayo Babes Special Projects, Media

When BethAnne FitzPatrick called BABESWORLD Home last month inquiring about the purchase of some training videos and began to share her Babes journey, I literally got goose bumps.

I placed her call on speaker for Founder Reverend Dr. Lottie Jones Hood to listen in. Less than one minute into the conversation, I glanced over at Reverend Lottie with a reassuring look that the 40 year Babes journey is still on track and the magic of Babes is still very much alive after 17 years. Continue reading The Gift of BABES Keeps Giving

Ten years ago Edison Municipal Alliance (EMA) member Joan NcNichol informed the other members about the BABES program and how she was trained in BABES and was implementing the program in her town. The EMA members soon agreed that it would be a good idea to train a few of their folks and bring the BABES program to all the public schools of Edison Township. Continue reading New Jersey Alliance Celebrates A Decade of BABES

It may have been the morning of Halloween which was evident from the variety of costumes seen from seat-to- seat in Mama Bey’s classroom, but for this particular classroom session attention wasn’t on the evening’s candy bounty, but on the BABES presenters.

“They aren’t just excited today about the program, but they talk about it all week and are always asking when are the ‘BABES people’ coming back,” remarked Timbuktu teacher Mama Bey*. Continue reading Second Graders Joyously Embrace the BABES Philosophy

At BABESWORLD some things never grow old like that April 9 th Sunday when the BABES characters actually delivered the Word before the congregation at New Bride Missionary Baptist Church on Detroit’s Eastside. Seven months later, whenever the conversation comes up, folks are (still) curious about the details, tickled at the thought of seven furry puppets at the pulpit and most are inquisitive as to what made Pastor A. Ayler make this decision. Continue reading Pastor Reflects on Turning Sermon Over to BABES Puppets