“A setback only paves the way for a comeback.” ~ Evander Holyfield
The REAL Deal is a youth relationship education initiative launched across the Little Rock School District in 2026. Funded by a five-year, $3.18 million grant from the U.S. Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the program serves 9th–12th graders in LRSD’s Alternative Learning Environment and the City of Little Rock’s Summer Youth Program. A collaboration among the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), LRSD, and the City of Little Rock, REAL DEAL provides evidence-based relationship and life-skills education. Learn more.
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Love Notes Modules
Lessons are designed to help students build healthy communication, relationship, and life skills. Use any device, including your phone, to explore! Each lesson takes approximately 20 minutes.
Love Notes #1: Relationships Today
This lesson focuses on your experiences and thoughts about relationships.
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Love Notes #2: Knowing Yourself
This lesson focuses on how past experiences have shaped and influenced who you are today and helps you identify what you want to work on for the future.
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Love Notes #3: My Expectations, My Future
This lesson focuses on knowing yourself and what is important to you in a relationship.
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Love Note 4: Attractions & Startng Relationships
The focus of this module is the key ingredients of a great relationship.
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Love Notes #5: Principles of Smart Relationships
This lesson focuses on seven basic principles that smart, healthy relationships are built upon.
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Love Notes #6: Is it a Healthy Relationship
This lesson focuses on principles for smart relationships while looking for signs of unhealthy relationships.
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Love Notes #7: Dangerous Love
This lesson focuses on the skills needed to recognize signs of disrespect and abuse early in a relationship.
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Love Notes #8: Decide, Don’t Slide!
This lesson focuses on why people end up in relationships that don’t work.
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Love Notes #9: Communication & Healthy Relationships
This lesson focuses on communication and how to handle conflict.
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Love Notes #10: Communication Challenges & More Skills
This lesson focuses on effective communication to handle complaints.
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Love Notes #13:
This lesson focuses on looking at life through the eyes of a child and the role of the parents.
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Explore these resources to learn more about the REAL DEAL program.
This project is supported by 90ZD0058-01-01 awarded by the Office of Family Assistance (ACF), Office of the Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Administration for Children and Families (ACF).