Educational Consultants Consortium (ECC) is a Manatee

County grass roots organization designed to address in a

holistic manner the community concerns of teen pregnancy,

 drug abused, and crime involvement. The services of this

organization are presented on behalf of the child in a caring,

posive, non-threatening manner; thereby, encouraging a high

level of individual productivity.

The "Iron Sharpening Iron" program of ECC focus is one

of the 40 Developmental Assets identified by the Search

Institute as building blocks of healthy development that help

youth grow up healthy, caring and responsible.