The Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy advocates statewide and mobilizes communities to prevent teen pregnancy, to increase opportunities for youth and young parents, and to empower young people to make healthy decisions about relationships, sex, parenting, and life.

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Take Action to Support Teen Parents in Dropout Prevention Legislation
May 7, 2012

We’ve got to kick up the pressure on policymakers to get dropout prevention legislation passed this session! Policymakers only have until the end of June to pass new legislation. See below for how to take action now.

There are two dropout prevention bills in play (Senator Chang-Diaz’s S.2173 and Rep. Marty Walz’s H.1964). Our goal is for the legislature to pass a combined version of the two bills this session and that the final bill include explicit provisions for expectant and parenting students.

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The Alliance is Hiring a Training and Technical Assistance Specialist
April 30, 2012

We’re looking for a skilled trainer and TA provider to work on our Youth First initiative out of our Boston office. For more information, check out the job posting here. Resumes will be accepted until May 18.

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Alliance Requests Bids for Messaging Campaign on Teen Pregnancy in Holyoke and Springfield
April 26, 2012

The Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy (the Alliance) is requesting bids for the creation of a messaging campaign for our Youth First initiative in Holyoke and Springfield, Massachusetts. The purpose of the messaging campaign is to change the behavior and/or attitudes and beliefs around teen pregnancy and adolescent sexual behavior in these communities among 13-19 year olds.

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House Ways and Means FY13 Budget Release
April 11, 2012

The House Ways and Means Committee (HWM) released its budget this afternoon. Especially considering the budget included no new revenue, teen pregnancy prevention and teen parent programs fared well . See below for a summary. You can also check out this spreadsheet for a comparison of the HWM budget to the current fiscal year 2012 (FY12) budget, the Governor’s proposed FY13 budget and budgets from previous years.

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Events

Core Planning Team - Youth First
May 24, 2012, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

 

 

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Collective Impact Meeting
Community Conversations for Action
May 30, 2012, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Community Music School for Springfield

For more information and to register, visit http://yeahnetwork.org/community-conversation-for-action.html

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2012 Teen Pregnancy Institute
November 7, 2012, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel and Trade Center
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