Teen Parenting Advocacy

Mission: The goal of the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy is to improve the quality of life and opportunities for pregnant and parenting teens and their families.

Message: We believe that teen parents, like all teens, deserve the opportunity to reach educational and career goals. We believe that teen parents, like all parents, need support to be good caregivers and role models for their children.

More specifically our vision for teen parents includes:

• Education: Teen parents should have educational opportunities that enable them to make a good and stable life for themselves and their children.
• Housing: Ideally, teen parents should live with their families, but if that is not possible — safe, affordable permanent housing with adult mentors must be accessible for teens who need it.
• Child Care: Teen parents and their children should have access to high-quality, affordable childcare.
• Support: Support services should be an integrated component of any program designed for teen parents and should be the LEAST disruptive to the teen’s existing community support system.

Method: Become a voice for teen parents in your community.

Click on the links in the orange box to learn more about current teen parent issues and advocacy.

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Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy
105 Chauncy Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
617.482.9122 Main, 617.482.9129 Fax