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Fiscal Year 2011 Budget

November 23, 2009, 4:20 pm
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Teen parent and teen pregnancy prevention programs survived what could have been dramatically deeper FY2010 budget cuts thanks to the advocacy of young people and service providers across Massachusetts. Still, teen pregnancy prevention and some teen parent programming experienced budget cuts, which decreased access to services that promote the health, wellbeing, and prosperity of youth and young families. These cuts affected already underfunded teen pregnancy prevention and teen parent programs doing excellent work to improve the lives of teens and young parents. { Read more … }

Alliance News

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Call for Presenters: Alliance Annual Teen Pregnancy Institute November 17
July 22, 2010

Are you doing interesting work with young people that we should know about? Have you conducted research that may be of interest to professionals working with pregnant and parenting teens? Do you have tips and information for providers on teen pregnancy prevention, sexuality education, or working with young families? Please consider submitting a workshop proposal for our annual Teen Pregnancy Institute,  Expecting Success for Youth and Young Families.

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Federal Grant for Supporting Pregnant & Parenting Teens and Women
July 6, 2010

The federal Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Adolescent Health has announced a new funding opportunity for "support for pregnant and parenting teens and women". This is a competitive grant and only states can apply (Community Based Organizations or any other non-state agency actor may not apply). Applications are due August 2, 2010. A total of $25 million is available for each of fiscal years 2010-2019.

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Governor Patrick Signs the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
June 30, 2010

The Governor signed the fiscal year 2011 budget on July 30, just in time for the start of the new fiscal year on July 1. The Governor adopted the Conference Committee budget numbers that did not include FMAP funds. FMAP is the $500-$700 million in federal Medicaid dollars Massachusetts policymakers hoped Congress would approve before Governor Patrick signed the budget. If FMAP funds are approved down the line, additional dollars could be allocated to teen pregnancy related programs. Overall, teen pregnancy related line items fared well considering the fiscal climate.

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Conference Committee Budget Analysis
June 24, 2010

Wednesday evening, the Conference Committee released their version of the fiscal year 2011 Massachusetts state budget. Governor Patrick can try to veto elements of the budget before signing it into law. This will hopefully occur before July 1, when fiscal year 2011 begins. Overall, teen parent programs and teen pregnancy prevention fared well in the Conference Committee budget. Below is a synopsis on how each program fared. Please note we compare the Conference Committee funding amounts and language to the current fiscal year 2010 budget.

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News Archive

Jun 15, 2010
Advocacy Alert: Young Parent GED Program Needs Your Advocacy
Jun 15, 2010
Alliance presents on community-wide funding opportunity from CDC
May 20, 2010
Senate Ways and Means Budget Analysis
May 13, 2010
Alliance Releases Groundbreaking Report on Pregnant and Parenting Teens in School
May 6, 2010
Community-Wide Federal Teen Pregnancy Prevention Funding Posted
May 5, 2010
May 5 is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Apr 22, 2010
Tier 1 Federal Funding Webinar Now Online
Apr 20, 2010
Call for Bloggers
Apr 15, 2010
Federal Funding for Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Apr 14, 2010
House Ways and Means Budget Analysis for Teen Pregnancy Prevention & Teen Parent Accounts
Apr 8, 2010
Young Families Moving Forward nominations now being accepted
Apr 6, 2010
Applying for the Federal Funding for Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention?
Mar 18, 2010
Groundbreaking Report Proposes Solutions to Teen Parenthood and Dropout
Mar 11, 2010
"The Gloucester 18" Panel Discussion Available on YouTube
Mar 9, 2010
Presentation from Federal Teen Pregnancy Prevention Funding Information Session
Mar 9, 2010
Media coverage of March 4 "The Gloucester 18" film premiere
Mar 3, 2010
Alliance poster session on partnerships in Springfield, Mass.
Feb 8, 2010
Teen Pregnancy Rates Rise - MetroWest Daily News, February 7, 2010
Feb 5, 2010
February 2, 2010 The Callie Crossley Show features the Alliance in a discussion on Teen Pregnancy
Jan 28, 2010
Governor Patrick's Proposed FY2011 Budget
Jan 25, 2010
Alliance to premiere “The Gloucester 18” documentary March 4th
Jan 11, 2010
Teen Parent Video Contest
Dec 17, 2009
Alliance in the Spotlight
Nov 23, 2009
Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
Oct 26, 2009
Boston Globe on Reducing Pregnant Teen Dropout Rate
Oct 19, 2009
Take Action to Prevent Further Human Services Cuts
Sep 29, 2009
Mass. Human Services Advocates Brace For More Cuts, WBUR
Sep 18, 2009
Teen Parent Advisory Board Recruitment
May 17, 2009
Strong Teens, Strong Communities
Mar 1, 2009
New Alliance Partners
Feb 13, 2008
Teen Birth Rates Increase Significantly in Many Massachusetts Communities

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