Make Your Voice Heard (teen parents, providers, supporters)

The Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy believes that connecting policymakers to the story of teens and teen parents in their communities is the most effective way to meet our public policy goals. A critical part of our policy work is to help teens, teen parents, and service providers develop the skills and confidence they need to bring their voice to the development of policies. In this way, we ensure that the people most affected by policies are involved in creating and changing them. { Read more … }

Please see our Fiscal Year 2011 Teen Pregnancy Related Accounts fact sheet below for current and previous state budget funding levels for teen pregnancy prevention and teen parent services.

Teen Parent Lobby Day, 2010

Teen Parent Lobby Day 2010 will be on March 18. Please join us at the State House in the Great Hall and Grand Staircase, 9:30 am-12:30 pm. This year's theme is The Key Is Me: Support Opportunity. Believe in Teen Parents. Expect Success. The event will feature opportunities for teens to share their stories with legislators through advocacy and a multi-media art exhibit. Please RSVP and submit art exhibits by February 24. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Kasi Petr at policyintern2@massteenpregnancy.org. { Read more … }

About the TPPAB

The Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy Teen Parent Policy Advisory Board (TPPAB) is a group of current and former teen parents working to help government decision-makers understand the needs of pregnant and parenting teens in Massachusetts. The board members provide the Alliance with a teen parent perspective on our policy strategies and projects. This improves the effectiveness of our advocacy on behalf of teen parents and provides teen parents an opportunity to build leadership skills and get involved in policy advocacy. { Read more … }

Tips for Advocating to Policymakers

• Meeting with Legislators
• Writing and E-mailing your Policymakers
• Calling your Policymakers
• Additional Ways to Advocate

When legislators know more about the programs and the people they serve, they are more likely to support these programs. { Read more … }