Prevention Programs (providers)

Training and Technical Assistance Services

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The Alliance is now offering training and TA (technical assistance) on a fee-for-service basis. We are available to consult with youth-serving and healthcare professionals throughout Massachusetts on a variety of topics related to program planning, selection, implementation, increasing access to and quality of youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services, evaluation and sustainability for teen pregnancy, STI, and HIV prevention as well as comprehensive sexuality education.  { Read more … }

Teen Outreach Program

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Teen Outreach Program (TOP)

In summer 2010, the Alliance became a certified TOP Replication Site. TOP is a national service learning program that currently reaches over 20,000 teens in schools and organizations across the U.S. TOP is effective at increasing academic success and preventing teen pregnancy.  { Read more … }

Youth First: Holyoke & Springfield

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The Alliance is one of only 9 organizations across the country awarded a $1.1 million grant to support its Youth First initiative in Springfield and Holyoke.  { Read more … }

Teen Parent Programs

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Program Planning: A Logic Model for Teen Parent Programs

Whether you are planning a program or doing some strategic thinking about what you already do for pregnant and parenting teens in your program, logic models are a great tool for linking the outcomes you want for youth and their families to what you do in your program.  { Read more … }

Recent Presentations

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Youth First Community Partner Meeting

October 12, 2010

We had a great turnout at this kickoff meeting for Springfield and Holyoke community partners on our new CDC-funded Youth First project. To view the Alliance's presentation, click here. Special thanks to the YWCA of Western Massachusetts for hosting this meeting and the press conference.  

The Road Ahead: Sharing Our Successes, Planning for the Future

September 29, 2010 { Read more … }

Springfield Teen Birth Rate Up; Holyoke Tops the List

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and Everyone Wants to Know Why
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 13, 2008

Boston, MA—According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the national 2006 teen birth rate increased from 71.6 births per 1000 teen girls aged 15-19, to 80.7, a 12.7% increase. Holyoke’s rate is the highest in the state.

So what can Hampden County do? { Read more … }

Starting a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program

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Adolescent pregnancy is a complex issue that requires a community-wide solution. Anyone who influences young people—or cares about their health and futures—can play a role in preventing teen pregnancy. The Alliance believes youth need three things to be able to prevent pregnancy: access to information, access to contraception, and hope for a bright future. Access to information  { Read more … }

Partners in Prevention Project

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The Partners in Prevention project assists nonprofit organizations, family planning agencies, community coalitions, and schools to select, implement, and evaluate science-based approaches to teen pregnancy prevention. The Alliance also facilitates opportunities for collaboration among stakeholders to find community solutions to the challenge of teen pregnancy. { Read more … }

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