Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy Receives HHS Grant

FROM THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA: 

Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy Receives HHS Grant

The Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy (ACAP) was awarded a three-year Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) grant for $290,494 per year from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families to provide evidence-based prevention programs that address teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections with up to 800 at-risk youth.

The partners in the project include: Capital Youth Empowerment, Northern Virginia Aids Ministry, Community Lodgings and T.C. Williams High School’s Graduation, Reality, and Dual-Role Skills (GRADS) class. The project includes movement, meditation and nutrition components based on current research on adolescent brain development.

Teen pregnancy prevention is a priority for the City of Alexandria. For more information about the Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy, visit www.KeepIt360.org. To learn more about the PREP Project, contact Lisette Torres, ACAP Coordinator, Lisette.torres@alexandriava.gov, 703.746.3130.

Sent on: 10/15 11:45