Youth Empowerment Services! (YES!) is a new initiative in New Britain, Connecticut that provides the highest-quality, evidence-based reproductive health education to teens and families.
Funded by the Office of Population Affairs, YES! is administered by Partners in Social Research in partnership with Klingberg Family Centers, the Family Enrichment Center at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, and the Consolidated School District of New Britain.
These partners work together with teens, families, teachers, mental health providers, after school providers, healthcare professionals, and other youth-serving professionals to provide educational programs that:
- share useful and accurate health information,
- offer loads of fun,
- educate on disease prevention, and
- promote communication, self-esteem, healthy relationships, and overall well-being.
Be Proud! Be Responsible! Curriculum
6-8 hours of content in small groups settings for youth of all genders, ages 11-18
The goals of the program are to:
- Help young people change behaviors that place them at risk for HIV, STDs and pregnancy.
- Delay the initiation of sex among sexually inexperienced youth.
- Reduce unprotected sex among sexually active youth.
- Help young people make proud and responsible decisions about their sexual behaviors.
As a result of participating in Be Proud! Be Responsible! students will be able to:
- Increase their knowledge about pregnancy, HIV, AIDS and other STDs.
- Believe in the value of safer sex and abstinence.
- Have confidence in their ability to negotiate safer sex and use condoms correctly.
- Be able to use condoms and negotiate sexual situations.
- Intend to practice safer sex.
- Reduce sexual risk behaviors.
- Take pride in and responsibility for choosing responsible sexual behaviors.
For more information, contact:
Deb Milano, Program Coordinator
860-832-5510
deb.milano@klingberg.com
T’Kai G. Howard, LCSW, Senior Director of Community-Based Services
860-515-2366
t’kai.howard@klingberg.org