For Teen Parents Only

Tired? Lonely? Afraid? Frustrated? or Just Bored?

Teen Parents is the place to be! Fun and Free groups twice a month with food, fun, crafts, games, and great information about you and your baby. Child care and rides are provided! Other classes, trips, and events, too!

Teen Moms:( up to 19 years old)

2nd and 4th Thursdays, 6-8 pm

City Life Youth Center

550 Ontario Street, Schenectady, NY (off of Broadway in Bellevue)

Young Fathers: (up to 29 years old)

1st and3rd Thursdays, 6-8 pm

Call for information

(They play basketball in gyms and parks)

Questions? Want more information Need a ride?

Call Teen Parents at  518-785-8753 ext 32

Talking Listening Caring

Being a teenager is not always easy. Having someone you can talk with, who will listen to you, and really cares about you can make tough times easier.

Services are free and confidential

This comprehensive case management program for pregnant teens (up to 21 years old) and their boyfriends, as well as teens who are already parents is offered at:

Catholic Charities of Schenectady County

818 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308

518-372-5667

Contact: Peggy Ann Dorrian

Just For Teens

(Albany Teen Clinic) S.T. A. R. S... Which stands for Seriously Talking About Responsible Sex is a program that provides free and low cost health care to eligible teens. STARS members are invited to attend STARS sponsored social events for free, and receive copies of the STARS newsletter, written by and for teen. Peer Educators are hire to learn about sexuality and pregnancy prevention, attend special events, and educate their peers.

Teen Choices...is a fun after-school self-esteem program for 7th and 8th grade girls living in Albany and Hudson.

Y.E.S...Youth Empowerment Services is a free service for Albany City teens needing counseling, case management and support.

Facts of Life Line... is a 24 hour free call-in service. Listen to over 100 recorded messages about sexuality and reproductive health, call 1-888-510-FACT

For more information call Planned Parenthood and ask to speak to an educator. In Albany County call (518) 434-5678. Columbia County call (518) 828-7818. Rensselaer County call 518-274-5640

The Worth Waiting For Program at Community Maternity Services

A pregnancy Prevention Program Serving Youth Ages 10 to 19 and Thier Parents

All services are free of charge to Albany County residents

For more information call: 463-3730 ext 12

Childbirth Education-Teenage Mother's Program

Childbirth education classes are provided by registered professional nurses to pregnant teens. Topics include: prenatal care, infant care, birth control, sexually transmitted diseases, and nutrition.

For more information call The Maternal and Child Health Services at the Albany County Department of Health at 518-447-4615

LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates provides information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the United States and the developing world.

Advocates for youth

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, founded in February 1996, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan initiative supported almost entirely by private donations. Its mission is to improve the well-being of children, youth, and families by reducing teen pregnancy. The Campaign's goal is to reduce the teen pregnancy rate by one-third between 1996 and 2005

Teenpregnancy.org

You don't smoke it. You don't swallow it. All you do is slosh it around your mouth and spit out the brown juices every few seconds. OK, so it actually is pretty disgusting. But so what? After all, it's called smokeless or chewing tobacco. That means you chew and spit it, not smoke it, so it can't be as bad as inhaling tobacco smoke into your lungs, right? Wrong . . . unfortunately, smokeless doesn't mean harmless. The fact is, chewing tobacco is every bit as dangerous as smoking it

( http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/smokeless.html)

TeensHealth "Smokeless Tobacco"
American Academy of Otolaryngology, "Spit Tobacco – It's No Game."

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