105 Chauncy Street, 8th Floor Boston, MA 02111 |
[P] (617) 482-9122 [F] (617) 482-9129 |
www.massteenpregnancy.org [email protected] Brenda Madura |
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INCORPORATED: 1979
Printable Profile (Summary / Full) EIN 22-2540285 |
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Organization DBA | -- |
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Former Names |
Alliance for Young Families (2002) |
Organization received a competitive grant from the Boston Foundation in the past five years | No |
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Mission StatementMORE »The Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy advocates statewide and mobilizes communities to prevent teen pregnancy, to increase opportunities for youth and young parents and to empower young people to make healthy decisions about relationships, sex, parenting and life.
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Mission StatementThe Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy advocates statewide and mobilizes communities to prevent teen pregnancy, to increase opportunities for youth and young parents and to empower young people to make healthy decisions about relationships, sex, parenting and life.
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Fiscal Year | July 01, 2014 to June 30, 2015 |
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Projected Income | $1,710,216.00 |
Projected Expense | $1,710,216.00 |
For more details regarding the organization's financial information, select the financial tab and review available comments.
Reached 41,000 Massachusetts youth with sexuality education
Since 2003, approximately 41,000 young people in Massachusetts have been reached with high quality, evidence-based sexuality education due to our work with high need communities across the state.
Secured passage of an overhauled Boston Public Schools policy for teen parents
In 2014, following years of advocacy on the part of the Alliance, the Boston Public Schools adopted an updated Expectant and Parenting Student Policy incorporating many Alliance recommendations. The policy includes improved academic and social supports and establishes expectant and parenting student liaisons.
Drove down birth rates in Springfield and Holyoke
In just 2 years, our CDC-funded Youth First initiative has achieved its 5-year goal of reducing teen births by 10% in Holyoke and Springfield. The teen birth rate in Springfield dropped 14% and Holyoke’s teen birth rate decreased 32% – the largest decrease of any Massachusetts city.
Secured increases in funding for programs reaching the most vulnerable teen parents
In 2014, our advocacy work led to a $200,000 increase for shelter housing for homeless teen mothers in the Massachusetts FY15 budget.
Hosted our 15th annual Teen Parent Lobby Day, 2014
More than 500 teen parents and teen parent service providers congregated at the Massachusetts State House, shared their stories and experiences, and advocated to their legislators for the services and resources they and their families need to thrive.
Issued the Living on the Edge Report, 2013
We conducted extensive research for this groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind report exposing the prevalence of teen parent homelessness, its causes, and its traumatic consequences for teen parents and their children. Our report also offers a number of concrete steps policymakers can take to address this troubling situation.
In a specific U.S. city, cities, state(s) and/or region.
Massachusetts-All Regions
Advocating statewide throughout Massachusetts, with a particular focus on serving Holyoke, Lawrence, Springfield, Chelsea, and Boston.
Under Development
The Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy gives young people the opportunity to communicate directly with policymakers about teen pregnancy prevention and teen parenting issues. Policymakers make decisions that impact the life of every teen, but rarely do policymakers have the opportunity to hear what teens and teen parents think about the policies that impact them. The Alliance knows that more effective policies are created when policymakers talk with teens about the policies affecting these youth. | |
Budget | $150,000.00 |
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Category | Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, General/Other Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, General/Other |
Population Served | Adolescents Only (13-19 years) College Aged (18-26 years) Poor,Economically Disadvantaged,Indigent |
Program Short-Term Success | Measures of short term success include:
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Program Long-Term Success | Young parents and their families will thrive. |
Program Success Monitored By | Legislation and state and local policies that support the achievement and stability of young parents and their families are enacted and implemented. |
Examples of Program Success | In 2014, our advocacy work led to a $200,000 increase for shelter housing for homeless teen mothers in the Massachusetts FY15 budget. We also saw the passage of An Act Relative to Bullying in Schools, which requires all schools to have bullying prevention plans, with provisions for pregnant and parenting teens as a group specifically in need of support in this area. |
Young Men Matter Too! (YM2), funded by the federal Office of Minority Health, helps young men in Springfield and Holyoke build a foundation of success through participation in Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program® (TOP®). The YM2 project vision is that young men in Springfield and Holyoke, Massachusetts will have increased support, education, and skills to protect their sexual health and achieve their academic goals. A significant portion of the funds will be passed through to four partner organizations in Holyoke and Springfield to implement TOP® and to create a coordinated network of support for young men across the community. Our partners are the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holyoke, YMCA of Greater Springfield, Lee B. Revels Scholarship and Mentoring Foundation of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and the Springfield Renaissance School. |
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Budget | $459,000.00 |
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Category | Youth Development, General/Other Youth Leadership |
Population Served | Males Adolescents Only (13-19 years) At-Risk Populations |
Program Short-Term Success | 1. By March 2015, 100% of partner sites’ TOP facilitators will demonstrate increased knowledge and skills to implement TOP with fidelity, appropriately adapt the program, and evaluate the program at their sites.
3. By July 2017, 80% of youth who complete TOP will demonstrate increased self-efficacy and self-regulation skills (as measured by pre and post tests); thus leading to decreased incidence of teen pregnancy, course failure, and school suspension.
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Program Long-Term Success | Long term Goal: To reduce teen pregnancy, course failure, school suspension, and school dropout among young men ages 10-18 in Springfield, and Holyoke through implementation of the Teen Outreach Program. |
Program Success Monitored By | Youth participant surveys, adult facilitator surveys |
Examples of Program Success | Program is in start-up phase; no results yet. |
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. The grant is an initiative funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to test the effectiveness of community-wide approaches to reducing teen pregnancy. |
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Budget | $1,089,000.00 |
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Category | Youth Development, General/Other Youth Development, General/Other |
Population Served | Adolescents Only (13-19 years) At-Risk Populations Hispanic, Latino Heritage |
Program Short-Term Success | Objective 1-1: By September 2015, 100% of implementation partners will have increased capacities to select, implement, adapt, evaluate, and sustain culturally appropriate evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs (EBIs).
Objective 1-2: By September 2015, 100% of clinical partners will have increased capacities to select, deliver, evaluate, and sustain quality, culturally-appropriate sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents. Objective 1-3: By September 2015, the number of youth referred to culturally appropriate reproductive clinical services will increase by 25%, and the number of youth utilizing clinical reproductive/ contraceptive health services will increase by 25%.
Objective 1-4: By September 2015, youth will delay initiation of sexual intercourse by 10%, or if sexually active, will decrease incidence of intercourse by 10%; and the number of sexually active youth using condoms and/or contraception will increase by 10%. Objective 2-1: By August 2011, Youth First will have 100% of project staffing and partner collaboration in place to implement the community-wide initiative. Objective 2-2: By October 2011, Youth First will have a data-informed Community-Wide Plan developed for 100% of strategies proposed in the community-wide initiative.
Objective 2-3: By September 2015, at least 50 youth will have increased capacities to design, plan, and lead community assessments and teen pregnancy prevention activities.
Objective 2-4: By September 2015, 100% of Core Planning Team and Collective Impact Partners will have capacity to sustain the community-wide teen pregnancy prevention initiative.
Objective 2-5: By September 2015, there will be an increase in knowledge of evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention strategies among key decision-makers, community members, and youth-serving providers. |
Program Long-Term Success | GOAL 1: Through community-wide strategies (evidence-based/-informed programming and clinical services) the Youth First initiative will reduce teen birth rates by 10% among Holyoke and Springfield youth ages 15-19. GOAL 2: Youth First will establish and strengthen collaborative efforts in Holyoke and Springfield—through community mobilization, educating stakeholders, and sustainability planning—to support effective, culturally competent TPP efforts. |
Program Success Monitored By | Multi-level qualitative and quantitative evaluation comprising:
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Examples of Program Success | In just 2 years, our CDC-funded Youth First initiative has achieved its 5-year goal of reducing teen births by 10% in Holyoke and Springfield. The teen birth rate in Springfield dropped 14% and Holyoke’s teen birth rate decreased 32% – the largest decrease of any Massachusetts city. |
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CEO/Executive Director | Ms. Brenda Madura |
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CEO Term Start | Jan 2014 |
CEO Email | [email protected] |
CEO Experience | Brenda joins the Alliance most recently having served as the co-founder and Executive Director of Mujeres Aliadas (Women United), an international non-profit dedicated to addressing the needs of women and girls in rural Mexico. Organizational programs included a midwife school, a women's network for empowerment, a teen pregnancy prevention initiative, and a sexual violence referral network. Brenda was responsible for all daily operations, fundraising, recruitment of staff and Board, and the development of a strategic plan that successfully allowed the organization to be turned over to local control in 2013. Prior to founding Mujeres Aliadas, Brenda served as the Director of Midwifery Service for the Access Community Healthcare Network in Chicago, where she expanded dignified healthcare options for women and adolescent girls from primarily lower socio-economic levels. In her capacity she managed a team of midwives, started a doula service for young, high-risk women, and initiated a domestic violence program. Brenda's previous positions included serving as the co-founder and principal of Partners in Women's Healthcare, Inc. and as a clinician and adjunct faculty of midwife service at the University of Illinois. A certified midwife, she earned both her Bachelor's of Science and Master's of Science in Nursing from the University of Illinois. |
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Co-CEO Term Start | -- |
Co-CEO Email | -- |
Co-CEO Experience | -- |
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Ms. Susan Lovelace | 1998 | -- |
Patricia Quinn | Nov 2007 | July |
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Ms. Laurie Lessage | Operations Manager | -- |
Ms. Elizabeth Peck | Policy Director | Liz is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University’s Masters in Public Policy Program. She has been with the Alliance since 2008 and had previously interned in our public policy department. Liz launched the TPPAB (Teen Parent Policy Advisory Board, now YPPF or Young Parent Policy Fellows) in November 2008 and has had great success in recruiting and maintaining members as well as executing the policy efforts with the TPPAB. Liz’s background is in working on issues of Sexual Health and Women’s equality issues with the Alliance and with Advocates for Youth. She is responsible for managing the campaigns and initiatives to promote teen pregnancy prevention and support for pregnant &parenting teens. She organizes youth and community partners; advocates for teen pregnancy prevention, and drafts testimony to support comprehensive health education. |
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Member of state association of nonprofits? | Yes |
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Number of Full Time Staff | 6 |
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Number of Part Time Staff | 5 |
Number of Volunteers | 2 |
Number of Contract Staff | 2 |
Staff Retention Rate % | 75% |
Ethnicity | African American/Black: 5 Asian American/Pacific Islander: 0 Caucasian: 4 Hispanic/Latino: 2 Native American/American Indian: 0 Other: 0 Other (if specified): -- |
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Gender | Female: 10 Male: 1 Not Specified 0 |
Organization has Fundraising Plan? | Yes |
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Organization has Strategic Plan? | Under Development |
Years Strategic Plan Considers | -- |
Management Succession Plan | No |
Business Continuity of Operations Plan | No |
Organization Policies And Procedures | Yes |
Nondiscrimination Policy | Yes |
Whistle Blower Policy | Yes |
Document Destruction Policy | Yes |
Directors and Officers Insurance Policy | Yes |
State Charitable Solicitations Permit | Yes |
State Registration | Yes |
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Management Reports to Board? | Yes |
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CEO Formal Evaluation and Frequency | Yes Annually |
Senior Management Formal Evaluation and Frequency | Yes Annually |
Non Management Formal Evaluation and Frequency | Yes Annually |
Board Chair | Ms. Jennifer Meyers |
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Board Chair Company Affiliation | Children's Hospital Boston |
Board Chair Term | Sept 2014 - Sept 2016 |
Board Co-Chair | -- |
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Board Co-Chair Company Affiliation | -- |
Board Co-Chair Term | - |
Name | Company Affiliations | Status |
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Ms. Arzana Alushaj | Bank of New York Mellon | Voting |
Dr. Candice Belanoff | Boston University School of Public Health | Voting |
Ms. Oksana Bondar | Initiative for a Competitive Inner City | Voting |
Ms. Maisha Douyon Cover | Brigham and Women’s Hospital | Voting |
Dr. Vanessa Johnson | Northeastern University | Voting |
Ms. Ieshia Karasik | Pine Manor College | Voting |
Ms. Jennifer Lammers | Associated Grantmakers | Voting |
Ms. Laura Leacu | Union of Concerned Scientists | Voting |
Ms. Ciara Mejia | Alliance Young Parent Policy Fellow | Voting |
Ms. Jennifer Meyers | Strong Women, Strong Girls | Voting |
Ms. Pivel Morton | Brigham & Women's Hospital | Voting |
Ms. Peggy Tonelli | Community Volunteer | Voting |
Ms. Laura Wareck | O'Neill and Associates | -- |
Dr. Andrea Zuckerman MD | Tufts Medical Center | -- |
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Ethnicity | African American/Black: 3 Asian American/Pacific Islander: 0 Caucasian: 9 Hispanic/Latino: 2 Native American/American Indian: 0 Other: 0 Other (if specified): 0 |
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Gender | Female: 14 Male: 0 Not Specified 0 |
Board Term Lengths | 2 |
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Board Term Limits | 3 |
Board Meeting Attendance % | 80% |
Written Board Selection Criteria | Under Development |
Written Conflict Of Interest Policy | Yes |
Percentage of Monetary Contributions | 100% |
Percentage of In-Kind Contributions | 90% |
Constituency Includes Client Representation | Yes |
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Fiscal Year | July 01, 2014 to June 30, 2015 |
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Projected Income | $1,710,216.00 |
Projected Expense | $1,710,216.00 |
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Fiscal Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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Total Revenue | $1,442,624 | $1,891,796 | $1,442,080 |
Total Expenses | $1,434,781 | $1,873,835 | $1,329,901 |
Fiscal Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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Foundation and Corporation Contributions |
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Government Contributions | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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Individual Contributions | $1,334,224 | $1,778,200 | $1,314,592 |
Indirect Public Support | $46,670 | $48,686 | $47,500 |
Earned Revenue | $15,664 | $21,810 | $16,336 |
Investment Income, Net of Losses | -- | -- | -- |
Membership Dues | $15,825 | $12,510 | $17,594 |
Special Events | -- | -- | -- |
Revenue In-Kind | $24,129 | $29,150 | $44,896 |
Other | $6,112 | $1,440 | $1,162 |
Fiscal Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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Program Expense | $1,268,707 | $1,745,012 | $1,259,449 |
Administration Expense | $101,434 | $38,193 | $34,545 |
Fundraising Expense | $64,640 | $90,630 | $35,907 |
Payments to Affiliates | -- | -- | -- |
Total Revenue/Total Expenses | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.08 |
Program Expense/Total Expenses | 88% | 93% | 95% |
Fundraising Expense/Contributed Revenue | 5% | 5% | 3% |
Fiscal Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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Total Assets | $291,923 | $226,616 | $209,170 |
Current Assets | $276,933 | $209,518 | $193,989 |
Long-Term Liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Current Liabilities | $147,518 | $90,054 | $90,569 |
Total Net Assets | $144,405 | $136,562 | $118,601 |
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Endowment Value | -- |
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Spending Policy | N/A |
Percentage(If selected) | -- |
Credit Line | Yes |
Reserve Fund | Yes |
How many months does reserve cover? | 2.00 |
Are you currently in a Capital Campaign? | No |
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Capital Campaign Purpose | -- |
Campaign Goal | -- |
Capital Campaign Dates | - |
Capital Campaign Raised-to-Date Amount | -- |
Capital Campaign Anticipated in Next 5 Years? | No |
Fiscal Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities | 1.88 | 2.33 | 2.14 |
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Long-term Liabilities/Total Assets | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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We have two major goals: 1) helping young people prevent unintended pregnancy, and 2) supporting expectant and parenting youth to succeed and thrive.