Designed for FYSB’s Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) grantees and their sub-recipients, this Help Center facilitates delivery of adolescent pregnancy prevention programming by centralizing grant administration guidance and support documentation. Just select your Grantee Type and we’ll compile foundational documents about that funding stream. You can also select additional APP topics under "I…
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The Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) National Grantee Training Conference is an annual event hosted by the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) to provide professional development, training, and networking opportunities aimed to equip FYSB APP grantees to create lasting impacts in their communities. Attendees explore strategies to enhance, expand, and refine their programming across…
With support from the Family and Youth Services Bureau, the We Think Twice™ campaign has developed a valuable set of resources for youth-serving professionals designed to strengthen prevention education and other youth development programs. This collection of resources includes classroom activities and interactive tools for integrating trauma-informed approaches into programming and engaging…
Are you a parent, caregiver, or mentor in search of resources to help you communicate with an adolescent in your life about topics such as healthy relationships, goal setting, and avoiding risky behaviors? With support from the Administration for Children…
The Exchange is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) as a training and technical assistance resource and networking tool for all of FYSB's Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) grantees. The Exchange Development Team is composed of people with a variety of experiences related to planning,…
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Does your program experience challenges that stunt the visibility and impact you want to achieve? Would you like to expand your program and incorporate some new approaches?
We support you.
As the Exchange development team, we are here to support you, your staff, and your organization.
Our goal is to equip programs, partners, and stakeholders with the tools and information that they need to…
Access direct expertise.The FYSB Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) Program provides collaborative Technical Assistance (TA) that is results-driven and customized to your needs. Our experienced team of TA providers, many of whom have field expertise, offer complimentary technical assistance to all SRAE and PREP grantees in the following areas:Evidence-Based and Evidence-Informed…
Want to increase the visibility and impact of your efforts to prevent teen pregnancy? Check out our tools and materials to help you spread the word:
The Studio. Create customized infographics and Web badges to share on your Web site and social media platforms. This tool is exclusively for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) grantees, and you must be logged in to use it.…
Your program has a story to share. Your story can help increase your program's visibility and help you connect with new partners and stakeholders who can bolster the work that you do. Perhaps you reached a record number of youth participants this year, or maybe you integrated a new adulthood preparation subject, such as financial literacy or parent-child communication, into your Adolescent…
Show your support. We offer free Web badges that convey your commitment and encourage others to prep teens for the future through Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) programming and positive youth development. Post a Web badge on your Website, blog, or social media profile using the code next to the image.
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Each year, the Family and Youth Services Bureau's Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) Program awards $150 million to states, tribes, and community-based organizations to teach youth sex education and healthy life skills. Our efforts, along with those of other federal, state, and local organizations, are working. The birth rate for youth ages 15 to 19 reached a historic low in 2014.
But we're…
The Exchange serves as a resource hub for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) Program grantees, partners, and stakeholders to learn, connect, and create materials to increase the visibility and impact of their efforts to prevent pregnancy among vulnerable youth.
By providing training and technical assistance along with data-driven resources, we support organizations in their planning, delivery…
To prevent pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents, the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) Program supports state, Tribal, and community efforts to promote sexual risk avoidance and personal responsibility education.The APP Program administers more than 200 grants throughout the nation and several U.S. territories to…
The United States has enjoyed an unprecedented decline in teen birth rates, with births to American teens dropping more than 60% since 2007.
Several factors have influenced this laudable trend:
use of more evidence-based programs and interventions,
increased access to more effective methods of contraception, including long-acting reversible contraceptives, and
promotion of more…
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All teens should have a bright future within their grasp. The Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program provides resources through the Personal Responsibility Education Program and Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program to help teens prepare for a successful future. Learn more about APP Funding Streams.
Need materials to promote your APP Program?
Customize and download FYSB-approved web…
The Elevate Youth Programming podcast was developed by RTI International and funded by the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB). The Elevate Youth Programming content does not reflect the opinions of FYSB, nor its training and technical assistance contractors, but offers topics to provoke thought and provide grantees with tips and strategies to enhance programming. All of our…