Grantees
The Adolescent Family Life (AFL) Program supports organizations across the country in their efforts to address issues associated with teenage pregnancy and early sexual activity. These grants support the emotional and physical health and well-being of adolescents, their parents, their families, and the community.
There are currently 26 AFL care demonstration programs. All Care programs are innovative examples of effective and appropriate partnerships between community organizations and the Federal government. Most projects have developed components that reach out to fathers as well as teen mothers, encouraging and teaching them to play vital roles in their children's lives. Other projects are developing interventions to strengthen the relationship and familial support between the teen mother and her parents. These programs build on what is already known about preventing unhealthy risk behaviors and sexually transmitted diseases. They also enhance good parenting skills and help to reduce child abuse and neglect. All of these Care projects include a rigorous evaluation component to identify best practices for this population.
Current Grantee Project Descriptions
Peer-Reviewed Publications
AFL grantees have published numerous research and evaluation findings over the past two decades. Current AFL grantees are encouraged to publish and disseminate their findings from their demonstration projects. Many of those publications can be found here: [pdf] [html]
Lessons Learned
AFL demonstration grantees have a great deal of experience in working with individuals, families, schools, and communities. Through these demonstration projects, AFL grantees have been able to be innovative and learn best practices. In the spring 2009, OAPP synthesized some of these lessons learned from both care and prevention grantees. Several key themes arose across grantees that can be helpful to others in planning their own projects for success.
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