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August 28, 2002
Governor John Engler today announced over $2 million in funding for 11 organizations in Michigan for abstinence education programming. The Michigan Abstinence Partnership (MAP) Program, a program of the Michigan Department of Community Health, provides funding to organizations on behalf of representative community coalitions that provide abstinence education teaching youths ages 9-17 (and up to 21 years of age for special education populations) to stay healthy by avoiding the risky behavior of sexual activity and related risky behaviors such as use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. The MAP Program has been in existence since 1993.
"Michigan has been a national leader in reduction of out-of-wedlock births," said Engler. "Our strong support of the Michigan Abstinence Partnership has played an important role in our efforts to reduce teen pregnancies."
In 1990 the teen pregnancy rate was 98.5 pregnancies for every 1,000 females aged 15-19. Based on the latest available population data, in 2000 the rate had declined 33 percent to 66.0 per 1,000.
"The positive trend in our teen pregnancy rates continues," said Department of Community Health Director James K. Haveman, Jr. "Our partnerships with local communities continue to be an effective way for youth to learn the important messages of abstinence from risky behaviors."
In addition to funding for abstinence education activities, the MAP Program will also provide communities with technical assistance and educational materials.
Through a community empowerment model, each community develops a diverse coalition representative of the community that selects and implements unique abstinence activities: such as in-school and after-school programs, youth events, peer education, service learning, mentoring, community awareness activities and educational sessions for parents, teaching them how to effectively communicate with youth about the importance and benefits of choosing abstinence from sexual activity and other related risky behaviors. All local programs are required to provide an educational component to parents/adults/caregivers of youth involved in abstinence education programming.
· The Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona Educational Service District will receive $186,925 to fund after-school programs in four local school districts.
· Catholic Social Services of Muskegon will receive $143,400 for programs both in and out of school for youths residing in six Muskegon County school districts (Muskegon Heights, Oakridge, Orchard View, Fruitport, Ravenna and Reeths-Puffer).
· The Children's Center of Wayne County will receive $200,000 to provide in-school abstinence education and youth events to 3,000 youths in various schools in Detroit.
· District Health Department #10 will receive $200,000 to provide after-school, classroom and lunch hour programs to schools across Lake, Kalkaska, Newaygo, Missaukee and Wexford counties.
· Eaton Intermediate School District will receive $200,000 to fund out-of-school programs and mentoring programs to youths in grades four through eight from the upper elementary and middle schools of Eaton County.
· Human Aid, Inc. will receive $200,000 to provide classroom instruction for 7th-9th grade students along with after-school programs for 5th-8th grade students and youth events across Roscommon, Clare, Gladwin and Midland counties.
· Jackson County will receive $185,159 to provide students in the 4th-6th grade within the Jackson Public School district with abstinence education incorporating service learning and after-school, summer programs and a peer-mentoring program.
· The Lakeshore Pregnancy Center will receive $145,000 to provide in-school and after-school abstinence education programming in the Holland and Saugatuck area middle schools along with a teen advisory program.
· The Macomb Family YMCA will receive $200,000 to provide abstinence education to youths in five local school districts and a youth facility through in-school activities reaching 3,000 youth ages 13-17 years along with an after-school program reaching 9-12 year olds.
· The Tuscola County Intermediate School District will receive $150,000 to provide after-school and summer programs to youth ages 9-13 residing in Huron, Sanilac and Tuscola counties.
· Wedgwood Christian Youth and Family Services will receive $200,000 to provide after-school programs, service learning programs and youth events in the Grand Rapids/Kent County area.