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| Program |
Adolescent Family Life Program |
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| Description |
The program provides case management services
to pregnant and parenting adolescents. |
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| Hours |
Monday through Friday, 8:30 – 5:00 |
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| Contact Person |
Christy Gorden, Program Manager |
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| Site(s) - Locations |
AFLP office, 1920 Mariposa Mall, Suite
301 |
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| Services |
AFLP case management services may include
but are not limited to: prioritizing personal goals, assisting
with staying in or returning to school, attaining a positive
pregnancy outcome, developing effective parenting skills,
obtaining social and economic independence, and locating/utilizing
appropriate community resources. There are currently 200
AFLP clients participating through EOC. AFLP collaborates
with other youth programs within the Sanctuary Youth Center
to provide optimum resource linkage. |
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| Service Area |
Fresno County, urban and rural areas |
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| Eligibility Criteria |
Eligible teens must be pregnant and/or
parenting. Services are provided to females up to age
20 and males up to age 21 years. Services are provided
to eligible clients regardless of socioeconomic status,
race, ethnicity, or physical, developmental, or mental
disability. |
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| How to Access Service |
Contact the AFLP Program Manager (559)
263-1375. |
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| Funding Source |
The California Department of Health Services,
Maternal and Child Health Branch. (MCH), and operated
at the County Level. Fresno County contracts with the
Economic Opportunities Commission to provide services
to adolescents. |
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| Funding Amount |
$545,779.20 |
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| Legislative Mandates/Requirements |
N/A. A similar program, Cal Learn, is a
state mandated program for parenting adolescents receiving
cash aid, to ensure high school completion. The program
is administered through Fresno County. |
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| Affiliations/Collaborative Partners |
There are two additional AFLP Programs
operating in Fresno County: Community Medical Center and
Fresno County Health and Human Services. |
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| Historical Information |
The Program began in 1985, based on successful
models in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The Economic
Opportunities Commission has contracted with Fresno County
to provide AFLP services since that time. |
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| Mission |
To improve the outcome and reduce the incidence
of teen pregnancy. |
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| Goals |
Self-sufficiency for parenting adolescents.
To improve the health, social, and economic well-being
parenting teens, and enhance education. |
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| Measurable Outcomes |
During the first three years, 4,000 clients
were initially targeted. By the end of the first three
years, 5,570 pregnant and/or parenting teens had participated
in AFLP. In recognition of the effectiveness of the AFLP,
the California legislature approved its expansion. As
of 1999, there are 47 AFLP programs, serving over 16,000
pregnant/ and or/parenting teens throughout California.
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| Other Unique Information |
The EOC AFLP has a prevention
component, the Adolescent Sibling Pregnancy Prevention
Program, which provides case management services to
the siblings of pregnant and/or parenting AFLP clients,
as well as Cal Learn clients. The age for eligibility
is 11 through 17. The ASPP Program began in 2000. It
is funded through Fresno County Employment and Temporary
Assistance, and administered through Fresno County.
ASPPP provides self-esteem building, health education,
and healthy social activities to male and female clients.
The goal of the program is to prevent early and unplanned
pregnancy. The program is one of only two sibling pregnancy
prevention programs in Fresno County. Currently there
are 80 ASPPP Participants. |
