Girls Incorporated of Chattanooga

On Saturday, November 14, 140 parents, their teens and agency health care representatives attended Girls Inc.’s Town Hall Meeting – Parents to Teens and Everything in Between.  Attendees were inspired by presentations by the teens and Dr. Michael Warren, Medical Director, Governor’s Office of Children’s Care Coordination.

Following the presentations, the group broke into separate breakout sessions of parents, girls, boys and agency representatives to talk about the importance of parent and teen communication to reducing infant mortality. The sessions were held to encourage communication between parents and teens about reproductive health, risky behaviors, choices and personal safety.

Girls Inc. of Chattanooga would like to thank everyone who helped make this event a success. We are proud of our IMPACT teens for all of their hard work and are grateful to the Governor’s Office of Children’s Care Coordination for funding IMPACT for two years.  Please stay tuned for a new funding announcement for the program and what’s next for the IMPACT students.

To read more about the town hall, see the article in the Times Free Press http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/15/parents-teens-urged-to-talk/.

Girls Incorporated of Chattanooga was retained by the Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy to deliver five weeks of classes to the 6th and 9th grade students on topics including relationships, anatomy and risky behavior. Our teen Leadership Team kicked off the first of five weeks of classes with information, skits and peer-led discussions about unhealthy relationships. The girls learned about the causes of cliques, girl on girl aggression and gang violence and strategies to make smart choices. The Girls Incorporated of Chattanooga Infant Mortality Public Awareness Campaign for Tennessee (I.M.P. A.C.T) teens will teach the second class about healthy relationships.