May 13, 2020
Scaling Up a Large Program
in Rural Areas
Mission West Virginia, Inc., a non-profit, has been
providing services to youth and families across West Virginia for over 22
years. The THINK Program (Teaching Health Instead of Nagging Kids) has been
providing teen pregnancy prevention, healthy relationship education, and
positive youth development for over 12 years, reaching over 100,000 middle- and
high-school-aged youth.
The THINK Program
currently utilizes several Dibble programsto impact teen pregnancy. During this webinar, Jill Gwilt will discuss the
THINK Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, which utilizes Love
Notes EBP 2.1. Specifically, she will cover how they were able to scale
up their large program in a rural area. Additionally, she will discuss how the
curricula were chosen, how they developed long-standing partnerships, the
importance of youth voices, creation of community groups, and more.
Objectives:Webinar attendees will learn:
- What “scale
up” actually means out in the field.
- How to
build and maintain long-lasting grant programs in rural areas.
- How to utilize
existing infrastructure in the community.
Who should attend: Healthy
marriage/relationship grantees, program directors/managers, front line program
staff, teen pregnancy prevention grantees, Executive Directors, evaluation
staff, and anyone with an interest in youth programs.
When: Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost: Free!
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