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Family Services of the Merrimack Valley is one of only seven agencies across the state to share in $3.5 million to help expectant and parenting adolescents in communities with teen birth rates higher than the state average.
The money for the agency, serving Lawrence and Methuen, comes from the Massachusetts Pregnant and Parenting Teen Initiative. It is an effort of the state Executive Office of Health and Human Services and Department of Public Health working with the Department of Transitional Assistance. According to the state, the COVID-19 pandemic has created significant strain on adolescent parents in terms of employment, food security and education.
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Mass. Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders. (Courtesy photograph.)
Family Services of the Merrimack Valley was one of 31 organizations this week to share $3.8 million in state grants for youth substance use prevention programs.
This is the third round of awards under the Massachusetts Collaborative for Action, Leadership and Learning under the Substance Misuse Prevention Grant Programs. The grants will be distributed over eight years. The money originates with the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and distributed by the state’s Executive Office of Health and Human Services and Department of Public Health.
“With these awards we are ensuring that substance use prevention programs expand across communities for youth outreach especially amid unprecedented disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders. “Supporting these programs is crucial to our goal of pre
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