May 15, 2014- North Texas Alliance to Reduce Teen Pregnancy
Mission Statement:
NTARUPT- non-partisan, non-profit, organization that seeks to improve the quality of life for
children, families, and communities by reducing teen pregnancies in North Texas.
Vision Statement:
Every young person in our community has the opportunity to set goals, plan education and
careers and become self-sufficient before entering into parenthood.
What we can do together:
Reduce Teen Pregnancies
Learn/prevention/best practices
Partnerships
Plan Activities- Concrete
Fundraising
Public Conversation- Concrete
Action in ISDS
Make Resource Guide/Referrals Available- Concrete
Education/ Lessons/ Trainings- Concrete
Goals:
Expand out Network- people and organizations that will be the boots on the ground,
and do bulk of the work- delivery of education and mentors. (25% in 2 Years)
 Have lunches, meet and greats with potential partners.
 Establish a speakers bureau to visit with key members of ISDs in North
Texas.
o Kick Off Party in August 21- Will Plan through this summer; reach
out to new and local bars- downtown, uptown, etc.
o Take the framework of August meet and greet, and use in other
North Texas areas.
o Create individual/personalized invite to key potential provider
members.- Have developed and printed by July.
o Try and have a County Commissioner.
o Speak with Denise about places for Cocktails for a Cause, if local
and new bars are unavailable.
o Come up with a list of possible venues.
 Develop provider, parent, teen, and community language.
 Follow up with members who are at the NTARuPT Mixer, and at mixer
have different committees represented with a sign up sheet, or email
listserv for providers to sign up for.
Have Committees/Task Forces already established by July.
Education- By July education committee will have the established language from the “Out
Reach Task Force.”
 Have Education Committee Members meet with teacher trainings, PTA
meetings, SHAC Meetings, After School Programs, School Alliance, etc.
 Have SHAC Membership Applications to give out to parents, involved
adults, etc.- at community fairs, city events, etc.
 Develop a training for parents- Talk First!
 Have established specific goals by August- before mixer.
Language- Start Up Task Force will define and refine language, will meet weekly to have
language for provider, parent, teen, and community language.- Will have done by mid-June.
Stakeholders- Use original list from previous meetings, focus on stakeholders from key zip
codes.
 Establish organizational capacity. By next meeting- June 5th.
 Information that pertains to their specific zip codes- Zip Atlas, UT Health
Science, and Health Department. Before the date of mixer.
o Economic Impact
o Teen Pregnancy Rates
o Discuss what initiatives are already taken place in their
community, and what/who NTARuPT are. Why are we unique and
different.
o Impact of education on reducing teen pregnancies.
o Lack of access to health care in key zip codes.
o How did teen pregnancies impact the teens directly effected.
o Local Stats- will be a bigger impact on stakeholders.
o Highlight the reality of repeat births.
o Ask what we can do for them as an Alliance.
Out reach task force: Develop Language to be used by Alliance, and create a calendar for health
fairs, and other community events.
Homework:
By Sept/Oct the Alliance will have it’s 1 year and 3 year plan- Each Committee will have their
own agenda to match up with Alliance as a whole.
Start Up Task Force will begin planning August Mixer and Mixer Assignments- venues, invitees,
invitations, etc.
Have badges ready to go for current Alliance members by August Mixer.
Develop language by mid-June for Education Department to use by July.