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Empowering Detroit's Next Generation of Leaders!

Greetings! With the 2018-2019 academic year well under way, we are excited to be bringing five evidence-based programs to 15 Detroit middle schools and high schools. In all, 1,300 youth will be reached by our health educators with programs that emphasize focusing on the future, self-respect and avoiding risky situations. Wrapped around these powerful lessons we will also include experiential learning that forges leadership and community service. Can't wait to see what this school year reaps in positive youth development! Stay tuned to help us get the word out for #GivingTuesday!

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iDecide Detroit Teen HYPE Peer Educators are all over billboards and buses promoting the Detroit Health Department's iDecide Detroit program: offering services like condoms, birth control, STI testing and treatment for teens. We were also featured yesterday on WXYZ-TV !

Call 1-833-933-2433 for more information

Mayor Duggan with Peer Educators Duwan and Lauryn. Click photo to learn more!

HYPE in the Classrooms Kudos to the dynamic guest speakers who've already come alongside our school-based initiatives. Author and photographer Kahn Santori Davison at Mackenzie Middle School; Officer Wallace from DPD's 6th Precinct visiting Greenfield Union; and Armond Rashad Harris of Jabs Gym in the Eastern Market speaking to students at Spain Middle. They provided inspiration for healthy futures.

(click on photos to see them in action!)

Alternatives to a New Jail In partnership with the Detroit Justice Center , our Peer Educators provided insight for how the $530 million intended to build a new Wayne County Jail might be better utilized. Their ideas included a restorative justice space, cultural and religious centers, dog parks, people parks, museums, and, most popularly, a mental health spa. Read more in the Metro Times Feature.

CEO Ambra Redrick- Detroit 2018 Power 15 Award Recipient Presented by Walker’s Legacy Walker’s Legacy , a global platform for the professional and entrepreneurial multicultural woman, has selected Ambra as one of 150 women leaders as recipients of its annual Power Award! The Walker’s Legacy Power Awards program is a national effort by the organization to recognize the achievements of notable business and community leaders.

Presented in partnership with the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and AARP, this recognition celebrates a total of 150 multicultural women leaders across 10 major cities. "Mrs. Red" is proud to be recognized alongside so many powerful changemaking women in Detroit and the country!

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Prevention Resources for Young People:  If you are or know of a young person who needs free, confidential HIV testing, please call Teen HYPE at 313-948-8427. If you are a school interested in Teen HYPE's in-school health programming, please call 313-831-8336. For behavioral health resources, call SAMHSA's hotline: 800-662-HELP or visit 1.usa.gov/1fn5Eq6 And, if you're interested in joining Teen HYPE's Youth Development Coalition, please contact Dorothy "Dee" Smith, our Senior Manager of Strategic Partnerships.

Teen Hype 1391 E Woodbridge Detroit, MI 48207 (313) 831-8336 Development Director: [email protected]

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