Community Health Awareness Team (CHAT) - YWCA Jamestown | YWCA - Jamestown at 401 North Main Street

Partners with youth and youth-serving agencies in Chautauqua County to provide a variety of youth development programs that promote healthy adolescent sexuality. Also coordinates the Chautauqua County Positive Choices Coalition. Works to improve the environment for adolescents through the development and implementation of a coordinated community effort. Offers multiple evidence based programs that are intended to educate youth at an age appropriate level regarding sexual and reproductive health. The following programs contain curriculum that has shown evidence of changing adolescent risk-taking behavior and that align with the NYS Sex Education standards. 1. Project AIM is geared toward middle school youth (ages 11-14) and seeks to help youth form their "adult identity" by helping them articulate their future goals and think about how risky behavior choices may jeopardize their path toward achieving those goals. 2. Be Proud! Be Responsible! is intended for youth between the ages of 13-18 and provides them with the knowledge, motivation, and skills necessary to change their behaviors in a way that will reduce their risk of pregnancy or contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted disease. 3. Making Proud Choices! Provides teens the information, skills, and confidence to reduce their risk of HIV and unintended pregnancy. Youth will be empowered to change their behaviors and lower their risk by practicing abstinence or reducing their sexual risk. All programming is considered an abstinence plus education. Education is inclusive of LGBTQ+ information.

Physical Address

401 N Main St, Jamestown, NY 14701

Voice

(716) 488-2237

Kristi Ternullo

Application process

Call 716-487-2237 ext. 233 or email [email protected].

Fee

Free.

Eligibility

Service Area: City of Jamestown and surrounding communities.

Agency info

YWCA - Jamestown