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Birthgirlz support TPPC for a
Community Baby Shower!
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Birthgirlz are supporting the activities of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Center and are in the process of planning two huge baby showers in late January and mid April 2010 for young women residing in the Brownsville community, which encompasses the 33142 and 33147 zip code areas of Miami, Florida. These events will be part of the National Office of Minority Health's "A Healthy Baby Begins With You" Campaign. We're expecting 75-100 women at each event! This geographic area encompasses a significant portion of northeastern Miami-Dade County, including the high-risk neighborhoods of Opa-Locka, Liberty City, Brownsville, Overtown, and Allapattah. These areas are predominantly African-American and have some of the highest incidence of HIV/AIDS and infant mortality, as well as inter-generational cycles of teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, public housing, and unemployment in Miami-Dade.
For more than 15 years, TPPC has been working with girls and women of childbearing age, providing information on available resources in the community, providing linkages to care and services, and providing prevention information on pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. TPPC is a community service center that provides an array of services that target young women who have “fallen through the cracks” of the traditional social and health service programs. TPPC's 'Closing the Gap' Maternal & Infant Mortality Project expands existing outreach activities within the Black community by promoting health education through the distribution of preconception educational materials; offering educational classes for women of childbearing age and increasing awareness about Black infant mortality through community based events and training programs.
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Center
4638 NW 27th Avenue
Miami, FL 33142
Staff Contact: Tamara Taitt, Program Coordinator
Phone: (305) 423.9622
