Our Vision

The HASHPPAC will collaborate across diverse sectors of our community to develop a city-wide system that gives our youth hope for the future, and opportunity to reach their goals. The committee will work for providing medically accurate, comprehensive sexual health education to our youth. We will lay the foundation for providing Holyoke’s teens with the capacity for making healthy choices and the opportunity for accessible sexual health services and information. The accountability committee aims for a Holyoke that offers each youth a well rounded education, access to services, and community engagement that contributes to the success of our city and its residents.


Sunday, October 24, 2010

October 18th meeting update

The Task Force met on Monday October 18th to give updates on the committees' progress, grant information, and the task force structure. We had a large turnout which included some new members. We are proud to show our strong commitment to our mission and to the Holyoke community. For the meeting minutes click on the October 18th meeting minutes tab on the top of this page.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Youth First Grant Press

Holyoke and Springfield will be the two cities in Western Massachusetts that are included in the Youth First Grant award. The Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy and the YEAH Network will be focusing on this capacity building grant to decrease teen pregnancy by 10% over the next 5 years. Many organizations and agencies have partnered with the Alliance and YEAH to accomplish this goal. Visit the links below to see news coverage for more information.