Monthly Archives: September 2011

Last month, at the invitation of the Obama administration, FPA Vice-President of Public Affairs Kate Brogan visited the White House. Kate was one of fifty community leaders from Maine who were chosen to take part in meetings on a wide … Continue reading

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After writing last week’s blog post about Sarah, my new teen pregnancy prevention hero, I realized that our readers might not be familiar with the term “evidence-based” as it relates to sexuality education. I thought I’d write an explanation. But … Continue reading

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Last week, I got to spend some time with Sarah Donlin. You probably don’t know Sarah, so let me tell you about her. Sarah is the Program Coordinator for the Young Parent Program(YPP) of Youth Alternatives Ingraham. Known locally as … Continue reading

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It’s been a busy week here at the FPA and what with the Labor Day holiday on top of the general busy-ness, I wasn’t able to write a full-blown blog post. Luckily, there are a couple of excellent videos I’ve … Continue reading

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