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Douglass Center Hosts Boys’ Teen-Pregnancy Conference


For Immediate Release: October 3, 2005
Contact: Alvis Alexander
Douglass Community Center
Phone: (972) 941-7174

Douglass Center Hosts Boys’ Teen-Pregnancy Conference

The City of Plano, in coordination with the March of Dimes and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is hosting Project Alpha North 2005 on Saturday, October 15 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Douglass Community Center, 1111 Avenue H.

The day-long program is a male-focused, teen-pregnancy conference targeting 12 to 15 year-old boys but is open to young men up to 18 years of age.

The program emphasizes the social, economic and personal consequences that come with fathering a child. Project Alpha creates a safe environment where young men can learn and explore important life issues.

The conference is free. To register, call the Douglass Community Center at (972) 941-7174. Registration along with a consent form must be received no later than Saturday, October 8, 2005. Consent forms are available at the Douglass Community Center.