Strategies

Use traditional and digital media to disseminate information about safe sex

Support initiatives that combine multiple components such as education, skills building, and contraceptive promotion to reduce pregnancy among youth

Help men improve their parenting skills and fathering knowledge via a voluntary, comprehensive fatherhood program

Provide home visiting services to low income, first time mothers and their babies, starting during pregnancy and continuing through a child’s second birthday

Promote abstinence from sexual activity, generally only with mention of condoms and birth control to highlight failure rates

Create designated tax districts that generate revenue to invest in affordable housing initiatives, blight remediation, and economic development efforts