History

The Greater Bridgeport Adolescent Pregnancy Program (GBAPP) was created in 1980 as a public/private partnership to address the problem of adolescent pregnancy in the greater Bridgeport area. In 1992, our mission was expanded to include issues related to the prevention and early intervention of HIV/AIDS among youth, women and children. 

Over the last decade, GBAPP has played a major role in community-based program planning, facilitation, coordination, implementation and provision of services.

GBAPP works to establish a vital network of people and organizations to address the complex problem of teen pregnancy and HIV prevention by identifying needs and developing strategies and policies to effect change through established or newly created systems.

Coming Events

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Life Choices Summer Program from

7/07 - 08/15/08

May 8, 2008  - Annual Health and Resource Fair

Create Your AIDS Walk Team (Click here for details)

October 4th - The 18th Annual AIDS Walk

What's New?

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Mission and Goals

The mission of GBAPP is to decrease pregnancy and early parenthood in adolescents, and reduce sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS in children, youth, women and men in the Bridgeport area through direct service delivery, including outreach, counseling, prevention education and case management, and coordination of services, resource development, training and advocacy.

GBAPP staff in front of their office at 156-158 Mill Hill Avenue (across the street from Bridgeport Hospital).
 

GBAPP's goals are:

1. To increase the availability and accessibility of prevention, early intervention, preventive intervention, and treatment and care for pre-teens and teens whose sexual behavior places them at risk for pregnancy and/or STDs and HIV/AIDS.

2. To provide access to services for traditionally underserved adolescents and young people at risk for pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection.

3. To identify HIV-infected women and adolescents earlier in the course of their disease through street-based outreach and case management services and provide coordinated HIV care and referral to health and support services.

4. To provide accurate information and education on family roles and expectations, child development and parenting, and human sexuality and sexual behavior, as appropriate to age, culture and development level.

5. To coordinate the provision of Ryan White Title I services in the Bridgeport area.

Location and Hours of Service

GBAPP is located near Bridgeport Hospital at the corner of Grant Street and Mill Hill Avenue (see Directions tab). Services are available on-site and at satellite locations weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Evenings are also available by appointment. See PROGRAM tabs (left hand column) for more information about individual program services and how to make referrals.

Employment Opportunities

GBAPP has job openings at this time.

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Last Updated:  08/03/08