Our fitness centers at YWCA Downtown and Midtown are now open as of June 22. As we reopen, you can be certain your health and safety is our top priority. YWCA Uptown plans to open on July 15. Learn more about reopening and our Uptown temporary closure.
About Contact Plus
For more than 30 years, YWCA’s Contact Plus Program has been working with middle school and high school youth in the Minneapolis Public Schools to provide comprehensive sexual health education.
YWCA integrates proven curriculum into the program, including Making Proud Choices! for middle-school youth and Girls Inc.® Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy in girls groups.
- Students meet in gender-specific or coed groups
- Participate in discussions and activities to help learn about themselves and their relationships with others
- Learn how to assertively communicate
- Make well-informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health
- Learn about the impact of early pregnancy
Contact Plus Participants
In 2017-2018, over 200 youth participated in Contact Plus. 99% reported avoiding becoming pregnant or fathering a child for a least nine months after beginning participation in the program.
How to Join
To learn more about the Contact Plus program, contact Katie Rehani at krehani@ywcampls.org or 612-215-4388. Enrollment in Contact Plus is handled through schools. To learn if Contact Plus is available at your school, contact Katie.
Youth in Action Summer Camp
Join our two-week summer camp! Our Contact Plus Youth in Action camp engages all youth, ages 12-14, within their communities. Participants pick a community action project to work on during camp sessions and engage with art, movement activities and fun-filled games. Lunch and snack will be provided.
- Session 1: July 13 – 24
Longfellow Park
11:00 am – 3:00 pm - Session 2: July 27 – August 7
Longfellow Park
11:00 am – 3:00 pm - Session 3: August 10 – 21
Matthews Park
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
FREE to sign up! Camp is for ages 12-14 or middle school students. Limited capacity, so register today! Questions? Contact Mackenzie Engel at 507-312-9417 or mengel@ywcampls.org.
Contact Plus Program Participant
“I don’t want to be with a guy who is trying to push me around. I get to decide when I am ready for all that stuff. I need to focus on school right now, not worry all the time if I might get pregnant!”