Location
Alton, IL
About the Organization
The Madison County Urban League, Males Increasing Skills Throughout Adolescence (MISTA) program is a culturally innovative male responsibility program targeting males ages 14-22. The program utilizes music, video, and multimedia training to educate males on HIV and other STIs, peer pressure, date rape, teen pregnancy, and gender communication, in addition to other social issues concerning today’s youth.
Goal of the Project
The goals of the project are to: 1) conduct educational presentations; 2) increase personal knowledge of male responsibility; 3) complete an educational video and music CD about male responsibility; 4) implement community outreach to promote male responsibility and primary prevention; and 5) promote Madison County Urban League Health Services throughout the community.
Approach of the Project
The multimedia products that are created will be used as peer education tools for the community. Educational video productions will be shown in schools, universities, hospitals, and social service agencies. Musical CDs will be distributed throughout the community and to organizations upon request.
Contact Information
http://urbanleaguemc.org/index.html (not specifically to the program)