Opportunity Youth

Our Goal: Is to increase the protective factors for youth who engage in violent behavior to prevent them from engaging in further violence.

What you need to know

We aim to serve youth that are desperately impacted by violence. Opportunity Youth uses community voice, and data analysis of experiences to determine priority populations of youth and young adults We seek to engage the ages of 16-24 years old who are at higher risk for experiencing violence. 

This program looks to address a variety of health issues which both directly and indirectly impact a young person’s risk for violence, including sexual violence, identity-based violence, teen dating violence, bullying, suicide, and other significant public health issues such as teen pregnancy and substance use.

Agency	Service Area	Website
Boston Medical Center Corporation	Boston	https://www.bmc.org
Breaktime Inc.	Boston	https://www.breaktime.org
Lawrence Family Development Inc. DBA	Lawrence	https://www.lawrenceprospera.org
More Than Words	Waltham	https://shop.mtwyouth.org
New North Citizens Council, Inc.	Springfield	https://www.newnorthcc.org
UTEC, Inc. – Lowell	Lowell	https://utecinc.org
Vietnamese American Civic Association (VACA)	Boston, Dorchester, Fields Corner	https://vacainboston.org