About BE SAFE

In 2007, the AIDS Action Committee (AAC) launched a multi-year, collaborative, systems change youth prevention initiative called BE SAFE. This initiative synergizes the strengths, talents, and resources of six partner organizations including:

AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts,
The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC),
The City School,
The Community Advocacy Program of CCHERS,
The Dimock Center,
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts

BE SAFE’s Vision:Healthy transition into adulthood for all youth.

BE SAFE’s Mission:Change systems that serve youth by increasing the capacity of programs to support young people regarding the health issues they face.

We do this by:

  • Valuing and listening to youth voice; viewing young people as experts in their own lives
  • Leveraging existing resources by working in coalition
  • Helping to create safe environments where adults are knowledgeable, askable and approachable

BE SAFE provides tailored programming and capacity building to a network of eight Greater Boston out-of-school-time (OST) programs that work directly with youth, many of whom are at risk. BE SAFE has adopted a holistic, strengths-based approach across the issues of:

BE SAFE Components

  • BE SAFE Partners
  • Training and Consultation for out-of-school time programs
  • Advisory Board Committee
  • Youth Leadership Board
  • External Evaluation Team

External Evaluation

Click here to review Evaluation Report conducted by Wellesley Centers for Women National Institute on Out-of-School Time.

For more information
e-mail besafe@aac.org or call (617) 450-1509.

Be Safe Annual Meeting 2009.

 

BE SAFE is made possible in part by grants from The Grand Circle Foundation, The Boston Foundation, The Jessie B. Cox Charitable Lead Trust, J.E. & Z.B Butler Foundation, Massachusetts Promise Fellowship and the Plymouth Rock Foundation.

 

BE SAFE is made possible in part by grants from Grand Circle Foundation, The Boston Foundation, the J.E. & Z.B. Butler Foundation, the Jessie B. Cox Charitable Lead Trust, Massachusetts Promise Fellowship and the Plymouth Rock Foundation.