Get Involved
Become a Volunteer - Click here to find out more about volunteering
The PHYTT for Life Youth Center and the Plain Talk Program has many opportunities for volunteers to become involved and to be able to give back to the community in many rewarding ways. Often, volunteers are parents, community members, students, church groups and professionals. Volunteer activities range from tutoring, helping out at events, conducting presentations and much more. For more information about becoming a volunteer, please call Q Health Connections at (612) 821-2383 .
What is an "Askable Adult"?
Our focus is to empower this community by creating approachable adults, able to communicate with the youth in their lives about the risks of adolescent sexual behaviors. By providing them with correct information and clear, effective communication skills, it will enable these adults to encourage the adolescents in their lives to talk openly and honestly about sensitive issues. This allows the youth to make responsible, healthy choices, and informed decisions. An "Askable Adult" is not limited to only parents and/or guardians of an adolescent, but may also include any number of significant adults in that adolescents life that is empowered to be an appropriate role model for them.
Why should YOU become an "Askable Adult"?
You will not only be given the tools necessary to speak with the adolescents in your lives about sensitive, hard to discuss issues; but also learn how to project an approachability essential for positive, open adult - teen communication…
You will be equipped with accurate information, effective communication skills, and new, creative ways of connecting with your teen. By taking an active role in your youths’ life, you will learn what a difference the use of this empowerment can and will make in your community.
This in turn will give the adolescents in your lives, the ability to make positive choices, and encourage them to strive to achieve boundless victories of their own! Click here to learn more about start dates and times or call (612) 821-2383.
Home Health Parties
Home Health Parties are a fun way for adults and parents to become educated on sexual and reproductive health issues and for them to learn the importance of communicating about these issues their children and other youth in the community. Home Health parties inform and educate the community on the anatomy and physiology of both the male and female. The community is also educated on sexual and reproductive health issues. These parties are conducted by Plain Talk Walkers and Talkers and are hosted by community members. Walkers and talkers will bring small donations of food and materials that are full of resources that the community has to offer.
Home Health parties are a great way for par to become an ""Askable Adult"" and your family to not only get to know more about your health and your bodies, but also a way to learn how to talk about difficult issues that the community is facing today.
Would you like to receive a $25 gift card and other prizes for inviting your family and friends to your house for a few hours? If so, call (612) 821-2383 to schedule a Home Health Party today!
Teen Plain Talk
Do you work with youth that need to hear the truth about Sexually Transmitted Infections and Teen Pregnancy Prevention? If so, host a Teen Plain Talk Presentation for your youth today! The Plain Talk Youth Team are trained to present interactive presentations with accurate information and resources to their peers about sexual responsibility. These presentations provide a youth-friendly space for teens to have open and honest dialogue about sexual responsibility. We accommodate Church youth groups, Recreation and Community Centers, groups of friends and much more. Presentations are also held in the PHYTT for Life Youth Center. To schedule a presentation for your youth group or to learn more about Teen Plain Talk, please call (612) 821-2383.
Become a Walker/Talker!
Do you live in the Bryant or Central Neighborhoods of South Minneapolis, MN? Do you want to get PAID to talk to your neighbors? Are you interested in making positive changes in your community? If so, then joining the Plain Talk Program and becoming a Walker/Talker is perfect for you!
Walkers/Talkers are the most important component of the Plain Talk Program. With extensive training, Walkers/Talkers help increase their community’s knowledge and awareness about reducing adolescent sexual risk-taking, teen pregnancy prevention and reproductive health through neighborhood recruitment, facilitating Home Health Parties and other community presentations. Walkers/Talkers assist other adults in the community in developing methods to communicate more effectively with the youth in their lives.
DID YOU KNOW that the average age of teens having sex in the Bryant and Central communities is age 13? Help change this statistic by joining the Plain Talk team and becoming a Walker/Talker for your community today! Call (612) 238-2392 for more information about becoming a Walker/Talker.