District Attorney Gerry Leone addresses the audience at the Building a Prevention Framework to Address Teen Sexting Behaviors Conference at UMass Lowell.
District Attorney Gerry Leone addresses the audience at the Building a Prevention Framework to Address Teen Sexting Behaviors Conference at UMass Lowell.

About the Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc.

Our Organization

Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc. is a non-profit 501.c(3) organization which closely partners with the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.  Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.  Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc., known as MPY, has provided training, fostered collaboration, and developed programming to increase the health and safety of students in Middlesex County for more than two decades.

Our Mission

The core mission of MPY is to provide prevention and intervention strategies in matters of health and safety for youth.  MPY is committed to bringing cutting edge information and high quality trainings to our constituents.  Working in collaboration with the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, MPY endeavors to provide solution-oriented, community-based, multi-disciplinary approaches to reducing and ideally eliminating risky behaviors for youth.

Our School Based Initiatives

Each year Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone selects a school-based initiative, which influences our conferences and in-service workshops.  The topic for 2011-2012’s school-based initiative is BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.

Click the "School Based Initiatives" tab to the right to find out more. 

Our Members

Virtually every public school district in Middlesex County is a member of MPY.  Many public charter schools and private schools are also members.

Benefits of Membership

Conferences

School and law enforcement personnel are invited to attend all MPY conferences and events at the member rate.  Most conferences are free to members and there is usually no limit on the number of staff that may attend.  Please see our events section for more information. 

In-Service Workshops

Additionally, member district may select up to five free in-service training workshops, to be held on the school or community site.  These trainings are available for both staff and community members. 

Through education and training, MPY provides schools, law enforcement, and other community stakeholders with the strategies and skills necessary to help youth and their families.  Currently, in-service workshops on the new bullying legislation (An Act Relative to Bullying) and cyber safety are highly requested.  Please see our workshops section for more information.

Collaboration

Most importantly, membership in MPY fosters partnerships to find long-term solutions to the social and legal issues faced by youth in our schools and communities.  Together, we proactively confront health and safety issues with our youth.

Charitable Contribution

Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc. is proud to have been selected as a recipient of the Proskauer Rose LLP Charitable Contribution for 2011.  This charitable donation, earmarked for efforts in preventing domestic violence, has provided funding for two new prevention/awareness brochures, “What’s Behind Your Relationship”  and “Understanding Restraining Orders.” Additionally, the Proskauer charitable contribution also funded a domestic violence speaker for selected student assemblies and partially funded the School Safety Summit, held on September 26, 2011.  The conference, entitled “Teen Dating Abuse: How to Foster Healthy Relationships”  was attended by more than 200 professionals from schools, law enforcement and community agencies.  Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc. thanks Proskauer Rose LLP for their generosity and efforts to prevent domestic violence.