This comic book was pro d uce6i by the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) and the Center for Youth Services (CYS) with funding from the For6i Foundation and the assistance of youth and staff at:
Cedar Knoll Youth Center Center for Youth Services, Education Program Center for Youth Services, Summer Youth Employment Frooram D.C. Commission of Public Health, Office of AIDS Activities Haraml7ee House for Youth Jennings i7 rogressive Foster Homes TERRIFIC I 7 EE5 Sasha bruce Youthwork, Inc., After Care Program Sasha bruce Youthwork, Inc., Teen Mothers Program We would like to give special acknowledgement to the coordinators and teen counselors of the Washington Highlands Community Computer Camp of 1989, who helped develop the stories and characters. We also thank the many others who gave us their two cents.
Artist: Tom Arvis
PATH is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization with headquarters in Seattle, Washington, and its communication department in Washington, P.C. PATH’s mission is to improve health, especially the health of women and children. For more information about PATH and/or this project, please contact: Program for Appropriate Technology in Health 1990 M Street, N.W., Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20036 202/622-0033
The Center for Youth Services is a non-profit private corporation designed to offer inner city adolescents a new way of expanding their skills, increasing their talents, and overcoming obstacles. For more information about the Center for Youth Services, please contact: Center for Youth Services 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003 202/543-5707
) 1991 by Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (F’ATH)
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