PATCH Program

09/01/2026

Isn't it cool to know that there's (legit) PATCHies alllllll over the world?! 🥰

(And, to our PATCHies who know teens living on the island of Tinian: send them over to connect with Phillip before September 11 will ya? thank you!)

🌟Tinian Teens: Ready to Lead, Inspire, and Make a Difference?

The Tinian Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH) Program is looking for passionate individuals interested in becoming Teen Educators! Build leadership skills, learn about public health, meet new friends, and help create a healthier CNMI.

📅 Applications are open now until September 11, 2026.

📞 Call: (670) 433-9263
📧 Email: [email protected]
📍 Visit: LCVA Health Center

Apply today and be part of something meaningful!
See flyer for more details.

08/28/2026

Earlier this year, PATCH HQ took on some (slightly new to us) work which allows us to more directly focus on CYSHCN (children and youth with special health care needs) and mental health.

Things we’ve always cared about but were semi on the outside of the statewide work.

Being more involved has introduced us to a whole new group of partners doing sah-wheet work that overlaps with ours. And we’re pretty excited about it.

Our Mental Health & Inclusion Specialist (a newly created position!) has stepped in to lead quite a few projects.

Jay’s running a mini-grants project with our WI PATCHies, bringing more intentional mental health and CYSCHN content into our programming, joining a variety of statewide workgroups, and overall just making sure our work continues to serve all teens.

Jay also was nominated to become a Wisconsin Children’s System of Care Champion! So, he’s been guiding counties through a self-assessment tool to celebrate their strengths and also find opportunities to improve so that children and families get timely and coordinated support among community orgs (like, education, child welfare, youth justice orgs, and those supporting physical and mental health).

At their recent retreat, Champions were awarded beautifully crafted by indigenous artists at Bam'idizowigamig Creator's Place! Each uniquely designed based on their individual bios. Look at Jay’s! 🥹 So. Freakin’. Cool.

08/27/2026

WI Teen Consultants kicking off the year!

They recently gave the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute some feedback and ideas on a few project fliers.

Language. Text. Fonts. Visuals. Graphics. You name it.

on what teens like, need, and actually pay attention to...because THEY are teens. 😁

08/27/2026

Sharing for a friend: WI teen applications are due tomorrow (8/28)!

The deets:

*PAID* leadership opportunity for WI teens (ages 13-17) to share perspective on social media and the experiences of LGBTQIA2S+ teens.

Work with the LMFAO Research Team at UW-Madison (aren't they clever...LMFAO as in Learning More From Adolescents Online 😉)

Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVlWe90wsHvZbEbhX4bFBjn6gWeHriZVz_8f4YgIQZnc6Hlw/viewform

08/26/2026

First enrichment meeting for our newest PATCH Madison team is in the books! 💙

Felt great to settle back into the space, eat some grub (thanks Glass Nickel Pizza Co. - Madison East for the generous donation!), and get back into the groove.

Jay from PATCH HQ joined us to introduce a new project we’ve got going for this program year. 😏.

And, naturally, we had to throw in a few getting-to-know-each-other, figuring-out-how-we-work-together activities.

Like, who can build the tallest tower with noodles and marshmallows in 16 min flat?! 28 inches was preeetttyyy impressive!

Love that there’s built-in space and time to be together as a team. To learn, chat, and dig into the stuff that helps us do the work well.

Lots to get into this year: MyChart. Healthy relationships. Public policy + advocacy. ...it’s all coming!

08/21/2026

Reminder: We’ve got *FREE!* PATCH resources for schools, community orgs, health care systems, youth groups, and more to take and use!

Think of these as our wrap-around resources to the work we do through our programming: helping teens start managing their own health care (and helping the adults who support them!) + helping teens use their voices and stories to create change.

Check 'em out:

While we'd love to have PATCH Teens everywhere, we know that's not always possible. So we've made some of our key curricula & materials available to everyone. They're free to download and use in your community.

08/18/2026

Dress rehearsal: our low-stakes way of practicing PATCH workshops in front of the most supportive audience - our community partners and friends!

These teens are SO ready! Time to request your workshop via the 🔗 in our bio.

08/16/2026

BTS: WI Teen Consultant Training // Day 3

Bags packed and headed for individual homes as trained PATCHies!

But, of course, not before an AM breakfast, goal setting sesh', evals, teen talk, music, pictures, and celebrations.

TCs, thank you for showing up. So excited to see where this team takes the 2026–27 program year!

08/15/2026

BTS: WI Teen Consultant Training // Day 2

Eat. Work. Eat. Work. Eat. Work. Free time! [insert teen-initiated, impromptu talent show, sing-a-long, + dance ppaaarrrtttyyy! 😏]

It's a loooong day (8:30a–8p!) of training, so we're sure to switch things up. Often!

We had visits from our partners at WI DHS, PATCH Madison PATCHies(!), and most of our PATCH HQ staff.

Our day in a nutshell: (Re)discovering what we’re passionate about, spotting opportunities to improve the health and well-being of teens, and figuring out how to use our voices and stories effectively!

And, that evening free time! Golly. It made our hearts sssiiinnnggg. Figuratively. And, literally. 💕🎶