Holistic Services to Educate, Equip and Empower

We provide three key holistic services free of charge to the adolescent teen girls and the fathers:

  • Specialized educational interventions
  • Services directed at supporting the family’s immediate needs, and
  • Coordination with available resources

EDUCATE

Parenting and Education Programs

Partners for a Healthy Baby® Curriculum

Aligned to the nationally and internationally recognized evidence-based model developed by Florida State University.

Pregnancy and Parenting coaching and life skills for teen moms delivered in the home by a trained motherhood mentor.

Curriculum includes topics on Family Development, Family Health, Caring for Baby and Baby’s Development.

24/7 Dad® Fatherhood Mentor

Mentor and coaching for the fathers; curriculum created by the National Fatherhood Initiative.

EQUIP

Services Directed at Immediate Needs

Services that support the family’s immediate needs, with a focus on the physical, social and emotional well-being of themselves and their baby.

Our Resource Center maintains an inventory of needed items, such as diapers, wipes, children’s lightly used or new clothing, formula, and infant equipment and supplies.

Infant and toddler library

Our Library has many books for the new parents on pregnancy and childhood development. In addition, children’s books are available both in the center and through a program with Friends of the Library. We connect our participants to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library so that they can obtain free books for their children up to age five.

EMPOWER

Coordination with Resources

Referrals and connection to community resources.

We have many community partners and resources for referrals to trained professionals. These include, but are not limited to:

  • Housing
  • Food
  • Safety
  • Healthcare
  • Education and Career/College
  • Childcare
  • Mental and Social-emotional Health