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A mentoring program designed to empower young parents; giving them the foundation to build core values, parenting skills and self-sufficiency.
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Motivate participants about their lives and formulate a plan to achieve educational and career goals
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Participants gain practical life-skills that can be put into action immediately.
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Help teen mothers avoid or delay second pregnancies during their teen years
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Establish a co parenting initiative to empower both teen parents to raise healthier children in a safe environment
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Will be matched with qualified, caring, consistent mentors for a twelve month period. During that time educational and
social activities will center around:
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Parenting
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Coping Skills
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Relationship and Co-Parenting skill building
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Career Development
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Service Learning
Benefits:
In addition to learning about varies of co-parenting techniques. The mentees will also benefit from the following:
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Mentees: The initiative will help young parents to develop important life skills, learn about the world of work, plan for the future, improve school attitudes and performance, become self sufficient parents, an build self-confidence.
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Mentors: In addition to providing mentors with the satisfaction of giving back to their community, community-based mentoring offers mentors a chance to develop a relationship with the mentee.
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