"Success will continue to be the exception until it is the expectation" ~ T. Lebron

About:

Teen and Young Adult parents have a unique set of demands, needs and expectations placed upon them. Since young parents are trying to play many different roles - as parents, students, teenagers, etc.- those who are there to help them need to understand the complexity of their world.

Goals:  

• Support youth in framing and achieving their goals by providing teen parents and non-parenting, high-risk teens with positive adult mentorships, cultural & educational experiences and advocacy

•  Expand teen pregnancy and teen parenting awareness by providing training and education about risk factors and issues associated with teen pregnancy including; poverty, fatherhood engagement, abuse, domestic violence and educational achievement.

• Combat & Reframe the negative stereotypes about teen pregnancy and teen parenting with focused research, community discussions and a broad lens through which teen pregnancy is viewed as a social justice issue.

•  Assist organizations in developing highly effective risk prevention programming that addresses multiple risk areas, including substance abuse, school engagement, domestic violence, all of which affect and impact teen pregnancy rate.

Workshops

Teen Pregnancy: A Personal Story of the Journey

This program is an opportunity to be up close and personal with Ms. Lebron as she will talk about her youth, the risk factors in her life that put her at high risk for adolescent pregnancy, her experiences as a teen mom of two, the protective factors in her life that helped her through it and her experience as a professional who supports teen moms. This is a unique opportunity to get well rounded perspective about teen pregnancy from someone with personal, professional and academic experience with this sensitive subject.

Busting Teen Mom Myths

This workshop braids together Ms. Lebron’s personal story of teen pregnancy with hard core facts about who teen moms are are what they are not. This program asks participants to explore myths, stereotypes and facts about teen pregnancy and provides an opportunity to have open discussion about how societies role supporting teen parents.This workshop can also be tailored for groups of teen parents or youth at high risk of teen pregnancy.

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