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Mother/Child ProgramThe Covenant House Mother/Child Program provides services to homeless pregnant women and young mothers with children. The purpose of the program is to provide long-term housing, health services, counseling, employment training and parenting skills workshops to young mothers so they and their children can look forward to a brighter, more stable future.
Covenant House staff and volunteers work intensively with young mothers, addressing topics common to pregnant and parenting teenagers such as the need to lead a healthy lifestyle, child bearing, single parenthood, day care, schooling and employment.
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Meet Maxine
Maxine came to Covenant House at the age of 16 -- pregnant and the survivor of a decade of physical abuse. Through the Regional Training Center, she obtained an entry-level position with a law firm as a Data Entry Clerk. Her daughter began receiving Early Intervention Services at the Infant Toddler Center. Six months after coming to Rights of Passage she earned her GED and as a result was given a promotion at work as well as a salary increase. She is an extremely loving and caring mother who often baby-sits two to three other children in addition to her daughter. Her daughter even received an award for the best behaved toddler at the Infant Toddler Day Care Center graduation. Ultimately, Maxine found her own apartment and embarked on a life as the capable and independent mother she never had. |
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