Our
Program
Hannah
House provides residential and outreach services to pregnant and
parenting teens and their babies. During any given year, between
our residential and outreach clients, we serve 50-65 young parents
with their babies. We focus first on meeting the needs of the parents
- without, though, losing sight of the health and well-being of
their babies. It's kind of like on an airline flight, when the stewardess
advises parents of young children to put their own oxygen masks
on first, then assist their child.
1. Residence
for six pregnant or parenting teens and their children. Program
components available to residential participants include:
- weekly therapeutic
group; twice a week house meetings
- instruction
in parenting skills and life skills
- weekend activities
and/or field trips with both entertainment and learning goals
- residents attend
either area schools or participate in our vocational
2. Case Management
— Residential and Outreach Programs: one-on-one assistance
in developing treatment plans, setting and meeting goals, identifying
issues, and counseling.
- weekly individual
meetings with all residents
- counseling:
parenting, and adoption
- meetings and
home visits with outreach participants on an as-needed basis
- transportation
to and support at medical and therapy appointments
3. Vocational
Program
- tutoring towards
GED or remediation of academic skills needed for a vocation
- individual
and group job readiness skill development
- exploration
of different vocational options
- volunteer or
paid job placement with job shadowing
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4. Day
Care
- infant
and toddler (6 weeks to 2 years, 11 months) day care
- day care
staff provide informal instruction on infant development
and care
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5. Preparation
for Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Newborns:
- curriculum
geared specifically to the learning needs of teens
- field trips
to hospital obstetrical unit, nursery, Pregnancy Resource Center
- use of audio-visual
aids, birth atlas, models to demonstrate childbirth, etc.
6. Parenting
Groups
- curriculum
divided into three groups, based on the age of the child: newborn,
infant, toddler
- Partners in
Parenting Education (PIPE) program components integrated with
regular parenting curriculum
7. Family Relationships
Group
- presents components of equal/healthy relationships between parenting
partners and parents & children
- presents components of abusive relationships and how to strengthen
personal boundaries toward non-violent family life
- use of family relationship logs, role play, identification
of past family dynamics, education, and discussion
8. Teen
Panel —
group of parenting teens, all Hannah House participants,
who provide peer education to junior and senior high school students
about the realities of being a teen parent
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