Youth Employment Institute Teen Parent Program
The Teen Parent Services Program is a year-round program which emphasizes education, job readiness, and parental classes/groups for youth 16-21 years of age.
Expanding Employment Skills and Social Networks Among Teen Mothers: Case Study of a Mentor Program (A. Zippay, Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, Volume 12, Number 1, Feb 1995)
Results of an exploratory case study on outcomes of low-income teen mothers who were paired with a professional employed mentor. Attached below.
Mentors expanded social networks not readily available to them from people in their family or personal networks.