Teen Pregnancy and Parenting

If you are a pregnant or parenting teen, you will find a place where you belong at the Lifelong Learning Center’s ELECT (Education Leading to Employment and Career Training) program. Our team provides one-on-one personalized support, guidance and training to help you achieve both personally and as a parent.

All services are at no cost. Our caring staff will guide you along the way as you enter your new role as a parent.

OUR MISSION

To provide supportive services to pregnant and parenting teens (females and males).
To help these teens remain in school or earn a high school diploma or GED.
To help them prepare for the world of work.
To help them develop personal and parenting skills that will lead to a healthy family life.

Who is Eligible?

What do we do?

Provide individual and group counseling
Inform about prenatal and postnatal care; labor and delivery; nutrition; growth and development of children; parenting skills and case management
Support academics and monitor school attendance
Assist with tutoring services
Provide academic support to homebound students
Support services for passing the GED^®Test
Inform about resources for health care, legal aid and other services
Refer to social agencies
Offer job readiness skills and career education/exploration
Host monthly educational workshops

For more information:

Contact Laura Hoppes at 570-628-5761 or hoppl@iu29.org
Para obtener más información, comuníquese con Laura Hoppes al 570-628-5761 o hoppl@iu29.org.

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