Our main program, Teens & Toddlers, is an innovative and practical human development and life skills program for teens, ages 15 - 19, which focuses on social-emotional relationships, reproductive health and service learning. Our unique program teaches pregnancy prevention, emotional health, and mentoring skills with a hands-on approach. Internal evaluations indicate a significant reduction in the
occurrence of pregnancies amongst participating teenagers. Graduates of the program have learned ‘real world’ skills, are able to make responsible decisions based upon critical thinking, and are fully equipped to become productive members of society. For the future we are working to add a third element: individual life-coaching sessions delivered by trained professionals for teen participants. All program facilitators have some background in psychology or a related field. The two key learning elements of the Teens & Toddlers approach are: (1) regular one-to-one contact between each teen and a ‘toddler(s)’, with whom they establish a relationship during the project; (2) personal development sessions covering a broad curriculum including child development, effective parenting skills, anger management, sexuality and relationships. For the future we are working to add a third element: life coaching sessions delivered by trained interns for teen participants.
