To continue the academic education of young mothers, 16
years and under. To return them to the normal school system
and to provide any necessary support services after their
return to school.
To provide intensive counselling on an individual and
group basis in Family Life Planning.
To educate the young mother, her baby father and parents
of their responsibilities as parents ensuring that correct
child care standards are maintained.
To provide support, referral services and/or training to
young men and women who have already dropped out of the
formal school system.
To provide skill training for young mothers who cannot
return to school
To provide Outreach services to adolescent mothers who
are not able to reach a main Centre
To intervene so as to delay early unwanted pregnancies
amongst young women in Jamaica
To provide a sanctuary where teenagers can air their
problems in a non-judgemental, confidential environment
Many Centre graduates are now attending Tertiary Institutions
or are working (over 98% still with only 1 child)
The continuing school pregnancy rate of 1.4% is a world
record among similar programmes
A decrease in the percentage of birth to teenage mothers due
to in-depth counselling at first pregnancy and to the 'ripple effect'
created by positive peer counselling by the young mothers in their
communities
International recognition of the Foundations's programmes both
by awards and publication of papers in leading international print
media and by the adoption of our model by Caribbean territories
and states in Africa.
