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Teens browse this list for services in your area. Don’t run away, call for help.NEW YORK AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU) : YRights As a Pregnant Or Parenting Teen (2007)]Pregnant or Parenting? Title IX Protects You From Discrimination At SchoolGuttmacher Data: Minors’ Rights as ParentsIf you are facing abuse or threats because of your pregnancy here is a crisis line. http://www.thursdayschild.org/html/about.htm 800-USA-KIDSRESOURCES STATE BY STATE:ALABAMA: Babies First: United Methodist Children's HomeFor teen mothers in foster care.If you are a pregnant teen in Alabama in foster care, ask your case manager, counselor or CASA worker if this program could be right for you.ALASKA Passage House: Passage House907-272-1255 (Call to get help now.)Ages 17–21ARIZONA: Girls Ranch Scottsdale: Girls Ranch - Florence Crittenton.Ask a school counselor, case manager, or CASA Advocate about Girls Ranch Scottsdale.An adult needs to help arrange admission if this program is right for you.Most but not all pregnant teens at Girls Ranch Scottsdale are in Arizona state custody.ARIZONA:The House of El-Elyon:HousingParenting ClassesAges 12–18ARIZONA: Starting Out Right: Starting Out Right | Free Pregnancy Test | Arizona Youth PartnershipCall 520–719–2014 or email [email protected] suppliesARIZONA: Tempe. TeenAge Pregnancy Program (TAPP) / APPP👩‍🎓Educational support.Case management.Counseling.Parenting preparation.ARKANSAS: Compassion House: Get Help - Compassion House479-419-9100 (Call for help.)HousingChristian orientation.Ages: 19 and underARKANSAS: Hanna House: Hannah House of Fort Smith Arkansas479–782–5683 phone or email: [email protected] 13–29CALIFORNIA: (Alameda County) Bay Area Youth Center: Real AlternativesEmail: [email protected] SkillsAges 16–25CALIFORNIA: El Nido Programs - El Nido Family Centers: Teen Family ServicesHome Visits help teens connect to healthcare, education, counseling, financial help employment and childcare.Several locations in Los Angles areaAntelope Valley: Pacoima office at: 818.896.7776CALIFORNIA:Maternity Shelter Program - Home [email protected] Diego AreaAges 18–24CALIFORNIA : (Lake County) Lake Family Resource Center. Teen Parenting/Adolescent Family Life ProgramServices for Pregnant and Parenting teensMust enroll before 19th birthdaCalifornia: Welcome to Mary's Pregnant Teen Shelter .Housing.CALIFORNIA: (Sacramento) Waking the VillageHome Infograph — Waking the VillageContact us about our housing programs: 916-601-2979HousingEducational SupportIntensive MentoringCase ManagementArt, Friendship, Community, CreativityChild Development CenterTravel, Recreation, CampingAges 18–24CALIFORNIA (HOUSING) (North Hollywood.) Youth Volunteers of America Los Angeles. (VOALA) Women’s Care Cottage. Women’s Care Cottage is an Independent/Transitional living program assisting homeless young women coming out of emergency shelters, foster care and probation. Admits women with one infant up to the age of 1 year. Provides up to 18 months – 3 years of housing, case management, counseling, social and cultural activities. Ages 18–21.COLORADO: options for Pregnant or Parenting Teens. Jefferson County Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program (JCAPPP) Jeffco Public Schools. Non-residential. Specialized curricula, job-training, social support. Onsite childcare for teen parents.COLORADO: ttp://ttps://obgyn.coloradowomenshealth.com/health-info/teens/teen-pregnancy-programs Non-residential. University of Colorado/Colorado Adolescent Maternity Program. (CAMP) Specialized obstetrical care for teens. Emotional and social support.COLORADO: (HOUSING) Hope House of Colorado Quote from the website: “Hope House is metro-Denver's only resource providing free self-sufficiency programs to parenting teen moms, including Residential, GED, and College & Career Support programs. Additional supportive services include parenting and life skills classes, healthy relationship classes, and certified counseling, all designed to prepare them for long-term independence.” (ages 16 to 24)COLORADO: Yampah Mountain High School Non-residential, public School-based support for pregnant and parenting teens. High quality Infant and toddler childcare onsite.CONNECTICUT: Noank Community Support Services Clift House. Shelter care for ages infant to 18, either gender. Pregnant and Parenting teens.CONNECTICUT: Young Parents Program Public school-based services for pregnant and parenting teens. High School completion support and ONSITE childcare at High Schools for teen parents. Districts offering the Young Parents Program: Bridgeport, Griswold, New Britain, Torrington, Waterbury, Windham. Contact: Shelby Pons, MSW, [email protected] (860) 807-2126DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: (Non-Residential) Teen Alliance for Prepared Parenting Specialized Pre-natal care. Education support. Counseling. Teen fathers also served. Ages Served: Adolescents who are pregnant and aged 21 or younger are eligible to enroll at any time during their pregnancy. Young fathers may enroll if they are expecting a child, or if they have a child under the age of five years. Once enrolled, youth may continue to participate in the program until 23 years of age.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: http://tps://dcps.dc.gov/page/expectant-and-parenting-students (Non-residential). Expectant and Parenting Students. New Heights. “Supportive case management and assistance with securing services, such as a childcare voucher, WIC, housing, TANF, employment, job training opportunities, college/university admissions and more.” Public High School Programs: The following schools have the New Heights program in their buildings, and can be reached at the following phone numbers:Anacostia, (202) 645-4040Ballou, (202) 645-3400Ballou STAY, (202) 727-5344Cardozo, (202) 671-1995CHEC, (202) 939-7700 ext. 5063Coolidge, (202) 282-0081Dunbar, (202) 698-3762Luke C. Moore, (202) 678-7890Roosevelt, (202) 576-8899Roosevelt STAY, (202) 576-8399Washington MET, (202)727-4985Wilson, (202) 282-0120Woodson, (202) 939-20324. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (HOUSING) Perennial Transitional House for Teen Parent23.DISTRICT OF COLuMBIA: HBP Teens Non-residential. Support services and structured classes for pregnant and parenting teens. Case Management and Home Visiting. Centered particularly on the needs of young African-American parents. Multi-phase program. Ages Served:12–2124.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: DC Social Innovation Project Non-residential. Teens to Doulas: This innovative program trains teens who are already parenting to serve as doulas for women in the community. The goal is for successful teen mothers to share their skills to reduce the risk factors in the community for other mothers.25. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Teen Parent Assessment Program (TPAP)(Non-residential) Financial Issues: This is an assessment program that evaluates teens for independent living in the D.C. area. Usually, teens can apply for TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) in D.C. , but must be living with their parents to receive this aid. The Teen Assessment program determines on a case by case if the pregnant/parenting teen in an independent or other living situation qualifies for the aid. Service Contact: Teen Parent Assessment Program Contact Phone: (202) 698-6671Contact TTY: 711. If you are unable to get an appointment for the Teen Parent Assessment Program, you may need to get a referral from your school guidance counselor or other social services.26.DELAWARE: Diocese of Wilmington Bayard House27.FLORIDA: (HOUSING) Group Home, Bellview FL, Hands of Mercy Everywhere Hands of Mercy Everywhere. Christian-oriented residence that also offers diverse practical, educational, and therapeutic services to teen mothers. Ages served not specified28.FLORIDA: Hannah's Transitional Living || ANCHORAGE CHILDREN'S HOME || (850) 763-7102 Transitional living apartments for pregnant and parenting young women. Ages 16–2229.FLORIDA: Home Our Mother’s Home. Keeps teen mothers who are in foster care with their children.30.FLORIDA: (Pinellas County) Transitional Living Programs - Family Resources SafePlace2BTOO-Young Moms. (Scroll down the page for maternity services. The first program listed on the page has the same name but is for LGBT youth.) Housing and support. 18 month program. Ages 16–21.31.FLORIDA: Woman to Woman - Children & Family Services Gulf CoasJewish Children & Family Services. Non-residential mentoring and goal-setting for pregnant and parenting teens. No age range specified.GEORGIA: House of Dawn: Changing Lives, Changing Generations770–477–2385Housing👩‍🎓Educational SupportCareer and Life skillsCounselingAges 13–23GEORGIA: Home | The Living Vine Christian Maternity Home.HousingProgram emphasizes strict Christian environment, so possibly suitable only for committed Christians.Hawaii: Hale Kipa: Independent Living Program808.754.9844Emergency ShelterAges 12–17HAWAII: Neighborhood Helping Pregnant and Parenting Teens Neighborhood Place of Puna. Non-residential. Practical, material and emotional support.37.HAWAII: (HOUSING) Mary Jane Home | Catholic Charities Hawaii The Mary Jane Home. Ages Served: 18 and over.38. IDAHO: (and Eastern Washington) Alexandria's House | Volunteers of America Ages Served: 16–20.39.IDAHO: (Burley) Cassia High School Alternative Public High School. Serves teens who would benefit from an alternative school, including pregnant and parenting teens. Childcare for teen parents provided.40.IDAHO: Marian Pritchett School Marian Pritchett School. (Serving pregnant teens since 1964) Public High School for pregnant and parenting teens. Includes Giraffe Laugh Childcare for students attending Marian Pritchett School. Marian Pritchett - Giraffe Laugh.41.ILLINOS: (HOUSING) (Chicago) response-Ability Pregnant and Parenting Program (RAPPP) The Night Ministry operates 120-day housing programs for youth and for pregnant and parenting young mothers and their children. Call toll-free 877-286-2523. Ages 14–19.42.ILLINOIS: http://theharbour.org/successful-teenseffective-parents.html The Harbour. STEPS Program. Individual subsidized apartments for teens and their children. Parenting classes, counseling and case management. Age range served: not specified.43.INDIANA: Maternity Home With A Heart Hannah’s House. (HOUSING.) Faith-based/Christian. Parenting classes, counseling, referrals to community resources, emotional support. Serves ages 13 up. (Website states youngest resident they have served was 13 and the oldest was 43.)44. Indiana: Project Home IndyResidency for Teenage Mothers (Link leads to application page)HousingMedical CareEducational SupportParenting ClassesLife Skills ClassesAges 15 -19 at admission.45.INDIANA: Young Families of Indiana Network Future Promises. Non-residential school-based support for pregnant and parenting teens.46.INDIANA: (South Bend) Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County Young Mom’s Self-Sufficiency Program. (YMSSP) Non-residential support services.47. IOWA: Ruth Harbor - Pregnant? Christian orientation. Counseling, midwife care, doula services, recreation, outings. Ages ?-24. Does not specify minimum age.48.IOWA: Transitional Living for Teen Parents United Action for Youth. (UAC) Housing and other supports. Ages 17–21.49. IOWA: Transitional Living Services - Youth & Shelter Services, Inc. - Iowa50..KANSAS: About Us | Wichita Children's Home 1. Bridges. Housing for pregnant and parenting teen mothers 2. Moving on to Motherhood (MOM-Non-residential case management and support.)52. KENTUCKY: (HOUSING)Mother & Baby Home All God’s Children Mother & Baby Home. Faith-based. Nationally Accredited Childcare program onsite provides care for resident’s babies so they can attend school. Support, therapy, classes. Ages 13–21.53.KENTUCKY: (Louisville) Teenage Parent Program Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent Program (TAPP). Non-residential. Provides support and services to help pregnant and parenting teens complete their high school educations.54. KENTUCKY: 👩‍⚕️ Young Parents Program (YPP.) Non-residential. Specialized obstetrical care, support and counseling. Ages served: Under age 18.55. LOUISIANA: I'm Pregnant. Now What?Phone : (318) 925-4663Crisis Line : (318) 277-9506Email : [email protected] Sanctuary for Women. Faith-based/Christian. Counseling, goal-setting, career planning, parenting classes, life skills and recreation. Participation in religious activities may be required. Onsite accredited education/certified teacher for High School completion or GED. Ages served: 13–23.56. LOUISIANA: Parenting Jus4me. Non-residential. Support and parenting classes for pregnant and parenting teens. No age range specified.57. LOUISIANA: http://ttp://www.lighthouseministriesinc.org/ The Lighthouse Child Residential Center. Faith-based. Cares for pregnant and parenting teens and their children. Licensed to care for children from birth through age 18.MAINE: FINANCIAL HELP: TANF and Teen Parents58. MAINE: rgh Rumford Group Homes Teens are housed in several different apartments supervised by the program and are provided with various services. Ages 16–21.59. MAINE: Crisis Center | Bangor, ME Shepherd’s Godparent Home. Ages served: teens to thirties.60. MARYLAND: Programp=s for Pregnant Teens and Teen Mothers | Hearts & Homes for Youth Damamli. This program is for pregnant and parenting teens in the foster care or juvenile justice system. The program starts the teen in a specialized foster home and later she lives independently with her child, with support from the program in her own apartment. Age range: 16–20.61. MARYLAND: Housing & Support Saint Ann’s: Grace House, Hope House and Faith House. Residence with onsite High School. Ages 13–21.62. MASSACHUSETTS: Programs Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Single Parent Housing. Transitional Housing for teen parents. Does not specify age range served.63. MASSACHUSETTS: (Boston) St. Mary’s Home Faith-based history but apparently no religious requirements or programming for participants. Housing. Case management, onsite high school completion, parenting classes, therapy. Ages 13–21.64. MICHIGAN: Shelter - Alternatives For Girls Provides emergency shelter for homeless teens and their children. Transitional housing program also available. Website did not mention specific maternity care programs offered. Ages 15—MICHIGAN: Eastpointe. Gianna House now open, but the website isn’t up currently. RESIDENTIAL. Ages 13–17. Contact information will be posted here ASAP>65. MICHIGAN: MI Health Family - MOASH Websites provide information on help for pregnant and parenting teens in Michigan. Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health. (MOASH) PREGNANT & PARENTING TEENS Ages served not specified.66. MICHIGAN: Michigan Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program (MI-APPP) Case Management for pregnant and parenting teens. No are range specified.MINNESOTA: LEGAL RIGHTS OF TEENS: The Rights of Teen ParentsMINNESOTA: A School for Pregnant and Parenting Teens Longfellow High School. Non-residential public high school.MINNESOTA: The Nest: A Maternity Home The Nest. Focuses on ages 18–25 but may accept minors placed by parents. More information soon.MISSISSIPPI: http://mchms.org/pdfs/MCH_Two_of_Us_Brochure_032314_RGB.pdf Two of Us Therapeutic Maternity Home. Full-time licensed nursing staff. Highly specialized intensive care and education for mothers and infants. Ages 10–18.MISSOURI: 👩‍⚕️ https://www.barnesjewish.org/Medical-Services/Obstetrics-Gynecology/Women-Infants/Childbirth-at-Barnes-Jewish/Teen- Pregnancy-Center Barnes Jewish Hospital. Non-residential services, including specialized obstetrical care, classes and support. Ages 17 and under.MISSOURI: Mother's Refuge - Supporting Young Mother (HOUSING). Ages 12-21. Does not appear to focus on excessive religious pressureMISSOURI: Nativity House KC Faith-based. Roman Catholic.MISSOURI: Youth Services - reStart reStart Youth Services. Four transitional housing units for pregnant and parenting teens. Ages 16–21.MISSOURI: Home The Sparrow's Nest. (HOUSING) Ages 19 and under.MONTANA: Blackfeet Teen Pregnancy/Parenting Coalition Teen Pregnancy Parenting Coalition. Non-residential. GED tutoring. Case Management. Peer support. Nutritional Counseling. Childcare. Ages Served not specified.MONTANA: Mountain Home Montana Non-religious, comprehensive program. Housing. Bonnie Hamilton Home. (Group living) Mountain Home Apartments. (Individuals living with child.) Licensed Therapy. 24–7 mental health crisis line. Other resources. Ages 16–29.MONTANA: Nurtured baby, Healthy adult, Strong community Florence Crittenton . (Needs updating)NEBRASKA: CARES. ( info needs updating-program may be closed.)NEBRASKA: Center for Healthy Families Nebraska Mental Health/Project Harmony. Non-residential. Support services for pregnant and parenting teens. No age range specified. (Omaha residents only).NEBRASKA:Teen & Young Parent Program - Nebraska Early Childhood CollaborativeNNEVADA: “Living Grace” website is not available as of 8/15/2019. Will update as I get more information.NEVADA: Pregnant and Parenting Teen Saint Jude’s Ranch. Most residents are youth placed here by state social service and juvenile justice agencies.NEVADA: Contact Casa De Vida. (HOUSING) —More information available soon.NEW HAMPSHIRE: (Littleton)TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM (HOUSING). Case management, GED/Highschool completion, parenting classes and other services for pregnant and parenting teens and young adults. Ages served 18–21.NEW HAMPSHIRE: Our Place | Catholic Charities New Hampshire Our Place. Non-residential Faith-based. (Roman Catholic) Prenatal, breastfeeding, parenting and other classes and resources for parents of all ages.NEW JERSEY: http://ttps://www.cge-nj.org/program-offerings/adolescent-program/ The Center for Great Expectations (Adolescent Program) (HOUSING) AOther programs for women also available. Licensed Clinical Staff. Ages served: 13–18,NEW JERSEY: Capable Adolescent Mothers Crossroads Programs. (HOUSING) Intensive Long-term program. For General Program Information regarding Crossroads’ programs and services, please contact Michelle Wright at 609 880 0210, ext 109. Ages: 16–21.NEW JERSEY:services and Programs that help young homeless mothers and pregnant women Raphael’s Life House, Inc. Housing, licensed counseling, parenting classes, GED completion and career development. Ages served: Not specified.NEW MEXICO: Catholic Charities of Gallup NM (HOUSING)Casa San Jose. Residential care for pregnant and parenting teens. Ages Served: Not specified.NEW MEXICO: 14 to 17 Information Page Information from Pegasus Legal Services for Children about legal rights of minors in New Mexico, including teen pregnancy and parenting.NEW YORK: Residential Services Catholic Charities Community Maternity Services. Multiple programs: Heery Center-Ages 12–21, focuses on pregnant and parenting girls placed by juvenile and state agencies. Joyce Center is the transitional living maternity home.NEW YORK: Pregnant/Parenting Teens Children’s Village-Inwood House. Age range served not specified.NEW YORK: (Rochester) http://ttp://centerforyouth.net/index.php?cID=89 The Center For Youth. Chrysalis Program. 18 month program. Residential setting for pregnant or parenting young women. Ages 16–21.NEW YORK: Supportive Housing (Brooklyn) Diaspora Community Services/ “Mother’s Gaining Hope”. Federally funded “Maternity Group Home”. (MGH) I have not further details on ages served or its programs at this writing.NEW YORK: SERVICES SUSPENDED DUE TO BUDGET. (Concerned readers please consider donating. )(Niagara region) https://hannahhouse.ca/ Ages: through age 24. No lower age limit stated.NEW YORK: Regina Maternity Services Catholic Charities of Rockville Centre. Housing For pregnant teens and their children. Regina Residence is a structured program with case management. Mary Residence is supported independent living for graduates of Regina Residence. Ages 11–24.NORTH CAROLINA: http://www.angelhousematernityhome.org/admission_information0.aspx Angel House Maternity Home. Minimum Age: 17NORTH CAROLINA: Services for single, pregnant, & non-pregnant teens, women and their families | Florence Crittenton Services | Charlotte, NC Multiple residential programs. Ages 10 and up.NORTH DAKOTA: St. Gianna Maternity Home (HOUSING) Residents required to participate in prayers and attend Mass. Ages Served: Serves minors but does not specify age range.NORTH DAKOTA: Home | The Perry Center Serves minors placed by parents, but does not give age-range. Christian oriented services, apparently placing emphasis on evangelism but also offering life-skills and other practical services.OHIO: (Franklin County) The Center for Healthy Families The Center for Healthy Families. Non-residential. School and Community based services for pregnant and parenting teens offered at four high schools. Services for teen fathers also included. Ages: 13–19.OHIO: (Mentor, Ohio) Pregnancy - Hannah’s Home. Minimum age 18. More information available soon.OHIO: The Highlands - Shelter Care (HOUSING) Residential care for pregnant and parenting teens and their children. Ages 14–20.OHIO: (Columbus) 👩‍⚕️Teen and Pregnant Program Nationwide Children’s (Hospital). TaP. Non-residential. Comprehensive medical care, classes, counseling, referrals for pregnant girls and women ages 21.5 and under.OHIO: WIC (Supplemental food for Women, Infant Children) WIC - American Pregnancy Association\http://file:///C:/Users/17074/AppData/Local/Pa/TempState/Downloads/158843%20(1).pdfOKLAHOMA: Broken Arrow Public Schools Mentoring Healthy Parents (Formerly Margaret Hudson Program). Non-residential. Support for pregnant and parenting teens. Age range not specified.OKLAHOMA: J.A.M.E.S., INC. WEBSITE CURRENTLY DOWN> CHECK BACK SOON> Educational support and college scholarships for pregnant and parenting teens. High School seniors and college students.OKLAHOMA: http://s://www.choctawnation.com/tribal-services/member-services/choctaw-support-expectant-and-parenting-teens-sept Choctaw Support for Expectant and Parenting Teens. (SEPT) Services for teens pregnant with or parenting a Native American child under the age of one year. Must live within the 10.5 county service area of Choctaw Nation. Ages 13–21.OKLAHOMA: (Owassa) Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children . (HOUSING) (Owassa) Maternity Cottage and transitional living apartments for Mother and Child Program. Participants must attend Southern Baptist church while in residence. Age range served not specified.OKLAHOMA: Transitional Living Program (HOUSING) Housing offered to youth, including pregnant and parenting teens and their children. Ages 16–21.OREGON: Safe Haven Maternity Home Safe Haven Maternity Home.OREGON: Dedicated to helping young mothers Saint Child. Housing for pregnant girls and women and their infants. May stay for up to a year after birth of baby. Faith-based (Christian). Counseling, education, job training, life skills and other supports. Participants are offered bible study and other Christian activities but are apparently not coerced. Ages 14–24.Pennsylvania: (Lansdale) (HOUSING) Home Morning Star Maternity Home. Ages 13–25.Pennsylvania: Maternity & Pregnancy Services - Catholic Charities of Harrisburg PAPENNSYLVANIA: http://ttps://www.valleyyouthhouse.org/programs/transitional-housing/maternity-group-home-mgh/RHODE ISLAND: (HOUSING) (may be for 18 and above only) Little Flower Home - Serving RI & Southern MA - Housing for 'Pregnant Homeless' WomenRHODE ISLAND: About Nowell Leadership Academy (Public Charter High School) For Pregnant and Parenting teens.SOUTH CAROLINA: Help for pregnant and parenting young women in South CarolinTENNESSEE: Comprehensive Resource Center The Hagar Center. Non-residential. Classes, support and material assistance.102. TENNESSEE: http://ttps://mercymultiplied.com/about-us/ Mercy Multiplied. Faith-based/Non-denominational Christian. Residential programs are located in four states for girls including a facility in Nashville, Tennessee. The programs are designed to work with on many issues, including pregnancy. The website states that the program does not demand that the pregnant mother relinquish her child to adoption, however, neither is there any indication of housing or services offered for the mother/child family. Adoption services prominently noted on website. Counseling is strongly centered on Christian teachings, although Mercy Multiplied states that its counselors are Master’s Level or graduate student interns. Counseling process includes/demands “commitment to Christ”. This program might be appropriate for young women who of their own free will wish to pursue Christianity. Ages Served: Unknown at this writing.107. TEXAS: Annunciation House: Apply for Services108. TEXAS: Apply | LifeHouse Houston. Housing and other support. Strong focus on Christian evangelizing. Ages 12 and up. (Other services for non-residential clients also available.)109. TEXAS: Teen Parenting Help - Jane's Due Process Information and support for pregnant teenagers concerning Texas legal rights.110.TEXAS: Viola's House111. UTAH: 👩‍🎓Horizonte Instruction and Training Center. Young Parent Program. Programs Non-residential. High School completion and vocational education with onsite childcare provided by Head Start. Parenting and other skills. Flexible scheduling. Contact Person: Kathy Williams (801) 578-8574 ext. 233.112. UTAH: Teen Mother & Child Program Non-residential. University of Utah/Teen Mother and Child Program. Obstetrical care/Nurse-Midwives. Social and psychological support and referrals for other needed services. Ages served: 19 and younger.113. UTAH: YWCA Of Salt Lake City. Referrals to Transitional Housing. No other details as of this writing.114. VERMONT: Family Literacy Center (Non-residential) Educational center for pregnant and parenting teens and young adults. Infants may attend classes with parents until they are four months old and after that Onsite Nationally Accredited childcare is available full-time. Onsite licensed therapy, parenting and nutrition classes and other social supports. Ages served: High school freshmen age through age 25.115. VIRGINIA: Grace Home Ministries. (HOUSING) Program is long-term and residents encouraged to stay for as long as two years with their babies. Faith based/Christian. Program includes participation in Christian experiences. However, Grace Home states: “We believe religion is a matter of personal conviction; therefore, we don’t put any pressure on program participants in matters of personal faith or beliefs. Mentoring, childcare classes, case management. Ages 1–20.116. VIRGINIA: (Lynchburg) ADOPTION-ORIENTED! Liberty Godparent Maternity Home. Services | Liberty Godparent Home If you have decided for adoption AND you are a Baptist or of a similar faith, you might consider this facility, as its emphasis is on adoption. The program does offer “Mommy and Me” support if you decide on raising your baby yourself, however, the emphasis is clearly adoption. Faith-based. (Baptist) Residents attend Thomas Road Baptist church. Other services from their website: All residents are required to attend school, pursue a GED, or participate in vocational training. Classes are offered off site at Liberty Christian Academy through Liberty University Online Academy (grades 6-12). Tutoring services for GED and SAT exams are available as needed. To help each young lady build a positive future, the LGH staff is committed to educating the residents on Life Skills and other topics such as Decision-Making, Parenting, Adoption, and Nutrition. About Us Overview | Liberty Godparent Home Ages Served: Not specified.VIRGINIA: (Fairfax County) Second Story for Young Mothers - assistance for mothersSecond Story for Young Mothers. (HOUSING) Residential services offered through independent living in townhouses for young mothers between the ages of 18–21. Pregnant and parenting teens between the ages of 16 and 18 receive non-residential community based support, education and services. Follow-up support and case management also offered. 24/7 Crisis Hotline - Call 1-800-SAY-TEEN or text “TEENHELP” to 855-11 TTY 711VIRGINIA: (Alexandria) Keep it 360 | The Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy (ACAP) T.C. Futures. (Non-residential.) From website: The T.C. Futures Group provides parenting meetings and developmental playgroups specifically for Alexandria’s teenage parents and their children. Parents learn about positive parenting skills, child development, and local resources. The group meets every other week after school at T.C. Williams High School. Participation is not limited to T.C. Williams students; all teenage parents in Alexandria are invited to attend. Participation is free, and Spanish translation is available. For more information, contact David Wynne, TC Williams Social Worker, at 703.824.6800.VIRGINIA (Fredricksburg) Mary's Shelter Mary’s Shelter. (HOUSING) Faith-based. Provides residential care for up to three years. Minimum Age: 18.VIRGINIA: Mommy and Me Program. ( A program component of “Youth For Tomorrow”.). (RESIDENTIAL/HOUSING) Faith based/Christian. Intensive program for pregnant teens and their infants. Education for teens at accredited school on campus, health care, parenting classes, in-house therapy and nursing staff. ) Admissions are either by court placement or social service agency referral. Teens may stay until their child is four-years-old. Ages: 12–18.VIRGINIA: (Winchester.) About | New Eve Maternity Home New Eve Maternity Home. (HOUSING). Faith-based/Roman Catholic. Help with education, employment, life skills. Ages served: 18 and above. (?)VIRGINIA: (Norfolk) THIS LISTING NOT ACTIVE CURRENTLY. WILL UPDATE ASAP. Eastern Virginia Medical School. Non-residential. Specialized obstetrical care. Classes, parenting skills, emotional support, transportation to prenatal appointments.WASHINGTON: (Seattle area.) Housing Cocoon House. (HOUSING) Housing for pregnant and parenting teens and their children. (Short -term and long-term.) Support for education, life skills and employment. Ages 12–17.WASHINGTON: (Spokane) Alexandria's House | Volunteers of America (HOUSING). “Spacious historic home”. Mentoring, support, doulas, other services. Ages: 16–20.WASHINGTON: (Spokane)http://ttp://gracesonhousingfoundation.org/ Hope and Housing for Teen Moms and their Children Graceson Housing Foundation. (Housing.) Faith-based/Christian but spiritual activities are left up to choice. This program is strong on community and nurturing. Classes, life skills, and employments skills also offered. Ages 13-18.WASHINGTON (Seattle) 👩‍⚕️ "Family Medicine Residency Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Clinic. (A program of Kaiser Permanente but you DO NOT have to be a Kaiser Permanente member to receive services.) Non-residential. Accepts Medicaid and other insurance. Prenatal care with delivery at Swedish First Hill Hospital. Offers help getting medical care coverage, nutritious food, childbirth classes, parenting classes and well-child care for the baby until two years of age. (Well-child care is only for the babies whose mothers used the Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Clinic for their prenatal care and delivery.) Open Tuesdays and Thursdays. Drop by or call: Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Campus, West Building 206-326-2656. On the bus line. Ages served: Not specified.WEST VIRGINIA: Crittenton Services, Inc. A Florence Crittenton program. (More information to follow)WISCONSIN: (Milwaukee) Pregnant and Parenting Youth Program (PPYP). Non-residential public school-based support.WISCONSIN: (Sheboygan) 👩‍🎓 Sheboygan Area School District Non-residential. TAPP/Parenting Lab. School-based support for pregnant and parenting teens. Guidance counselor assists pregnant students with educational plan/ONSITE childcare/parenting lab for teen parents. Classes designed/flexible to accommodate pregnancy related issues. Pregnant or parenting students in Sheboygan contact your school guidance counselor to access these services.

So, first, the libertarian disclaimer:An authoritarian can tell you the specific details of the plan that he intends to impose upon you. A libertarian cannot: the libertarian is ethically opposed to forcing you to accept any plan, even his, against your will.The libertarian instead champions peaceful evolution. A large variety of currently unknown, upstart innovators will continually offer you a wide range of new schooling options. You (not some ruler) will select your preferred solution for your child from the offerings.Which innovative alternatives will be created and which ones you will choose at any particular point of time in the future is inherently unknowable. Thus the libertarian is at a minor disadvantage relative to offering fine details of a plan.The libertarian’s overall advantage, however, is enormous — should you be wise enough to embrace liberty: you will have vastly more alternatives as well as the freedom to choose amongst them according to your preferences. (In fact, we note for our authoritarian friends, you could voluntarily choose the authoritarian’s plan, if it turned out that you voluntarily preferred his plan relative to the rich array of alternative offerings from other people. Unfortunately, giving you the choice to voluntarily select his offering never appears good enough for our authoritarian friends. :)Thus, while admitting that we cannot see the future, here’s a glimpse of some of the major players, their roles, and the dimensions that I think they are likely to be competing on to provide you with new schooling choices for your child …The PlayersChildren: School is supposed to be for the benefit of children. Too often, adults not facing any competition unconsciously gravitate the purpose of their school to serve their own needs. As Albert Shanker, head of American Federation of Teachers, famously said,When school children start paying union dues, that's when I'll start representing the interests of school childrenIn a libertarian society:Children will have many more options available to them,Their strengths, weaknesses, passions, interests, and learning styles will be taken more into consideration,They will be given many more opportunities to express their preferences and have them satisfied.They each will be better served by more targeted, specialized, and customized schoolingParents: The parent will be the primary decision maker for their child. As the slogan of my old organization touted:Parents Decide: My child? My money? My decision!In the vast majority of cases, the parent:- Knows her child best,- Cares the most about her child- Notices changes in her child more quickly- Remembers the most history about her child- Can monitor her child over the long run- Will be paying for the schooling- Is most willing to sacrifice her interests for her child’s- Has the most invested in the success of her child- Would bear much of the costs and heartache should the schooling fail- Will be happiest should the schooling succeedThe rare cases where this is not true can be handled as exceptions, and not as the rule. (You’ll note that authoritarians often turn this around, insisting that we sacrifice the interests of the vast majority of children for the supposed benefit of a small minority of children, whom, it turns out, the authoritarian still doesn’t serve well.)Parents will not need to make decisions alone; they’ll have many advisors supporting them. But the person principally in the driver’s seat will be the parent — no longer the politician, the bureaucrat, the union, or any of the other adults attempting to personally profit from schooling.Advisors: Advisors will have greater roles in the future. They’ll advise parents, schools, and teachers. Advice to parents will include:Psychometricians, who will develop better tools to measure your child’s differential abilities, strengths, weaknesses, passionsSchool industry advisors, who will know the strengths and weaknesses of the various alternatives currently available and will help you match your particular, unique child to the best offering for your childSubject matter experts, who will be able to suggest replacing math method #23 with math method #49, because #49 turns out to be a better match for how your child actually learns math.School certifiers, who will rate the various new schools based on characteristics important to parents and/or teachers: a Baptist rating, a social justice rating, a black lives matter rating, a business preparation rating, a college preparedness rating, a values rating, a Total Child rating, etc.Teachers: As with students, the abilities, interests, strengths, and weaknesses of teachers will be more carefully assessed, and teachers will find closer matches for themselves amongst a far greater variety of schooling alternatives.No longer will so many teachers leave because they do not fit into the one-size-fits-few government bureaucracy schooling system. Instead, teachers will find those teaching environments that better match their needs and abilities, allowing them to better share their unique gifts with students who can most profit from their unique set of skills.Salaries of teachers will vary quite a bit, and will depend on supply of teachers with specific skills, and on parents’ demand for those skills.If any teacher believes that her school is not teaching correctly, she may leave for one of the many other schools, or create her own school, possibly in conjunction with teachers who share her teaching philosophy.Great teachers can leverage their abilities through virtual and non-real-time teaching, allowing the rise of super-star teachers earning millions of dollars[1] .Suppliers: Given a much greater breadth of types of schooling, the variety of suppliers for each subject area will increase enormously. No longer will there be a virtual monopoly on, say, math textbooks due to the government monopoly on textbook ordering[2] .Suppliers will innovate to create next generation subject material (beyond text books), and quite different approaches to teaching each subject will be created and will allow customization of approach with the child,School Philosophers: A new set of “How Should We School”philosophers will arise to design entirely new models of schooling. They will be motivated by the possibility of actually implementing their ideas, now that libertarians have broken the government monopoly. Imagine legions of new thinkers, the modern day counterparts of Maria Montessori, John Taylor Gatto, A.S. Neill, Rudolf Steiner, Daniel Greenberg, John Holt, Paul Goodman, Ivan Illich, Paulo Freire, Jidda Krishnamurti.School Integrators: School integrators and entrepreneurs will select a combination of school models, curriculum suppliers, teachers, and children segments that they think they will be able to most impact. The combinations of possibilities approaches infinity, and it will be these actors’ job to determine which combination to try out.School Investors: Investors who agree with the goals, methods, implementation, and administration of a new school will risk their own capital to create the school. These investors differ from taxpayers in that they choose which schools to invest in and which schools to avoid, depending on their interests, their values, and their assessment of your demand. They will require the schools to meet specific targets — that they individually set. And there will be management and funding consequences for poor performance. As opposed to today, many schools will close when they fail to satisfy you, the customer, and be replaced by new offerings.Charities: A variety of charities will arise to offer new learning opportunities for different subpopulations that people care about. They will differ from today’s government bureaucracy in that they will be voluntarily funded, and thus much more interested in producing and demonstrating the greatest value for their targeted student for the least cost.Dimensions of CompetitionThe new types of schools will compete on a much broader set of dimensions:Location: In a single building? In a shared building? At the child’s home? At a community center? On a bus? In businesses? Dispersed throughout a city? Dispersed throughout the world?Partnerships: Museums; libraries; societies; businesses; interest groups; churches; sister schools; hacker spaces; arts studios; laboratories; meet-ups.Homogeneity vs. Diversity: Learning style? Gender? Race? Culture? Religion? Ability level? Politics? Attitude towards business? IQ ranges? Aptitude tests?Schooling Goals: College prep? Business prep? Entrepreneurship? Government prep? Trade prep? Military prep? Arts prep? Renaissance man? Math & Science? Self-Exploration? Child-Led?Connection to Community: Internships? Apprenticeships? Partnering with seniors? Isolated from the community? Service projects?Presentation Modes: In-person? Computer aided? virtual? self-study? virtual reality?Customization vs. Lock-Step: Subjects are taught to a group? To an individual student?Holistic vs. Disparate: Coursework is divided into subjects; Integrated into a single projectHours of Operation: Days of week; weekend; hours of day; hours of night; Vacations? Summer? You set your schedule? Business hours?Integration with Home: Parents kept at arm’s length; parents learn alongside child; parents teach their childValues: Value-free; religious values; leverage values (perseverance, focus, etc.); traditional valuesMeta-Skills: “How to learn”; “how to live”; “Memorize this”; “Test taking skills”Politics: SJW; leftist; rightist; libertarian; socialistAttitude towards commerce: “all business is evil”; “entrepreneurship”; “how to sell anything”; “how to create wealth”; “how to create value”; “How to run business for the good of society”Learning styles: Experiential; auditory; visual;Revolutionary SolutionsLet’s put some of these things together into possible offerings….Sydney attends a “School Without Walls” She interns at a business in the mornings three days a week, helps at an retirement home one night a week, and meets in real life with classmates two afternoons a week for a group project. She meets her advisor on Fridays. And she has a virtual meeting with other students who are part of a similar internship in other parts of the country every week. The rest of her studies are computer-based at home where she studies topics that are associated with her work. She takes virtual reality classes with four of the best teachers in the world. Her virtual reality labs allow her to practice applying her lessons in simulated real-life situations similar to her work environment.Jonathon is working as part of a team designing new products. This is his third project and he hopes his team is onto something. They have conducted the market research which shows that consumers are quite interested in this offering — a new jetpack for the student on the go. The sponsoring company will be reviewing their business plan in three weeks. If they like it, Jonathon will be taking the next four months to work with a team to build a prototype of the jet pack.Nathanial is taking part in an immersive fiction class. He reads and listens to classics as well as those stories told in podcasts and written on fiction sites. He writes about 20 hours a week — a variety of formats, including screenplays. He publishes in general one short fiction every couple of weeks to his group of student writers who critique his work, and he theirs. His work has been up-voted twice to be shared to other writers in his county, and once was released to the entire state. He is hoping his current short story might go even further. At the end of this, his third class, he’ll have completed his complete draft of a 150 page science fiction book. His writing advisor corrects his work in non-real time and he meets with her twice a week by computer to discuss new skills.Janice participates on the Europe Train School. The trainload of students travel to various cities, towns, and rural areas, studying the region’s architecture, history, scientific discoveries, culture, customs, commerce, language, and art. In each city, they are immersed into the culture via service projects and short apprenticeships. The accommodations on their train car are Spartan but she is learning about people and living in a different society every week.Frank attends a school in a large building with 1000 other students, but no two students take the same course at the same time. What they study depends on their interests. The children learn on their own with customized courseware overseen by distance learning teachers. They advance on their own pace, depending on their abilities. Daily group activities allow the students to take off their headsets for games and group projects. A major emphasis is ethics and politics which are debated weekly.Angelique is following a classical education program. She works closely with other classical students and parents in a co-op study program. She is studying ancient philosophers — reading them in Greek and in Latin. A major emphasis has been rhetoric where they practice on convincing one another using logical rules and eloquence. She is also studying science and math by reading the original works and replicating the original proofs. Her literature is composed of all classics, heavily footnoted leading to science, commerce, language, and history side voyages. Her parents explore the material with her, sometimes helping her and sometimes just learning with her. The entire community of students and parents are considered co-learners, with different members leading at different times, principally depending on their mastery of the material. Angelique is hoping to lead the next Euclidian proof; she knows it cold.To repeat the caveat, what will actually be offered in the future, and how it will be offered can only be determined by the interaction and creative of future innovators, future teachers, future investors, future charities, future integrators, future suppliers, the parents, and the children themselves —everyone working together voluntarily, consensually, and peacefully exploring the rich possibility of this space.A libertarian society simply gives everyone the freedom to create whatever it is that they want most — without a bully telling them what they must and must not do.A Note on “Education” versus “Schooling”* The OP asked for “education system”. This is a common error made by people who assume that a government can school children sufficiently to educate them.The difference between schooling and education is massive. For example, you are educating yourself right now through your independent exploration of the world via Quora. Contrast this with government-imposed schooling — taking your tax dollars and compelling your children to attend mind-numbing and counterproductive indoctrination classes segregated from the real-world and taught by teachers who do not know how to survive in that world without government coercing their paychecks.As Mark Twain quipped: “Don't let schooling interfere with your education.”I write here only of schooling. Your education will be much more rich and varied, and likely will be much more attuned to your true needs and much more under your control.Moving more towards full-time education, rather than imposed schooling, would be the direction that I suspect future schooling will head, when we remove government from controlling us.See related:Why do we let teachers run schools instead of entrepreneurs?Should colleges ban Conservative Clubs?What do libertarians think about public education?How would libertarians support affirmative action?Why are schools politically liberal?Why are humanities degrees worthless in the labor market?How would a libertarian society deal with the cost of higher education?How to peacefully get business owners to pay quality of life wages?Why do Americans only know one language?Should I get a job at 14?→ Schooling and Indoctrination Essays by Dennis→ Table of Contents for Dennis’ Libertarian EssaysFootnotes[1] The Teacher With A $4 Million Salary[2] How Texas Inflicts Bad Textbooks on Us

It is well known that the “Chief Seattle Speech” was largely made up by late Victorian American writers. There is no way that in its current form it is a real speech. Siʔał (Chief Seattle) refused to speak English or Chinook jargon, (the trading lingua franca of the area). He probably understood them some, but he refused to speak them in public for political reasons. He spoke in suq̓ʷabšucid, the Suquamish dialect of the Southern Coast Salish Lushootseed language.The American man who claimed he “took notes” on the occasion of his speech did not speak Lushootseed. It is unlikely that the speech had much environmental content. It probably was not bittersweet. It most likely had content about honoring treaties. The occasion was upcoming treaty talks. It might have had references to their long use of the land and sea and to the ancestors.The real speech was in 1854. It was after the Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens spoke at a gathering in the City of Seattle. Dr. Henry J. Smith, a surgeon, published a recollection of the speech in the Seattle Star in 1887. Smith was a young man in 1854, newly arrived in the city. It is unclear how he would have understood any of the speech. He claimed he took notes at the time and later used the notes to reconstruct the speech. Smith noted that he had recorded "but a fragment of his [Seattle's] speech”. His notes no longer exist and may have burned in the Great Seattle Fire.Real records of times Siʔał spoke to Indian Agents in later years have similar themes but the exact words a certainly not his. There are at least 11 different versions of the text. He spoke for a long time with his hand on the shoulder of the much shorter Stevens. If Smith took notes, then someone then would have needed to translate Seattle’s words into Chinook Jargon (many Americans spoke Chinook at the time, some as their main language). However, it is a limited trading language. Then someone needed to translate it into English. Smith's English version is in a flowery Victorian prose.Smith's version of the speech also does not square with the recollections of other witnesses. Tribal leaders at Suquamish say that Smith came to them and took notes too. It is unclear if this is true. This is the text of the first published account. It was more than 20 years after Seattle’s death. Chief Seattle's Speech of 1854.After the first version of the “speech”, many other versions were made. Each one is a little different. The well known one on the 1972 poster was taken from written by William Arrowsmith. He tried to remove the Victorian language. The poster makers added things about buffalo and trains. There were never any buffalo in Western Washington and trains had not arrived in Seattle. The Duwamish and Suquamish lived on salmon and fish oil and other seafood and lived in large wooden homes, not on buffalo living in tepees.The famous line at the end was added at this time in the Seventies. "The earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the earth." was written by Ted Perry to promote a Baptist movie called Home. “the real problem is that I should not have used the name of an actual human being, Chief Seattle. That I could put words into the mouth of someone I did not know, particularly a Native American, is pure hubris if not racist.”— Ted Perry.It was a Southern Baptist movie, so Baptist ideas were added at this time too. The producer said, “ I added the references to God and I am a savage to make the [Southern Baptist] Radio and Television Commission happy”.It seems the main reason Smith published his “Seattle speech” in the late 1800s was due to Seattle politics. New immigrants were starting to overpower the original pioneers who had controlled local politics. The older settlers were denounced as "obstacles in the way of progress," as "old mossbacks". One newspaper claiming the new immigrants wanted "the overthrow of our institutions, ... rob you ... of home, of country and of religion." Smith was talking about the demise of the original pioneers who found themselves out numbered, not Native Americans or Chief Seattle. It was a metaphor.This same sort of move, of identifying with Native people, was done in the American South by whites. This is one reason why so many families from the South claim to be “part Cherokee”. There was a desire to have ancient roots in the land, when in fact most families in the deep South came after 1830 when the Native people were forced out. These families wanted to conflate the “Lost Cause” with the Native Americans who lost land and were oppressed by an overbearing federal government intent on eliminating long held traditions. For these white families the “deep traditions” were the oppression of non whites. It mattered little that the first use of the “States Rights” trope was to drive the Cherokee out in a Georgia Gold Rush starting in 1829.The Suquamish tribe today (Siʔał’s father’s people) feel that the speech would have had these ideas in it:Warnings to Isaac Stevens regarding expectations during the coming treaty negotiationsA goal of peace and a desire to live in harmony;Reverence for ancestors and the land of their ancestors, who return to visit the livingSiʔał’s belief that Indian people will be on this land forever.The Suquamish culture is still alive. They have about 6,500 enrolled members. Their reservation lands are a small area to the west of Seattle across Puget Sound. About 1,475 acres are owned by the Suquamish Tribe, 2,601 acres are owned by individual citizens of the Suquamish Tribe. The Suquamish Tribe is governed by a seven-member council, elected by citizens of the Suquamish Tribe. Government departments include administration, child support enforcement, community development, court, early learning center, education, fisheries, human services, legal, natural resources, police. The tribe participates in the renewal of canoe culture called Tribal Journeys. Tribal Canoe JourneysThey run a wonderful museum. Port Madison Enterprises, which is the Tribe’s economic development arm, is the second-largest private-sector employer in Kitsap County with 752 employees. It owns and runs Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort, White Horse Golf Club, Kiana Lodge, PME Retail, Property Management, and Port Madison Enterprises Construction Corporation. As of a few years ago they paid $52.2 million in wages and benefits; spent $46.8 million in goods and services purchased; $18.6 million in capital project investment. Home of the Suquamish PeopleBelow is the House of Awakened Culture.Seattle’s mother’s side was Duwamish. Some relatives moved to live on the Suquamish or other reservations. The Duwamish have organized as a tribe with about 569 enrolled members. However the federal government has refused to recognize them. Cecile Hansen, great-great-grandniece of Chief Sealth is the elected Chairwoman. In 2009, the Duwamish tribe opened the Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center on purchased land near their ancient settlement of Ha-AH-Poos. It is in West Seattle. Duwamish TribeSiʔał (Chief Seattle) is these people’s direct ancestor from not very long ago. I think we can take what they feel to be true, as being as close to the truth as we may get. History & CultureThe Many Speeches of Chief Seattle (Seathl):: The Manipulation of the Record on Behalf of Religious, Political and Environmental Causes (2015) by Eli GiffordAnswering Chief Seattle by Albert Furtwangler Answering Chief Seattle