An evidence-based curriculum, AIM 4 Teen Moms (AIM4TM) is also offered as part of the project. AIM4TM consists of a series of empowerment sessions and activities designed to enable teenage mothers to recognize their self-efficacy and embrace their future as an opportunity to achieve their reproductive, educational and professional goals.
The T.E.E.N. Support Project also develops a variety of enhanced services to address the complex needs of pregnant and parenting adolescents. These include academic support, family support, teen dad support, development of enhanced parenting skills, mental health support group meetings, mentorship and linkages to teen community resources.
As part of the T.E.E.N. Support Project, QCPC also offers monthly health education workshops to address topics that are pertinent to pregnant and parenting adolescents such as Reproductive Health and Birth Spacing, Family Planning, Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships, Love is Not Abuse, Safe Sleep Practices and Teen Parenting Best Practices.
The T.E.E.N. Support Project is offered to Black and Latino teenagers (13 to 19 years old) who are either pregnant or parenting a child 12 months or younger and live in one of the following ZIP codes: Cambria Heights (11411); St. Albans (11412); Springfield Gardens (11413); Jamaica (11432, 11434); South Jamaica (11433); South Ozone Park (11435, 11436); Far Rockaway (11691); Arverne (11692); and Rockaway Beach (11693).
The T.E.E.N. Support Project offers welcome gifts for newly enrolled teen participants and has prizes and raffles throughout the program. The dedicated staff at QCPC are available to help the pregnant and parenting teens in these target communities. To contact QCPC, call 718-276-TEEN (8336) or email qcpcorg@aol.com.
