PROJECT HOPE CONTINUES TO HELP PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEENS
BY TIA CAROL JONES
Project Hope began with Maureen Hallagan and her mother, Kay, as a three year pilot program. Hallagan and her mother wanted to create a program for pregnant and parenting teens because at the time, there were very few programs that existed for that group. They started out with pregnant and parenting teens in the Rockwell Gardens Housing Project.
Eventually, Project Hope was moved to Marillac’s Jackson Street location.
teens and young women. Laronda Castine, the Director of Project Hope, believes the addition of doulas to the program more than 20 years ago was a positive one. The doulas go through a six-month community
training program.
generation have been able to benefit from the programs here at Marillac,” Castine said.
it reaches out to the North Lawndale and the Austin area. Project Hope services an average of 45 pregnant teens and mothers each year.
Hope was able to facilitate its programs virtually. The staff had to transition to virtual services. At that time, the number of pregnant teens and mothers went down slightly.
support their children for success in school.
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