Mother Child AOBHs and Residences
 Helping Young Mothers Face Daunting Responsibilities
When girls who have spent most of their lives in the foster care system find themselves mothers at a tender
age, they urgently need a support system to teach them what they have never been exposed to: positive
parenting. The New York Foundling's Mother Child programs in the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island help these
mothers, usually aged 14 to 21, set and achieve educational and personal goals while teaching them to
properly care for their babies. The Foundling's Mother Child AOBHs and DeSales Residence offer:
- Playgroups with infants
- Job skills training
- Parenting classes to develop childcare skills
- Counseling from child-life specialists
and psychiatrists
- Help with meeting educational goals
Though some are able to establish a safe home with relatives, most of these young mothers remain in the
Mother Child homes with their babies until they are 21.
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