School-Based & Community Education
Parenting Collaborative
The Parenting Collaborative is a group-based parenting education program that is committed to reducing child abuse and maltreatment. Using the evidence-based Nurturing Parenting curriculum, our program staff have expertise in serving specialized populations such as incarcerated women, families in shelters and parents transitioning from drug treatment programs.
Program components include:
ELECT
Education Leading to Employment Career Training
Addressing teen parenting issues while the student is in school is vital for a number of reasons, most notably because it plays a significant role in preventing students from dropping out of school. In MCC’s School-Based Programs, young parents meet weekly or biweekly to explore pregnancy, parenting and methods to achieving self-sufficiency. We offer assistance with medical needs, food, clothing and even diapers and formula.
Education and Career Counseling
MCC’s Road to Independence program assists teen parents in their career development and placement. Our Career Specialist helps students assess their interests and skills, define objectives and plan for life after high school with the goal of securing stable employment at a living wage.
Parenting Education
This program is a classroom excursion into teen pregnancy and parenting for middle and high school Health and Child Development classes. This is an action-oriented program that uses attention-grabbing tools, including the Empathy Belly Pregnancy Simulator:
The students will:
Building the Family
Building the Family (BTF) is a group-based parenting support program offered at six locations in Bucks and Montgomery Counties. Parenting groups meet monthly in the evening and welcome pregnant and parenting families with children up to age 5. The groups focus on healthy child development and positive parenting practices, opportunities for families to engage in activities that promote positive parent-child interactions, and support to address parenting challenges and barriers. Each meeting provides critical information and education, vital social connections, and hands-on support to parents.
Childbirth & Newborn
Care Classes
CHILDBIRTH & NEWBORN CARE PROGRAM
Focus on Motherhood, a one-day childbirth education program that prepares expectant parents for childbirth. This is a space to support each other. Partners and other family members or support people are welcome! This program is FREE.
The following are some of the topics covered in this program:
Babysitting 101
Designed for 11-14 year girls and boys who are caring for siblings or neighbors, this 6-hour interactive program is a mix of hands-on activities, classroom participation, lecture and DVD taught by experienced and trained workshop facilitators and healthcare professionals.
The program includes child care and emergency basics such as:
And also covers business topics, including:
