New Directions for Teen Parents provides counseling, classes and case management to improve parenting skills and keep the teen parent in school.
Organized in collaboration with local school districts, New Directions boasts a highschool graduation rate of 90 percent and transitions young parents from high school to college, vocational school or employment.
Classes cover such topics as child growth and development, nutrition and shopping, budgeting, self-care, healthy relationships and career planning. The children of teen parents in New Directions are enrolled in childcare or preschool while the mother, or father, completes high school or a GED.
Service Area:
High Schools in Topeka and Wyandotte County.
For more information, call direct:
Topeka: (785)233-6300
Wyandotte County: (913)621-7403
Or email us at info@ccsks.org
