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Diaspora’s Maternal Group Home Program is a transitional living program for 6 Pregnant and Parenting teens ages 16-21 that are deemed runaway or homeless youths as part of our Federal RHY grant in Brooklyn. The Maternal Group Home is located in East Flatbush, Brooklyn where we have a fully furnished, clean and well-maintained house with family style facilities including an educational area, a common meeting/ recreational room and a counseling area.
During their stay in the home, the young mothers are provided with a supervised and supportive environment to continue working toward self-reliance, long term economic independence, development of healthy parenting skills and eventually the acquisition of permanent housing. The primary goal of the program is to move the young mothers towards independent living after 12 months of living in our Maternal Group Home (MGH) by teaching them how to live in the community as self-sufficient adults.
Our ultimate goal is to empower the young teen mothers to become self-sufficient, attend school and/or job training and/or secure employment during their stay at the group home. While at at the Maternal Group Home, Diaspora staff will focus their efforts on training teens clients to learn positive (strength-based) parenting skills, optimal prenatal care and postnatal care, family budgeting, health and nutrition, basic life skills and other skills to promote their long-term economic independence to ensure their child's future well-being.
Referrals, inquires or to arrange workshops for your adolescents or parent group call
Saeeda Dunston, Director of Youth Services, (718) 399-0200.