{"title":"Teen Parent Residential Resources","description":null,"file":"Teen-Parent-Residential-Resources.aspx","fileUrl":null,"informationType":"Basic Article","link":"","mainTopic":"Legal Topics","pageContent":"<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-PBB20\">Birth Haven</p>\n<blockquote dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-right: 0px;\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">4 Academy Street<br>Newton, NJ 07860 <br>Phone: 973-579-7979 <br>Fax: 973-579-6831<br>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:office@birthhaven.org\">office@birthhaven.org</a><br>Web: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https://birthhaven.org/\" target=\"_blank\">www.birthhaven.org</a></p>\n</div>\n</blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Past residents have been from Morris, Essex, Passaic, and Sussex Counties. Program provides transitional home and shelter for homeless, pregnant girls and women. Limited to 9 residents at a time.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Also provides Life Skills and Education Program, which is a “full curriculum of healthcare for self and baby, tools for living, and self-enrichment” focusing on “self-determination, self-sufficiency, and empowerment.”</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Referrals come from counseling services, DCP&amp;P (formerly DYFS), social welfare agencies, churches, and clinics.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Referral Process: referring agency will arrange an interview and evaluation on behalf of the client. Once client has been accepted and admitted, there is a two-week trial period during which the client will decide whether Birth Haven is the right place for them.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">After the birth of the child, Birth Haven requests that client remain for at least 6 weeks, to provide continued guidance in childcare and parenting skills, as well as assistance with alternative housing.</div>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-PBB20\">Crossroads</p>\n<blockquote dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-right: 0px;\">\n<p class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Capable Adolescent Mothers<br>610 Beverly-Rancocas Road<br>Willingboro, NJ 08046-3637<br>Phone: 609-880-0210<br>Fax: 609-387-9276<br>Web: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https://crossroadsprograms.org/\" target=\"_blank\">www.crossroadsprograms.org</a></p>\n</blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Program provides homeless, pregnant or parenting teens and their infants with safe, stable community base living arrangements in the 7 counties of Southern New Jersey, allowing teens to work towards high school diploma or GED.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Targeting teenage mothers between the ages of 15-18.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Program provides case management services, independent living skills training, education, family planning, counseling services, and referrals.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Referrals accepted from Board of Social Services and Value Options in southern region of New Jersey.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Once application is processed, youth will meet with Program Manager and Legal Guardian to determine if program is appropriate.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Program is Medicaid eligible.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Teen may stay in the program until the child’s 1st birthday.</div>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-PBB20\">Raphael's Life House Inc.</p>\n<blockquote dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-right: 0px;\">\n<p class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">231 Court Street<br>Elizabeth, NJ 07206<br>Phone: 908-354-4750</p>\n</blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Transitional residence for women under 21 who are homeless and pregnant.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">All women are welcome regardless of age, race, creed, color, national origin, or economic status. They must be mentally and physically capable of taking care of themselves and to be drug and alcohol free.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Residents are expected to attend school or work full time while residing in the program.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Program provides on site case management, life skills training, parenting education, home economics, nutrition counseling, group counseling, mentoring program, welfare advocacy.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Referrals for job training, job placement, legal assistance, medical assistance, continuing education/GED, social services.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Residents may live in the program for 12 months and go on to receive support for 6 months to mothers who go to live independently in the community.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">There is an application and interview process before acceptance into the program.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">This is a service of Covenant House of New Jersey, 330 Washington St. Newark, NJ 07102, 973-621-8705, <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https://covenanthousenj.org/how-we-help/continuum-of-care/raphaels-life-house-rlh\" target=\"_blank\">www.covenanthousenj.org </a></div>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-PBB20\">Covenant House Atlantic City</p>\n<blockquote dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-right: 0px;\">\n<p class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">929 Atlantic Avenue<br>Atlantic City, NJ 08401<br>Phone: 609-348-4070<br>Fax: 609-348-1122<br>Executive Director: James White<br>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:chnjinfo@covenanthouse.org\">chnjinfo@covenanthouse.org</a></p>\n</blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Covenant House of Atlantic City offers short-term, crisis housing for teens, less than 21 years of age.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">They have 3 beds available for any teen, under 21, and her children of any age.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">They have a 24 hour, 7 days a week open intake process at their drop-in Crisis Center.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Other Covenant House programs include: Crisis Care, Medical Services, Mother/Child Program (Raphael’s Life House), Outreach, Pastoral Ministries, Rights of Passage, Substance Abuse Counseling, World of Work, and Youth Advocacy.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Teens can obtain additional information for the Covenant House hotline: 1-800-999-9999.</div>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-PBB20\">Isaiah House</p>\n<blockquote dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-right: 0px;\">\n<p class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">238 North Munn Avenue<br>East Orange, NJ 07017<br>Phone: 973-678-5882<br>Fax: 973-678-5957<br>Web: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https://www.isaiahhouse.org/\" target=\"_blank\">www.isaiahhouse.org</a> <br>Community Creche Program Director: Stacy Rodgers<br>Phone: 973-678-5882 ext. 3029</p>\n</blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Isaiah House offers a residential program called Teen MAP (Mothers Assistance Program) for pregnant teens between 14-19 years old who want to change their lives and give themselves the skills necessary to raise their children.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Participants continue with their regular school and prenatal health program in which they are currently involved.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">A full-time case manager works with the teen on parenting education and life skills.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Every pregnant teen in the program must follow a prenatal care schedule and learn meal planning and preparation. Parenting education is included, from baby development, health and nutrition, safety, etc.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Referrals are made by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&amp;P), formerly DYFS.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Teen MAP accepts girls throughout the state of New Jersey as long as they have an open\u00A0DCP&amp;P case.</div>\n</li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"lsnjlawpagecontentstyleElement-P\">Teen MAP will provide services until no longer needed, such as the birth of child, family reunification, placement of mother and child, or age of maturity.</div>\n</li>\n</ul>\n​​​</div>","pageGroup":"","publicationType":"N/A","rollUpImage":"","shortTitle":"","subTopic":"Legal Topics","toolType":"N/A","type":"legalDocument","uniqueId":null,"documentType":null,"languageVariant":{"id":14781,"name":"Recursos-residenciales-padres-adolescentes","url":"/api/lsnjlaw/es/pages/recursos-no-legales/recursos-residenciales-padres-adolescentes/","type":"legalDocument","title":"Spanish","isoCode":"es","layoutStyling":"LTR","isCurrent":false},"legalDocumentType":"aspx","publishStatus":null,"displayOrder":0,"articleDate":"2023-03-14T00:00:00-04:00","documents":null,"author":null,"breadCrumbs":[{"position":0,"link":{"url":"/api/lsnjlaw/","title":"LSNJLAW","target":null,"id":0,"documentType":null,"alias":null,"isEnabled":true,"displayOrder":0}},{"position":1,"link":{"url":"/api/lsnjlaw/pages/non-legal-resources/","title":"Community Resources","target":null,"id":0,"documentType":null,"alias":null,"isEnabled":true,"displayOrder":0}},{"position":2,"link":{"url":"/api/lsnjlaw/pages/non-legal-resources/teen-parent-residential-resources-aspx/","title":"Teen Parent Residential Resources","target":null,"id":0,"documentType":null,"alias":null,"isEnabled":true,"displayOrder":0}}],"id":14781,"name":"Teen-Parent-Residential-Resources-aspx","url":null,"seoMetaData":{"metaTitle":"Teen Parent Residential Resources","metaDescription":"Teen Parent Residential Resources","metaKeywords":"","metaDataImage":"https://lsnjlawcdn.lsnj.org/LAW/Images/family.jpg"}}