Colorado Teen Parent Collaborative
An interactive resource map that helps teen parents connect with a range of services and supports.
Teen Parenting Resources
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New Legacy Charter School
A small charter school tailored to the unique needs of teen parents, serving pregnant and parenting high school eligible students (male and female) and their children ages 0-5.
Hope House Colorado
Hope House Colorado provides free self-sufficiency programs to parenting teen moms.
Florence Crittenton Services
Providing educational and human services such as transportation assistance, education programs, and medical support.
Colorado Adolescent Maternity Parenting & Family Program
Providing specific mental health services tailored for adolescent mothers as well as assistance with Medicaid, WIC, access to social work support, and health care during pregnancy.
BLOG: Teen Parenting and Mental Health
Topics of substance use and mental health can be difficult to navigate for any new parent, and being a teen parent can have additional challenges. You are learning to navigate life as a young person at the same time as you’re learning to become a parent, which can be stressful! The stigma surrounding mental health […]
Celebrating and Supporting Teen Parents
Mental health and substance use are difficult topics to navigate for any parent, and can be even more complicated for teen parents. As a teen parent, your experiences with mental health may require loved ones and health care providers to consider different approaches when providing support. Parents Thrive Colorado teamed up with parents and community […]
Teen Parenting Stories
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Angel and Unique
As a new teen dad, Angel knew he needed to find a school that would help him get his education while also taking care of his daughter, Unique. When he found New Legacy at the beginning of this year, he knew it was a fit.
Bianca and Xa-Kye
When Bianca was pregnant, she knew she did not want to continue at her old high school, so her midwife provided some recommendations, with New Legacy as the top recommendation. With Bianca’s hard work, leadership, and desire to improve her and her son’s life, New Legacy is lucky she chose to join our family!
Insights from Real Colorado Parents
“Really listening and wondering; offering an opportunity to wonder without judgment. If you can ask any question from that place, they all lead to a place where a mom might go [to get help].”