How Journey Program Helps Young Parents in Maine Build Stable Futures

Case Manager Kayla (left) meets with Journey Program participant Kianna (right) as part of an education and economic mobility initiative.

This fall, Journey Program’s 20 participants are building essential life skills through a community partnership series on healthy relationships, led by Maegan Bell of the Sexual Assault Crisis & Support Center. Through these sessions, Journey moms and dads explore communication, boundaries, and emotional safety, key topics that support both personal development and strong parenting.

At the same time, these young people are exploring secondary and post-secondary education and career paths with individual guidance — part of year two in a pilot initiative to help identify and remove barriers to economic mobility for young parents, funded by a two-year grant from the John T. Gorman Foundation.

Journey is offered at no cost to participants and empowers young parents to build more stable futures. This is only possible through grants and generous financial support from people like you.

Want to learn more about Journey Program at Maine Children's Home?

Visit MaineChildrensHome.org/YoungParents