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June 3, 2011

Camp assists pregnant and parenting teens

Submitted by the Family Support Council

This week the Family Support Council is sponsoring Camp LaPapillon, a camp for pregnant and parenting teens, at the Lutheran Church on Thornton Avenue. The camp has been held annually since 1987.

The camp provides informational sessions on a variety of topics including parenting, child development, car seat safety, domestic violence, child support, substance abuse, human sexuality, birth control, discipline, child support recovery, budgeting, community resources and work readiness. It seeks to decrease feelings of loneliness and isolation and provides an opportunity for teen parents to share their feelings and concerns. The teen parents meet with people in programs and agencies who can help them with their specific challenges.

Camp facilitators use the Nurturing Curriculum and the Parents As Teachers Born To Learn Curriculum to provide opportunities for parent-child interaction. Parents learn about the importance of playing and reading with their children.

The camp is held for one week in the month of June and is offered to all teen parents, regardless of whether they are currently attending school. Referrals come from schools, Juvenile Court, Department of Family and Children Services, agencies that serve youth and self-referrals.

Funding for the camp comes from the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities: Office of Prevention Services and Programs and the United Way of Northwest Georgia. 

 

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