How to Support Teen Parents and Their Children

   Help a Young Family Build a Better Future

Your support provides home visiting, parenting guidance, mental health support, and critical resources to vulnerable young parents and their children.

How to Donate:

  1. Go to give.fsu.edu 
  2. Click SEARCH FUNDS tab
  3. Type Young Parents Project in the Fund Name or Keyword field
  4. Click SEARCH
  5. Scroll down to see Search Results
  6. Click ADD TO GIFT CART to make your donation

Your Gift Creates Opportunities for Young Families

 

Every donation helps young parents and their children access the resources, support, and encouragement needed to build stronger families and brighter futures.

Books & Learning Materials

Age-appropriate books and developmental materials that help children learn, explore, and build important early literacy skills.

Essential Baby Supplies

Diapers, wipes, hygiene products, and other necessities that help reduce stress and support a healthy home environment.

Home Visiting Support

Personalized guidance from trained professionals who support healthy parenting, child development, and family well-being.

Coordinated Family Services

Connections to community resources and coordinated support services that help families build stability and work toward their goals.

The Need

 

Young parents served through the Young Parents Project often face significant barriers that impact both their futures and the well-being of their children.

Juvenile Justice Involvement 0%
 

of participants have juvenile justice involvement.

Child Welfare History 0%
 

have previous involvement with the child welfare system.

Trafficking Concerns 0%
 

show indicators associated with trafficking concerns.

Not Enrolled in School 0%
 

were not enrolled in an educational program at intake.

 

‘When I had no one, I had them’: Young moms reflects on an FSU program that became a lifeline

For years, the Young Parents Project has been a lifeline for some of Miami-Dade’s most vulnerable young mothers, offering intensive support to young parents who entered motherhood after experiencing abuse, neglect and foster care. For mothers like Danitra Grays, the program provided more than resources, it provided trusted adults who showed up when no one else did. But after losing its primary child welfare funding, the program that helped young mothers build safer, stronger futures is now coming to an end.

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The Young Parent Journey

 
Pregnant Teen → Home Visiting Support → Parenting Guidance → Mental Health Support → Healthy Parent-Child Relationship → Brighter Future

Right Now, Young Families Need Support

 

The Young Parents Project works with pregnant and parenting teens facing significant challenges, including trauma, court involvement, housing instability, and educational barriers.

Your support helps ensure young parents receive guidance, resources, and relationship-based services during the most important years of a child's development. Together, we can strengthen families, support healthy child development, and create opportunities for brighter futures.

Every gift helps invest in two generations at once: a young parent and their child.

Every Child Deserves a Strong Start

When you support the Young Parents Project, you're investing in two generations at once: a young parent and their child.

How to Donate