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Maternity group home programs serve a very disadvantaged population with many special needs.  Many were abused as children.  Program staff consistently reported that histories of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse were common among residents of their homes.  Residents have frequently had their first sexual experience at a very early age, oft

Most maternity group home programs share a basic set of eligibility requirements.  In general, residents must be young single women who are in need of housing and are either pregnant or parenting.  This study focuses on programs that serve primarily teenage mothers.   However, in many cases, study programs also serve slightly older mothers, of

An important issue to consider when examining maternity group home programs is how these programs get their referrals.  In this section, we describe the sources of referrals used by these homes.  We then discuss briefly how the application and referral process works in the programs visited.  

Funding is a central issue for any social service program.  Therefore, when examining the operations of maternity group home programs, it is important to consider carefully where their funding comes from and the amount of funding they require to deliver their services.  In this section, we examine the funding sources for the programs in our stud

We begin our examination of large maternity group home programs by considering how these programs are typically managed.  The seven study programs follow two distinct models of management: (1) “networked programs” consisting of several homes operated by different social service providers and linked through a common funding source; and (2) “

An important first step in understanding how maternity group home programs operate is to examine their organization and target population.  As discussed in Chapter I , this study focuses primarily on large maternity group home programs, usually consisting of multiple homes.  Therefore, the information described in this chapter represents what i

1   In addition, the enactment of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) in 1935 had reduced the need for maternity group homes by providing financial support for single mothers — whether widowed or unwed — and their children (Cooper 2004).

The current report discusses the implementation of maternity group home programs in 22 different homes across these seven sites.  This systematic examination should both fill gaps in the existing literature and provide useful information for policymakers and for organizations considering establishing maternity group homes.  The rest of the repor

We visited maternity group home programs in seven states ( Table I.1 ).   Each of these programs is described briefly below.  Additional detail on each program can be found in Appendix A.

This report aims at filling some of the gaps in the past research by systematically examining the implementation of maternity group home programs across a large number of sites.  To do this, we selected interesting maternity group home programs in seven states and conducted site visits to more than 20 different homes.

Maternity group homes are a potential solution to this housing issue, and possibly to other challenges facing teen parents.  Maternity group homes can offer an intensive package of services to meet the short- and longer-term needs of pregnant and parenting teens.  In the short term, these homes provide a secure living environment with adult supe

Although the rates of pregnancy among teenagers have fallen steadily throughout the past decade, teenage pregnancy and parenthood remain serious problems in the United States.  More than 800,000 teenagers become pregnant each year, and about a third of all young women experience a pregnancy before age 20 (Henshaw 2004; National Campaign to Preven

Maternity group homes offer an innovative and intensive approach to addressing the needs of an extremely vulnerable population — teenage mothers and their children who have no other suitable place to live.  Interest in maternity group homes has increased in recent years, due in part to recent welfare reform rules that require minor parents to

By systematically examining the implementation of maternity group home programs in 22 different homes, this report fills some of the gaps in the existing literature. However, much remains to be learned about the operation and effectiveness of maternity group homes. For one thing, this study examined only 7 of the more than 100 maternity group home

Management.   Maternity group homes are often operated by larger organizations with broader social service missions. In some cases, a single parent organization — such as St. Andre Home, Inc. in Maine or Friends of Youth in Washington — operates multiple maternity group homes. In addition, some large maternity group home programs have an

This study examines maternity group home programs in seven states. In this study, a maternity group home is defined as a residential program providing substantial supervision and other services primarily to pregnant and/or parenting teenagers . Because one main goal of the current study is to assess the feasibility of conducting a more rigorous e

Maternity group homes offer an innovative and intensive approach to addressing the needs of an extremely vulnerable population — teenage mothers and their children who have no other suitable place to live. Interest in these homes has increased in recent years, due in part to recent welfare reform rules that require minor parents to live in an a

By systematically examining the implementation of maternity group home programs in 22 different homes, this report fills some of the gaps in the existing literature.  However, much remains to be learned about the operation and effectiveness of maternity group homes.  For one thing, this study examined only 7 of the more than 100 maternity group

Management. Maternity group homes are often operated by larger organizations with broader social service missions.  In some cases, a single parent organization — such as St. Andre Home, Inc. in Maine or Friends of Youth in Washington — operates multiple maternity group homes.

This study examines maternity group home programs in seven states.  In this study, a maternity group home is defined as a residential program providing substantial supervision and other services primarily to pregnant and/or parenting teenagers.  Because one main goal of the current study is to assess the feasibility of conducting a more rigorous