Teen Mom Thanks Frontline Workers

Brockton, MA – Most mothers would agree that you can never fully prepare for the life-changing experience of raising children. However, most moms are fortunate enough to have the help of a strong support network such as their own mothers, partners and spouses, or even close friends.

Now imagine being a teenager, and a new mother, and entirely on your own. Perhaps that was your experience.

Ruth House, in Brockton, is one of two Ascentria homes that provide housing in safe, therapeutic residential environments that build individual strengths and help young families move toward self-sufficiency.

In challenging times like these teen moms need the support and guidance of our dedicated staff even more. Our residential counselors are helping to educate young residents about social distancing, hygiene for safety and the need to stay at the Ruth House for their well-being and that of their children. It is not easy an easy job, to say the least, to keep a houseful of teenagers focused on remote learning, occupied with activities and feeling optimistic about the future on the other side of this crisis.

One grateful teen mom decided to thank staff in a very special way. She created a banner, which hangs outside the house, with a very powerful message calling out the essential workers that work at Ruth House providing support twenty-four hours a day.

If you would like to help support this program, please consider making a donation in honor of your mother at www.ascentria.org/mothersday and we will send your mom a custom handwritten card to express our gratitude for your support and our appreciation for your mom.

About Ascentria Care Alliance

As one of the largest nonprofit, human service organizations in New England, Ascentria Care Alliance empowers people of all backgrounds to rise together and reach beyond life’s challenges. We use an innovative human-centered care model to help individuals and families move forward and thrive – physically, intellectually, socially, spiritually and economically.

With many locations throughout the region, Ascentria serves children, youth and families; persons with developmental disabilities and mental illness; refugees, including unaccompanied refugee minors; and older adults.

Through productive collaborations and partnerships, we create measurable, positive impact that enriches our communities. Inspired by our faith-based heritage and guided by compassion, courage and integrity, we envision a world in which everyone can realize their fullest potential and share with others in need.

About Ascentria Teen Parenting Program

Ascentria’s Teen Parenting Program serves low-income, single, teenage mothers and their small children who might otherwise be homeless, living in unsafe situations or substandard housing. Teen parents find support, counseling, training, advocacy and transitional housing within two Ascentria programs in Massachusetts. The Florence House in Worcester and the Ruth House in Brockton provide housing in safe, therapeutic residential environments that build individual strengths and help young families move toward self-sufficiency.

Serving up to 22 families, these programs assist teenage mothers and their children by providing:

• Housing
• Case management
• Training in a structured setting that fosters the development of life skills and healthy family relationships. These programs offer recreational activities that help build family bonds and healthy relationships. Children receive early intervention healthcare and other services. Young parents are required to work for a high school diploma or GED.