Partner Description
Fristers (Friends + Sisters) is dedicated to helping teen/young parents build healthy and stable lives and families through educational classes and workshops, mentoring, case management, and the support of a caring community. Fristers knows that pregnant/parenting teens and their kids are a vulnerable population at risk of dropping out of school, child abuse/neglect, mental illness, etc. Fristers offers multiples solutions--a community of support, referrals and resources to complete high school, introduction to college and vocational training, life skills and workforce readiness to guide young parents toward economic security and healthy relationships and parenting training to create a thriving family environment.
Need
Build meaningful relationships with teen and young moms by offering consistent encouragement, guidance, and support as they work toward a healthy, stable future for themselves and their children.
More Details
Fristers mentors walk alongside young moms. As part of a weekly Moms Group, mentors listen, encourage, celebrate successes, offer guidance, and help young moms navigate the challenges of parenting and life. You don’t need to have all the answers—you simply need a heart for young women, a willingness to listen, and a desire to be a consistent, positive presence in their lives.
Mondays 6-8pm, September thru May
Next Steps
Next you will be connected with the partner to confirm your serving date and given instructions for training and LiveScan which is required prior to serving. Location: Mariners Church in Anaheim.