Skills for Life
Young Parents
You're parenting young — and you're not doing it alone. Come as you are, bring the baby, and we'll walk it with you.
At a glance
- Pillar
- Skills for Life
- Session length
- About 75 to 120 minutes per wrapped session
- Who leads it
- A partner delivers the content; New Steps hosts it
- Certificate
- New Steps Certificate — competence-based, signed off when the young person has shown the skill on a real task
A New Steps welcome gathering, then partner-delivered sessions each wrapped by the New Steps container, then a closing celebration. The number of partner sessions is set by the confirmed route.
What they leave with
- Their own companion reflections
- A support map of who is in their circle
- A set of keep-forever cards
- A real referral into a parenting program, started
What this module is not
New Steps brokers, hosts and wraps. New Steps does not teach parenting, and no parenting is assessed.
How we hold the room
Small groups, warm enough for babies to be in the room.
How it connects
Modules are built to stack. Where one has already taught a skill, the next one recalls it rather than teaching it again.
Bridges to
Is this a fit for someone you work with?
A caseworker reaches out, we book a tour, and we work out together whether New Steps is the right place. When a room is open, a referral can come together in about a week. When we are full, we will say so. New Steps is not an emergency placement service — we do not take same-day or overnight placements.
Or call (431) 444-2114 — Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, urgent calls answered any time.