Today, there are 25 programs across the state, located in health departments and private nonprofit agencies serving over 60 counties and cities. The adult mentors are recruited from the local communities and are provided training and continuing supervision so that they may provide appropriate support and help for teens in crisis. The Resource Mother visits the teen regularly from the confirmation of the pregnancy until the infant's first birthday. The teen's own family and the infant's father are encouraged to help the teen mother make positive choices, to contribute to the infant's healthy future and to sustain the family's self-sufficiency. Each local program works with the local community resources and the other organizations serving families and babies within their own community.
Some programs offer parent education programs, Fathers support group, and clothing closets.
The Resource Mothers Program has demonstrated its effectiveness in mentoring high-risk teens in order to reap the desired positive results of early and regular prenatal care, delay of repeat pregnancies, and completion of a basic high school education. This mentoring program benefits the teen parents, the babies and the communities. For information on the resource mothers program, click here.