Pathways-Senderos Teen Pregnancy Prevention Center
Background
The Pathways/Senderos Center was established in January 1993. The
neighborhood-based program targets poverty-stricken youth and
their families in New Britain for comprehensive, holistic services
designed ultimately to prevent teen pregnancy.
Our program is based upon a highly successful Harlem (NY) program
begun in the 1980s by Dr. Michael Carrera and the Children’s Aid
Society. Dr. Carrera, who served as a consultant to our program,
uses a case management approach to provide long-term, intensive
services for youth and their families.
The program model includes six integrated components academic
support; career preparation; family life and sex education;
recreation/lifetime sports; health care, and self-esteem enhancement.
The Pathways/Senderos Center was established in January 1993. The
neighborhood-based program targets poverty-stricken youth and
their families in New Britain for comprehensive, holistic services
designed ultimately to prevent teen pregnancy.
Our program is based upon a highly successful Harlem (NY) program
begun in the 1980s by Dr. Michael Carrera and the Children’s Aid
Society. Dr. Carrera, who served as a consultant to our program,
uses a case management approach to provide long-term, intensive
services for youth and their families.
The program model includes six integrated components academic
support; career preparation; family life and sex education;
recreation/lifetime sports; health care, and self-esteem enhancement.
Philosophy
We have created a center where
children feel safe, welcomed and
nurtured, so that learning and skill-
building occur. In order to interrupt
the intergenerational cycles of teen
parenting and poverty, our staff
strives to develop in each child:
• The competency and motivation to
achieve success
• The competency and motivation to avoid
early parenthood
• The capability to envision a pathway to a
hopeful future that includes education and
careers, rather than parenting too soon
We have created a center where
children feel safe, welcomed and
nurtured, so that learning and skill-
building occur. In order to interrupt
the intergenerational cycles of teen
parenting and poverty, our staff
strives to develop in each child:
• The competency and motivation to
achieve success
• The competency and motivation to avoid
early parenthood
• The capability to envision a pathway to a
hopeful future that includes education and
careers, rather than parenting too soon
The Problem
Research shows that
children born to teen
parents are likely to:
• live in poverty
• fail in school
• suffer family violence
and sexual abuse
• become teen parents.
Recognizing the
significance of these
facts, our program is
designed to stop the
intergenerational
cycles of teen
parenting.
Research shows that
children born to teen
parents are likely to:
• live in poverty
• fail in school
• suffer family violence
and sexual abuse
• become teen parents.
Recognizing the
significance of these
facts, our program is
designed to stop the
intergenerational
cycles of teen
parenting.
Children
Pathways/Senderos Center serves girls and boys, ages 10-18, from the
inner city poverty-stricken, high-risk Arch Street area. All of the youth are
at high risk for becoming teen parents.
• They come from poor families with undereducated parents; most are
Spanish- speaking.
• Many have severe academic problems and long-standing negative
relationships with the schools.
• Many are siblings of teen parents.
• Many are children who were born to teen parents.
Pathways/Senderos Center serves girls and boys, ages 10-18, from the
inner city poverty-stricken, high-risk Arch Street area. All of the youth are
at high risk for becoming teen parents.
• They come from poor families with undereducated parents; most are
Spanish- speaking.
• Many have severe academic problems and long-standing negative
relationships with the schools.
• Many are siblings of teen parents.
• Many are children who were born to teen parents.
What
Pathways/Senderos
Is All About......
Pathways/Senderos
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