Supporting Young Parents in Southern Worcester County
The Young Parent Support Program (YPS) provides pregnant or parenting individuals up to the age of 23 with support and education related to childbirth and parenting, understanding healthy child development, sexual health, assistance with family planning, and case management support as needed.
Population Served
- Individuals up to the age of 23 who are pregnant, and/or current parents who live in Southern Worcester County (Bellingham, Blackstone, Brimfield, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, Franklin, Holland, Hopedale, Medway, Mendon, Milford, Millville, Northbridge, Oxford, Southbridge, Sturbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Wales, and Webster).
- Individuals on the LGBTQ spectrum
Overview of Services
Case Managers assist participants in the Young Parent Support program with:
- access to and support with navigating the landscape of new and current parent challenges
- support around preparation for the birth of their first or subsequent child(ren)
- understanding family planning and pregnancy prevention
- budgeting and life skills
- support in accessing medical, housing, transportation, and educational needs
- mental health and substance abuse issues
- positive parenting education and coaching
- opportunities to participate in educational and/or support groups with other young parents.
The Young Parent Support program is free, does not require insurance, and mobile – help is available to participants in school, at home, at one of our locations, or in the community.
YPS Referral Information
Referrals can be made by participants, parents, school personnel, medical providers, mental health practitioners, and any other behavioral health professionals. For more information about the program and referral processes, please contact:
Diana Zayas, YPS Case Manager at:
508.827.9921
5 Optical Dr, Southbridge, MA 01550
About the Adolescent Sexuality Education (ASE) Program
YOU, Inc., an affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation, is an ASE funded agency, implementing evidence-based or evidence-informed programs that incorporate social determinants of health into program planning to achieve the overall goal of increasing life opportunities for youth. The ASE program is delivered in a variety of settings including schools, community-based organizations, young parent shelters and others.
The goal of the statewide ASE Program is to increase life opportunities for youth by:
- Decreasing the teen birth rate among key target populations in priority Massachusetts communities through increased access to evidence-based education;
- Increasing educational attainment through promoting positive youth development and prevention of unintended pregnancies; and
- Decreasing sexually transmitted infection (STI) incidence among target populations in priority communities through increased access to medically-accurate, age-appropriate programming.
In FY23, more than 3,200 participated in evidence-based/evidence-informed sexuality education programming and more than 470 youth participated in youth development programming.
For inquiries about the ASE program, please contact:
Arianna Bush, ASE Instructor
ABush@sevenhills.org
508.685.4453
5 Optical Dr, Southbridge, MA 01550
TAKE THE NEXT STEP
YPS Program:
5 Optical Drive, Southbridge, MA, 01550
Diana Zayas
YPS Case ManagerPhone: 508.827.9921
Email: DZayas@sevenhills.org
ASE Program:
5 Optical Dr, Southbridge, MA 01550
Arianna Bush
ASE InstructorPhone: 508.685.4453
Email: ABush@sevenhills.org
Central Referral Department
1-855-496-8462 (1-855-4YOUINC)