Today more than ever, youth in foster care suffer from stress, anxiety, depression, anger, lack of self-confidence, and trauma. While a healthy foster placement might help a child come to terms with such hardships, poor placement or untimely aging out of the system can leave traumatic experiences unresolved. According to the U. A quarter of these youth has already given birth to a child.
One of the keys to our success is our volunteer mentoring program. The girls are modeled healthy lifestyles and choices and are given encouragement, skills, and accountability to reach their goals! I t is our goal to support and prepare each girl, at TGH, as much as possible for adulthood. We teach and model for our girls that they are able to choose a better, more joyful life for themselves and break the cycles of abuse and poverty in their families!
Each girl at TGH learns how to cook foods properly - so they can save plenty of money as an adult. We also discuss food safety and good nutrition principle. Plus, we have loads of funning trying new, simple recipes so they can fill their recipe book for the future. Health and hygiene are essential skills to learn.
At TGH, we want to discuss basic hygiene practices and demonstrate how to do them regularly. Young adults often confuse lust and love, and we want to teach each girl the difference between the two.
We talk about what sex should really be about as opposed to what the media and society think it should be about. We discuss with each girl the importance of respect in a relationship and to learn to avoid domestic violence and trafficking warnings by teaching the Power and Control wheel. We treat each girl how a boy should treat her during the dating phase and after marriage. Each girl is taught different ways to look for employment and how to build their resume. In addition, we support each youth with resources that are available to her while she is going through the application process.
