You can help make a difference in a young teenager’s life. Please consider volunteering for any of the activities listed below:

• Tutor or serve as a classroom volunteer for the young mothers or their children (Mondays - Fridays, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM).

• Mentor with the  Mama program and become a friend to a teenage mother and her child (Training provided).

•    Donate baby clothes & toys, baby furniture and maternity clothes at this time.

• Buy our Magical Rainbow Books to improve your Spanish or English and to assist the program’s funding.


• Donate used ink cartridges to help with our Cartridge Recycle Program.

• Register your grocery store discount cards with the Family Education Center School Codes.

-A+ BONUS BUCKS -(Giant Food) sign up with school code # 2955

-CLUB CARD FOR EDUCATION -(Safeway powered by eScrip)- sign up with school code
# 650 2664

- TOGETHER IN EDUCATION -(Harris Teeter) - Sign up with our school code
# 5037

-LABELS FOR EDUCATION - Campbell's Soup Labels can be mailed to ATTENTION: Gloria - 3205 South 2nd Street, Arlington, VA 22204.

• Join the Better Beginnings Coalition and work with Arlington’s Partners in Prevention initiative that focuses on reducing unintended, non-marital births.

• Provide scholarships for Post-Secondary Education & Training.

• Provide incentives that will be used to keep students motivated and /or to recognize their accomplishments.

As you can see there are many ways you can assist. Adolescent pregnancy can involve complex social, medical, and economic problems. We believe a cooperative approach between public agencies, private organizations and community volunteers is a must! We hope you will become involved and volunteer.

For further ideas or information on how you can assist the Teenage Parenting Programs please call Marilyn Faris Scholl at (703) 228-7214