Inwood House

Programs: Child welfare services - support to pregnant teens includes 24-hour comprehensive residential care for pregnant teens who are in foster care, homeless or adjudicated. Services include intensive maternal health and parenting education, doula partnerships and childbirth preparation, education assessment and placement, education related to pregnancy and child development, career development, mentoring, financial literacy education, mental health services, preparing for co-parenting, teen choice, comprehensive sexuality education, family planning, parenting classes, knitting groups and social and cultural recreational activities. It includes foster family care and small group homes for teen mothers and their babies. For the six months ended december 31, 2016, inwood house served a total of 20 clients in this program.

p. R. I. M. E. Leaders (productive, resourceful, innovative, motivated & empowered) - is one of inwood house's prevention programs. It is an after-school program that is primarily funded by the department of youth and community development (dycd). It generally operates between the hours of 3:00 p. M-6:00 p. M. The program currently serves over 400 youth from grades k-12 throughout seven new york city department of education schools in the bronx. P. R. I. M. E. Leaders' goal is to teach social responsibility, leadership and critical thinking skills through a project-based approach that links media, business, and community exploration to the needs, interests, and concerns of its participants. The program maximizes the personal, social, and academic growth of its participants by engaging them in relevant, developmentally appropriate, and empowering experiences. For the six months ended december 31, 2016, inwood house served a total of 709 clients in this program.

teen choice - a proven, school-based, mental health model of comprehensive sexuality education and pregnancy and hiv/aids prevention. The program serves students in public middle and high schools in high need communities in new york city. Through classroom presentations, intensive ongoing small group counseling, individual counseling and referrals, parent outreach, and youth leadership activities, teen choice masters-level social workers help students clarify their values and develop their decision-making skills and self-esteem. Furthermore, teen choice works with teens and their parents to improve communication about sex, relationships, and other issues which affect their health, school performance, and emotional development. Teen choice has been honored with the outstanding achievement award by the national organization of adolescent pregnancy, parenting and prevention and chosen as a model program by the child welfare league of america and the national research council. In 1995, teen choice earned a national demonstration grant from the us department of health and human services. For the six months ended december 31, 2016, inwood house served a total of 929 clients in this program.