Raising Mothers to Rise
Raising Mothers to Rise is a program designed to serve pregnant and parenting teen mothers in North Mississippi. The service area includes Lafayette, Marshall, Union, Pontotoc, Calhoun, Yalobusha, Panola, and Tate Counties.
It offers two classes per week, each lasting one hour. One class per week is for pregnant teens, and the other is a teen mother support group. Teen mothers begin attending the support group after their initial postpartum period has ended.
What Participants Receive
Both weekly classes begin with healthy refreshments and end with participants receiving a small beneficial item for their child from a grab basket. Presently, classes are held at the Family Center in Oxford.
