G-CAPP's Second Chance Homes program helps teenage mothers become self-sufficient by providing them with a safe living environment, support for long-term economic independence, child development, parenting and life skills. Second Chance Homes serve teen mothers under the age of 21 and their children. Currently G-CAPP has a network of eleven Second Chance Homes in Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Muscogee, Thomas, Troup, and Whitfield counties. Each home serves between four and eight teens and their children. Since its inception in 2002, G-CAPP Second Chance Homes have helped over 350 teen mothers and their children develop into healthy, self-sufficient families.

Second Chance Home Outcomes

• Less than 1% repeat pregnancy
• 100% school attendance
• 100% immunizations
• Increased reunification with children
• Increased child support from birth fathers
• Child development learning centers in every home
• Increased employment
• Decreased dependency on TANF, WIC and food stamps
• Increased enrollment in technical/post secondary educational facilities

Second Chance Homes Expansion - Intensive Transitional Living Support Program

In 2008, G-CAPP was awarded funding from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families to to implement an Intensive Transitional Living Support program as part of the Second Chance Home Network. G-CAPP is partnering with Family Support Council, Inc. and House of Dawn to serve 40 homeless pregnant and parenting young women ages 16-21 in need of housing and other transitional living support. Participants will live in scattered site apartments with a total of eight beds available at any given time for teen mothers and their children.

Participants of the Intensive Transitional Living Support program will receive comprehensive case management services, and parenting and life skills instruction.

The goals of the program are to:

• Provide affordable, safe and stable housing
• Increase completion of High School or GED
• Increase enrollment in post-secondary education
• Increase employability
• Increase healthy parenting and life skills
• Prevent repeat teen pregnancy

Second Chance Homes and Transitional Living Programs in Georgia