Project Redirection was designed to help pregnant and parenting adolescents progress toward eventual self-sufficiency by linking them with community agencies and volunteers at four geographically and ethnically diverse sites in the United States. Distinctive features of the program include: (1) a broad scope of services including employability training, parenting and educational counselling, and (2) the inclusion of paid women drawn from the local community to act as primary supports to the teens and help them achieve short-term goals. This report discusses impact findings 12 months after the teens first enrolled in Project Redirection. The hypothesis tested is that participants in the program will experience better education, employment, family planning, and health outcomes than a group of similar non-participants. Results show that the Project positively resulted in improvements in educational, employment and fertility areas. The program was deemed effective for teens in the major ethnic, age, and parity subgroups included in the sample. The most pronounced effects were found among teens who came to the program with the least favorable education and employment histories. (LHW)

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