Beta | UCP of Central Florida

UCP BETA TEEN PARENT CONNECTION PROGRAM

The UCP BETA Teen Parent Connection Program is one of the many programs that are offered by UCP of Central Florida at our Downtown Orlando campus. The program is open to pregnant teens and young mothers and serves up to 100 students, ages 12 to 19.

The goal is to provide the resources and tools necessary to prepare our teen mothers to become leaders in their homes, families, and communities.

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“We teach our girls to be leaders in their homes, their families, and their communities. We try to afford them every opportunity to find who they are, even at this age where they are still trying to figure out who they want to be”

— Dr. Wendy Thomson, M.S., ED.D, Director of Family Services

Our strategic partnership with Orange County Public Schools encourages teen mothers to complete their high school diploma while receiving the necessary services, resources, and counseling from our experts.

We also help their budding scholars grow in our early learning program on the same campus through our UCP Downtown Charter School.

Our campus allows convenient access to their children, and the peace of mind of knowing their young learner is in good hands.

Beta Program Services

BETA Alternative Middle/High School

The BETA Program provides a traditional school curriculum AND the following:

Electives on child development, parenting, nutrition, and family living
After-school tutorial and enrichment program
On-site childcare for mothers while attending the BETA School
School bus transportation for students and their babies
Students can apply through coordination with their guidance counselor.

Parenting and Support Programs

UCP offers training on parental responsibilities, pre-natal nursing, and life skills training.

A key part of the program is the training that we provide the students. For example, UCP offers training on parental responsibilities, pre-natal nursing, and life skills training.

Additionally, we provide individual and group counseling programs for BETA students.

UCP also assists with needs for the babies & moms through community donations.

Childcare Services

We offer a full day childcare service for the teen moms attending the BETA Middle/High School as part of our overall education program.

This service is free for the mothers enrolled in the program (thanks to funding by OCPS).

The infant/toddler classrooms are staffed with a teacher who has earned at a minimum a CDA (Child Development Associate) or Associate Degree, with some of the toddler teachers (and all the PreK teachers) have a bachelor’s degree and are certified teachers.