SCOTTISH MARRIAGE CARE TO BEGIN GROUNDBREAKING PARENTING PROJECT

Scottish Marriage Care has just been awarded funding for a groundbreaking new parenting project that links parenting with relationship skills. The REACT Young Parents Project will provide a parenting and relationship support service to young parents, or those at risk of becoming parents, in Greater Easterhouse. Aimed at under 25's, the project will offer sessions to raise self-esteem and develop communication skills. There will also be sessions on relationships, team building, and practical issues such as finance.

Funded by the Camelot Foundation, this new project will make a huge difference to the lives of young parents. Scottish Marriage Care's Research & Development Officer, Jo Field, said: "there is strong evidence that relationships between adults are important during the parenting process. "Factors such as communication and self-esteem are vital when building relationships. "Our programme will help young parents to make positive decisions in their relationships and establish good relationships with partners, family members and friends. "This will have a positive impact on their children's lives as well as their own."

The project is due to start in November of this year and Field continued: "We are delighted that we can apply our specialist knowledge to help young parents. "We already provide a youth work service in Easterhouse and it's great to be able to develop this further. "We are very grateful to The Camelot Foundation for affording us the opportunity."

For further information, please contact:

Johanna Field, Research & Development Officer
Scottish Marriage Care, 72 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 7DA

Phone:0141-222 2166
Fax: 0141-222 2144
E-mail: Info@ScottishMarriageCare.org

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