New Beginnings Development Services Inc. – Portsmouth, VA

New Beginnings Developments Services, Inc.

Founder: Cynthia D. McGirt

Telephone: (757) 567-1052

Mission

To provide a strong structured foundation, to help the young women in the areas of parenting, prenatal & postnatal skills, and education/vocation skills, along with encouraging them to dream dreams.

NBDS is a structured female adolescent group home designed to serve teens, who are pregnant or currently have a child up to 4 years of age, with behavioral management issues. NBDS places strong emphasis on the issues of improving prenatal and postnatal cares, parenting skills, postpartum depression, and behavior management techniques. By being placed in NBDS the residents will gain the knowledge and skills needed to live independently with their children.

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Afro Puffs and Ponytails is constantly searching for information about camps, clubs and organizations, and mentoring programs to provide as resources for parents and community organizers. It is our hopes that each resource provided will serve to build confidence, enhance self esteem, develop leadership skills, empower, uplift and educate our African American girls. We are not recommending these programs, but offering a starting point for you to conduct your own evaluation and research about whether a program is right for your child.

For an up-to-date listing of other programs for African American girls within the USA, please click here.