Karinya young mums 'n' bubs is a program for young pregnant women and young parents aged 16-19 in Northern Tasmania The program aims to address the gap in service by providing supported accommodation to this vulnerable client group.

The program will facilitate opportunity for young mothers to create a positive family unit.

The program will focus on four main areas for intervention:

1. Addressing homelessness: A roof and an opportunity to address the immediate causes or determinants of homelessness;
2. Child and maternal health: A healthy pregnancy, safe delivery, good health and nutrition in the post-natal period for both baby and mother;
3. Transition to parenting: Support wrapped around the young woman and improved access to relevant services. Includes learning positive parenting skills; creating a positive family; and engaging positively with child protection and the foster care system (where this figures in the young woman's situation); and,
4. The young woman's continued development: As a teenager, the mother continues to have adolescent learning and development needs of her own.

These include:

• Addressing the root causes of homelessness and any associated personal challenges she faces e.g. substance misuse, family breakdown, and history of abuse;
• Engagement with school or other forms of training and learning;
• Balancing parenting responsibilities with her own continued development. 

 The money donated will go into supporting the basic needs  for our young mums 'n' bubs . The money will be used for education, recreation and motivational programs  such as

• Education Programs e.g. first aid
• Music programs
• Art and craft programs
• Living skills programs
• Healthy eating programs
• Parenting and family wellbeing programs