TPEP-ers Attend White House Easter Egg Roll

On Monday, April 21, 2014, TPEP families joined 30,000 guests on the White House South Lawn for the 136th Annual Easter Egg Roll. The event featured live music, sports courts, cooking stations, 

TPEP-ers at White House Easter Egg Roll

storytelling, visits with the Easter Bunny, and of course - Easter egg rolling. In addition to all of the fun, the day's activities encouraged children and their parents to lead healthy, active lives in support of the First Lady's Let's Move! initiative.

On April 19, Howard University Speech and Hearing graduate students joined TPEP teen parents, children, and community families with an early literacy workshop focused on the art of making books. Healthy Babies Project is grateful for its longstanding partnership with Howard University's Communications Department, whose speech-language pathology graduate students and staff provide regular training and workshop support for our teen moms.

The Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, a service organization for educated women of diverse backgrounds, provided child care, food preparation, and clean up at HBP's Perennial House in April. AKA works to improve social and economic conditions through community service programs. It was founded at Howard University in 1908.

"Children are our greatest treasure." That quote from Nelson Mandela inspired TPEP-ers at the opening of a special financial literacy training generously provided by Hoops for Youth Foundation volunteers at Perennial House during April. Our teen parents discovered the direct connection between simple financial responsibility and in providing for their children. Special thanks to attorney and Hoops for Youth board member Brad Knox and SC state representative William Clyburn for leading the session.

Sponsor Your Own Special HBP Benefit or Volunteer with HBP 

You and your organization can make a difference for at-risk DC teen parents and their children at your next community event or by volunteering at Perennial House. Find out how we can partner together when you contact us! 

Healthy Babies Project is gearing up to be a part of Do More 24, a local online giving drive for D.C. metro area nonprofits on June 19 - and we invite your support.

Last year, HBP was third place winner for "Most Dollars Raised" in the campaign's Human Services category. With your help we can beat that slot in 2014! Stay tuned for more details ... and get ready to Do More for homeless, pregnant at-risk D.C. teenagers on June 19.

Your financial gifts mean that a pregnant teen has access to food, the opportunity to stay in school, the chance to prevent a second pregnancy, the likelihood of a healthy birth - and more.  Just a little helps more than you know.