Teenagers as Parents Program-Naples

  •  TAPP Naples

    Golden Gate High School
    2925 Titan Way, Building 5, Naples, FL 34116 
    Phone: (239) 377-1642 or (239) 377-1642 
    Fax: (239) 377-1601
     
     

    Mission: Opened in January 1993 to provide individualized education and support services for pregnant teenagers or teenage parents to graduate from high school; students may re-enter the regular school program at any time.

     

    Location: Golden Gate High School, Building 5, 2925 Titan Way, Naples, FL 34116

     

    Students: Enrollment averages 30 grade 7-12 students and approximately 25 babies/toddlers in child care.

     

    Contract for Child Care: Child's Path, Inc.

     
    All students enrolled in a TAP Program are required by statue to take a Parenting Course. Students are pre-tested upon enrollment and post-tested upon completion. This year, all 12 of the students enrolled in the course at Naples TAPP demonstrated improvement in parenting skills upon completion. 

     

    Highlights:

    • 78% of girls who were served by TAPP Naples within the past 3 years are still in school or graduated.
    • All 9 girls who graduated this school year earned a standard high school diploma.