Saturday, December 11, 1999
N.Ky. program offers day of pampering for young moms
BY SUSAN VELA
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Time is of the essence for 19-year-old Tiffany Scudder, who works, goes to school and is the mother of two young boys.
That's why Resource Moms, an innovative Northern Kentucky health department program that pairs older mothers with younger ones, wants to give her a free make-over, haircut, manicure and pedicure on Sunday. And, if she wants, stylists will cut her children's hair, too.
The Holiday Makeover Project will offer the same special treatment to about 45 young moms from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sableux Salon & Spa, Crestview Hills.
A photographer from Prestige Studio Portraits, Edgewood, will be there to take free family portraits, and Santa Claus also will be on hand to visit with children and offer special gifts donated by John ny's Toys in Covington.
“It's nice that they do something like that,” said Mrs. Scudder of Fort Mitchell. “Being a mom, it's kind of hard to go and do that.”
The goal is to give the young moms, roughly between the ages of 13 and 21, a boost in self-esteem, a more professional look if needed and basically just treat them in a way they can't always afford because of time or finances.
“I don't think it's just a haircut. We like to teach that they can be good to themselves,” said Selena Murdoch, a Resource Mom that helped organize the project.
She said many of the young mothers are trying to finish high school, get their GED, find a job, go to college and become better parents. Many also have weekly, in-house visits with their Resource Moms.
Hannah Powers, a 17-year-old junior at Simon Kenton High School in Independence, said she wouldn't be in school and considering a pharmacy career if it weren't for the program.
She is looking forward to getting a make-over Sunday. Stylists will be treating her 22-month-old daughter, Sophia, to her first haircut.
“It's great,” she said of the Holiday Makeover Project. “It's hard having a baby, whether you're young or not.”
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