Maison de Mére is a home for teenage girls who are pregnant or parenting a child. The home can house up to seven teenagers and their children. All residents are in the protective custody of the State, each with a history of abuse or neglect in their backgrounds. This program requires that each resident is in an educational program and, when possible, employed. The program actively works to break the cycle of abuse through its intense parenting and independent living skills training. The residents can live at Maison de Mére with their children until they reach eighteen years of age.