Tania Jacobs received £4,000 from the Big Boost, a programme which gives grants to young people with ideas that will benefit their community, to set up the Parent Project website.
Jacobs, who had a son at the age of 16, set up the site because she realised a lot of young mothers lacked the support she was given. She wanted to offer young parents a website containing advice on benefits, housing, training and education. It also provides information on organisations offering help with childcare.
"I wanted to create a source that brings all this information into one place so all young parents have the support that I had," she said.
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