“Many teens are unaware of the many challenges that come with teen pregnancies. These include the responsibility of being a teen parent, the decision of whether or not to keep the child, and the decision to stay in school…Four generations back, my mom, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother were all teen mothers…like my sister, I…plan on not being a teen parent.”

by Samirah Feaster-Harris
9th grader at Ballou Senior High School in 2013