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 Texas
has the highest teen birth rate in the nation. In Dallas County
alone, nearly 6,000 teens give birth each year.
The YWCA Young
Parent Program is a comprehensive parenting support program that
is designed to help young mothers develop as strong,
self-assured and self-sufficient parents. The program offers a
wide array of services, including case management, home
visitation and education.
In 2006-2007, the
YWCA Young Parent Program served 51 pregnant and parenting young
mothers through its case management services. More than 420
teens were served through other components offered through the
program. Nearly 90 percent of clients served were Hispanic.
The YWCA Young
Parent Program is funded by the United Way of Metropolitan
Dallas, the Ashlee Kleinert and Christopher W. Kleinert
Philanthropic Fund I of Communities Foundation of Texas, the M.
B. & Edna Zale Foundation and the New Car Dealers of
Metropolitan Dallas. |
