Press Release 01.11.08 Planned Parenthood Teen Council Members Take Part in Poverty Tour
On Monday, January 14th, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (PPMNS) Teen Council members from Duluth will participate in the Expanding Horizons Immersion Experience offered through Churches United in Ministry (CHUM). This educational opportunity will focus on the impacts of poverty in the twin ports area and how it relates to the issue of teen pregnancy. CHUM has generously waived the fee for the tour.
Studies show that poverty and teen pregnancy are closely linked.
A study by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy showed that poverty is a cause as well as a consequence of early childbearing, with almost one-half of all teenage mothers and over three-quarters of unmarried teen mothers receiving welfare within five years of the birth of their first child. Teen mothers are likely to have a second birth relatively soon - about one-fourth of teenage mothers have a second child within 24 months of the first birth - which can further impede their ability to finish school or keep a job, and to escape poverty, according to the study.
Beginning at 9 a.m., The Teen Council will visit five sites in Duluth, eating breakfast at Damiano Center, then touring The San Marcos Apartments, CHUM Drop-In and the CHUM Food Shelf and ending the day-long tour with a visit to the Life House. The Teen Council Members will then kick off a coat drive to benefit the teens that Life House serves. Anyone who has gently used coats for teens that rely on the Life House can drop them off at the Duluth Planned Parenthood clinic, located at 1001 East Central Entrance, Suite 200.
The tour is scheduled as follows:
9:00a-9:45am Damiano
9:50a-10:30a San Marcos Apartments
10:50a-11:20a CHUM Drop-In
11:30a-12:10 Chum Food Shelf
12:15p - 1:05 Life House
The PPMNS Teen Council is comprised of local high school students who are passionate about educating their peers on topics concerning teen sexuality, healthy relationships and decision-making and is dedicated to community service. Teen Council strives to reduce ignorance, promote acceptance and stress the importance of communication between teens and the important people in their lives.
For 80 years Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota has worked in our region to make sure all people have the information and the means to make free and responsible decisions about whether and when to have children. Planned Parenthood operates 26 clinics in Minnesota and South Dakota, providing quality and affordable family planning, reproductive health care services and education to nearly 60,000 women and men each year.
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