BUCKS COUNTY WOMAN
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Staying in high school and
overcoming other people’s
judgmentwasverydifficultfor
me. It was the worst feeling
knowing people were putting
medownandthatInolonger
fit in with friends because I
waspregnant.However,from
allofthisIhavelearnedalot.
With help, I worked hard to
BuildingaBetter
successfully graduate from
high school and look forward
FutureforChildren
to continuing my education to
become a medical assistant. I
want to be a role model for
mysonandbeabletoprovide
uswithabetterlife…
being a teen
parentshould
not stop you
frompursuing
yourdream.
herecentnewscoverageoffamousteenmomssuchasJamieLynnSpearsandBristol
PalinalongwiththemovieJuno,hasbroughttheissueofteenpregnancyintothelimelight.
Whilethecelebrityportrayalofteenpregnancyseemsfar-flungtomostofushereinBucks
County,thestarkrealityofthetheissueinourcommunitiesandhowiteffectsthechildren
beingbornisaverydifferentstory.
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“Weprovidedservicestoover700pregnantandparentingteensinBucksand
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MontgomeryCountylastyearalone,”saysBethStyer,ExecutiveDirectorofChild,Home&
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Community,anonprofitagencybasedinDoylestown. “Ouryoungclientshavemadethe
W choicetogivebirthandarereferredtousthroughhighschools,healthprovidersandother
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