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Teen Parents Choices
The YFC Teen Parents ministry connects trained adults with pregnant girls and teenage parents in
programs designed to help them make good choices and establish a solid foundation, not only in
their lives, but also in the lives of their babies. Like every ministry of YFC, Teen Parents seeks to
engage these young people wherever they are found as life-long followers of Jesus Christ. The rate of
pregnancy among American teens is almost twice that of English and nearly four times that of
French teenagers (Singh and Darroch, 2000). Pregnancy is only one aspect of the situation. The
majority of the teens will go through with their pregnancy and choose to be the primary caregiver. We
must come along side them and assist them to become the best moms and dads that they can. In
2001 there were 175 ministry sites throughout the U.S. Thousands of teenage parents are
participating in local ministries.
Youth for Christ in the Parkland offers a monthly meeting for teen parents, as well as the opportunity
for a teen parent to link up with an individual mentor. For more information please contact:
Barb Hargiss, Director of Teen Parent Choices at 760-1382
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