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Rosa's Chance To Grow

11/6/2019

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Rosa* had plans – to go to college, major in business, build a career – but all that changed when she found out she was pregnant.  She dropped out of high school and found herself drifting, living sometimes with her parents, sometimes with her boyfriend, who is the father of her baby.  When little Rodrigo was born, she became a stay-at-home mom.
 
This past summer, as her baby approached his first birthday, Rosa found out about the TCEC Teen Parents Program and realized that, through this resource, she had an opportunity to get her life back on track.  It provided her with a safe place for her son to stay while she took the steps she needed to take, a place that was not only secure but would also provide a great learning experience for him. Turnquist’s infant and toddler programs ensure that even the littlest ones get the developmental support they need to grow up strong and ready for school. 
 
With access to reliable transportation, Rosa can turn her life around,  because she can get  her son to childcare and herself to school on time.  Now she attends the Minneapolis Community and Technical College five days a week, three hours a day.
 
This is hugely important to young moms like Rosa.  Without childcare and transportation support, teen mothers face formidable obstacles. According to the Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support, only 50% of teen mothers get their GED by age 22, and less than 2% of teen parents graduate from college by the age of 30. According to a 2014 Hennepin County study, only 32% of county-involved teen parents go on to graduate from high school and dropout rate is among the highest in the state.
 
Children of teen parents are more likely to:
  • Live in poverty
  • Perform worse on many measures of school readiness
  • 50% more likely to repeat a grade
  • Dropout of high school
  • Experience poor mental and physical health
  • Be incarcerated at some time during adolescence
  • Become teen parents themselves

Thanks to the TCEC Teen Parents Program, Rosa has the resources to chart a different path.  Knowing that her son is in good hands, having reliable transportation for her and Rodrigo, has made it possible for Rosa to stay on track to meet her goals:  get her GED, go to college, get a business degree, and secure a better future for herself and for her son.
 
“I am so happy I found this fantastic program,” she says.  “The staff is caring and they always listen.”  She is so grateful to have this invaluable resource.  Without it, she might not have been able to reach her goals.

*Names are changed to protect privacy
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