WHAT ABOUT THE GUYS?
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy says the United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the western industrialized world. The DC Department of Health reports that one thousand, three hundred and four girls in the District between the ages of 15 and 19 became mothers in 2005. But what about boys who become teen fathers? Youth Voices Reporter Wenda Thompson takes a look at them and what if any programs are designed for them…
About Wenda
Age: 17
Grade/School: Senior, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, Washington, DC
Hobbies: Reading; IMing friends; singing; dancing; drawing; writing plays and poetry; movies
Motto: “Do one thing a day that scares you” or “The only thing constant in the world is change, make YOURS a big one” (just to be funny: “Good writers borrow from others. Great writers, they steal.”)