Showing posts with label pregnant and parenting teens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pregnant and parenting teens. Show all posts

Forward Together at 25: #NoTeenShame for Young Moms

Monday, August 25, 2014

The following blog is from Natasha Vianna, co-founder of #NoTeenShame, to commemorate Forward Together's 25th anniversary . When I g...

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A Young Mama's Journey From Struggling Alone to Parenting in Community

Monday, May 12, 2014

During this week's Young Parents Week of Action the Strong Families Young Parents Cohort will deliver the Young Parents Dignity Agenda ...

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Mamas Day 2014: Love, Respect, Peace of Mind and Young Mamahood

Wednesday, May 07, 2014

This Mamas Day post is a collaboration by Marylouise Kuti-Schubert of New Mexico and Natasha Vianna of Massachusetts, 2 young mothers and...

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Mamas Day 2014: My Own Woman

Friday, May 02, 2014

This post is part our #MamasDay blog series and is written by Kathleen Burns from ChoiceUSA .  It couldn’t be. I must be seeing thi...

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A Real Support System for Young Mamas and Their Families

Thursday, May 01, 2014

This post is part our #MamasDay 2014 blog series and was submitted by Lauren Khouri from the National Women's Law Center .  New 2014...

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Mothers Making Tough Decisions…Every Day

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Every day parents make tough decisions. They are forced to choose between what they want for their children and what is accessible with the ...

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What Do "House of Cards," "Joyous Sex" and Title IX Have in Common?

Tuesday, April 08, 2014

Answer: they are all topics Echoing Ida writers covered in the blogosphere last week. "Don’t all people deserve to have safe and joy...

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#NoTeenShame Schools the Candie's Foundation

Thursday, April 03, 2014

by Natasha Vianna, Gloria Malone, Lisette Orellana, Jasmin Colon, Christina Martinez, Marylouise Kuti-Schubert and Consuela Green...

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Beating the Statistic

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

By April Flores [This blog has been cross posted from our friends at Amplify ] Why is it important to continue the fight for sex education...

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Teen moms look for support, but find only shame

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

[This post, originally published on 5/9/11 is an excerpt from a Colorlines article, was part of a Mama’s Day Series by The Strong Families...

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Music video: dedicated to Mimi and all the young mamas

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

[This post was part of a Mama’s Day Series by The Strong Families Initiative  and has been reposted as part of the No Teen Shame Action Tow...

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Get Involved with the "Yo Te Apoyo. I Support You" Campaign!

Monday, February 25, 2013

From the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health “Yo Te Apoyo. I support you,” was launched to lift the voices of the Latin...

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What’s Wrong with Blaming Teen Parents?

Monday, August 27, 2012

Young Women United. Diana pictured with her kids Nathaniel and Kianna Denicia Cadena, Interim Director, Young Women United & Micael...

It's simple--support, not stigma

Thursday, August 23, 2012

By Gabriela Valle, California Latinas for Reproductive Justice Though I wasn't a young parent myself, like many big sisters in a clo...

Loving my son

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Senate Memorial 25 of the 2012 New Mexico State Legislature declares, August 25th as the state's official, Day in Recognition of Young...

Power of a poem

Thursday, August 23, 2012

The following poem is from a young person who connected with us through Strong Families Leadership Team member Young Women United . This p...

What To Expect When You’re (Young And) Expecting

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

By Adriann Barboa I always knew motherhood would be an important part of my life, and when I was 18 and found out I was pregnant, there w...

A great day

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Young Parents at New Mexico Capitol Strong Families member Young Women United just passed a resolution in their home state of New Mexi...

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Organizing works! A school is SAVED!

Friday, June 17, 2011

The Catherine Ferguson Academy in Detroit will remain open as a charter school . The announcement came as students, teachers and community m...

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Separate and uninformed: discrimination against pregnant and young Latina mothers in California schools

Thursday, May 05, 2011

By Rocio Córdoba [As part of our Mama's Day blog series, we are sharing an excerpt from a piece written by Rocio one year ago, when ...

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