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Teen Pregnancy and Its Impact

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       Teen pregnancy has steadily decreased the past few years, but it is still a serious concern. There are so many girls who end up in the worst circumstances because they did not get the tender love and care that they needed through their pregnancy journey. Their children also end up entangled in the mess and it can only lead to worse things down the road. If we can help the soon-to-be mothers early, we could prevent so much hurt and heartache. Being a pregnant teenager is hard enough, but with no support system and nowhere to go, it could seem impossible, and they could feel pressured into making the wrong decision.     The U.S. has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the western industrialized world. In 2015, 229,715 babies were born in the United States from women aged 15-19. This dropped the birth rate to 8% which is a record low, but could still be helped in many ways. Sadly, teen pregnancies are associated with increase rates of alcohol and substance abuse, lower ed

Grace Brings You Home

    Connie Grant founded Grow in Grace Outreach Services, Inc in 2014. She was determined to create an organization that would provide a safe home environment, but also a place that would love, care, and nurture families and children who are victims of circumstance and are in desperate need of a stable family environment. Grow in Grace Outreach Services, Inc. is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt not-for-profit organization that’s vision is: Strong Families for a Stronger Community.     It is our goal at Grow in Grace to create loving families who are stable and secure through education, supporting existing families, or by creating family environments in Group Homes and Transitional and Independent Living Programs. We believe if these children have a nurturing and secure home environment, it will transform struggling families and individuals. We have six programs that we feel serves the variety of needs in the community. Our programs are group homes, maternity homes, early childhood education cen