Saving Memphis one teen mom at a time
New ‘Work Index’ highlights teen birth’s impact on local workforce, economy
Jackie Johnson, a 23-year-old mother of two, reads to her children, Cordale, 4, and Markel, 1, before school. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
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The Institute for Public Service Reporting
The Institute for Public Service Reporting is based at the University of Memphis and supported financially by U of M, private grants and donations made through the University Foundation. Its work is published by The Daily Memphian through a paid-use agreement.
A young mother, a community educator and a new social development firm work to unpack and defy grim teen birth statistics, build healthy families and ‘redesign’ the community.
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Teen Pregnancy Dragonfly Collective The Urban Child Institute Methodist Le Bonheur Hope in MemphisIn partnership with
The Institute for Public Service Reporting is based at the University of Memphis and supported financially by U of M, private grants and donations made through the University Foundation. Its work is published by The Daily Memphian through a paid-use agreement.
David Waters
David Waters is Distinguished Journalist in Residence and assistant director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis.
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