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Press Release JUL 28: New Silicon Valley Influencers Lead Teen Success, Inc. Board of Directors

7/28/2020

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Media Contact: Becka Ross | (408) 263-8330 x105 | bross@teensuccess.org

New Silicon Valley Influencers Lead Teen Success, Inc. Board of Directors
Silicon Valley influencers and veterans, Ellen Moir and Madanno Bolano, succeed former Apple executive Nancy Heinen as Co-Chairs of Teen Success, Inc.

(MILPITAS, CA) – Teen Success, Inc. announces incoming Board Co-Chairs, Madonna Bolano and Ellen Moir, succeeding Nancy Heinen’s four years of service as Board Chair.

A philanthropist's action list to support Black Lives Matter

6/10/2020

(Updated 6-30-20)
We're outraged by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Aubery – but just saying that, it’s simply not enough. To say that we're heartbroken for George’s wife and daughter – it’s not enough. We're grieving their loss and angry for having to do so, but, that's not enough.

We've been fighting for social justice for young mothers and it's time for a reckoning.

It might seem like educational equity is a different fight than the Black Lives Matter movement, but it isn't. We can't continue to sidestep the fact that ending the cycle of poverty won’t happen without also dismantling the institutions and policies that keep Black communities trapped.

Click read more to find a list of resources and book mark this page, we'll be updating it regularly.

What will young mothers tell their children about COVID-19?

4/30/2020

What story will young mothers tell their children in a decade - when they read about COVID-19 in their history books in middle school and high school?

Hopefully, that their community stepped up to help and that their families are better for it.

Teen Success, Inc. serves young families across California and Nevada in communities where young parenthood rates remain high (despite the downward trend in teen pregnancy across the nation). Teen pregnancy disproportionately affects young women of color who are living in poverty – which means we’re serving the communities hardest hit by COVID-19, too.

COVID-19 Response: Serving Young Families Where They're At Now

4/1/2020

Updated: August 12, 2020

COVID-19 has exasperated the inequities and challenges Teen Success, Inc.'s young families face on a daily basis. The challenges and barriers they were facing as young parents before the health crisis remain, but now they are experiencing all of the additional challenges of the effects of COVID-19. Many of our young moms and their extended families have lost their jobs or are unable to work. We’re working on a daily basis to connect them and their families to critical resources.

They're also experiencing increases in both mental health challenges and parenting stress. Many were already struggling to stay on top of classes and connected to school, which is now proving to be even harder with distance learning. On top of the increasing demand for technology their education requires (but doesn’t provide), they’re also caring for their children full-time because the daycares they counted on at school are closed.

What It Takes - Young Mothers in Pursuit of Higher Education

1/7/2020

Lucrecia, Teen Success, Inc. Scholarship Recipient 2019

Navigating the college systems of financial aid, course selection, and applications is challenging for any student, but doing so while also providing for a child creates additional barriers for parenting students. Without support systems to overcome their specific challenges and the needs of their families, young mothers have very little chance of successfully navigating the path to a meaningful degree on their own. Nationally only 2% of young mothers obtain a college degree by the age of 30. Teen Success, Inc. is working to support young mothers on their post-secondary path, while they're also supporting their families.

The Biggest Challenge to Continuing Her High School Education

12/9/2019

Transcript

The biggest challenge I faced when trying to continue my high school education was getting pregnant at 15 years old.

I eventually dropped out of high school.

Calling for Justice for Young Families

8/20/2019

This week marks the 3rd anniversary of California Young Parents Day and while changes to Title X are being fought over up and down the judicial system nationwide, young parents are facing a steeper uphill battle to family planning than ever before.

ACR 201, the declaration of California Young Parents Day on August 25, states that:

Pregnant and parenting youth have the right, as all youth, to all support needed to continue with their educational and career goals, including child care, health care, housing assistance, and job training and other economic opportunities

and also declares that:

Pregnant, parenting, and nonparenting youth must have access to culturally relevant and gender-sensitive sexual and reproductive health services and educational, material, economic, and emotional support

Education and reproductive health care are equally important to the success of young families and while government rulings, lawsuits, and appeals around Title X may dominate the headlines today, let’s not forget the young parents who will ultimately suffer or benefit because of decisions made by people far removed from their stories, stories that ACR 201 seeks to bring to life and inform policy decisions.

Teen Success, Inc. Joins Stand Together Foundation's $10 Million ‘Giving Together’ Initiative

8/19/2019

National network unites Americans and high-impact nonprofits to break the cycle of poverty; All individual donations of up to $1,000 matched through the end of 2019

MILPITAS, CA, August 25, 2019 – Teen Success, Inc. is proud to announce its participation in Stand Together Foundation’s 'Giving Together' Initiative to raise awareness, inspire action and help people make a difference in communities across the country.

In honor of California Young Parents Day, August 25 – a day recognizing young parents’ dignity, right to education, and access to vital resources they need to become the best students, parents, and citizens they can be – Teen Success, Inc. reaffirms its commitment to empower young mothers to reach their full potential and is launching a campaign to raise $25,000 by December 31 through individual and matched funds from Stand Together Foundation.

The Milpitas Beat: Podcast Interview with Diana Heinrich and Sofia Jaquez from Teen Success, Inc.

6/19/2019

Photo Credit: MilpitasBeat.com

http://milpitasbeat.com/podcast-interview-with-diana-heinrich-and-sofia-jaquez-from-teen-success-inc/

From MilpitasBeat.com, June 19, 2019, by Rhoda Shapiro: Based in the Sobrato Center for Nonprofits in Milpitas, Teen Success, Inc. is making a tremendous impact in our community.

Not only is it empowering young moms to graduate from high school, but it’s breaking down the stigma associated with teen motherhood, while also helping to lift families out of poverty.

In our country, only 38% of teen moms graduate from high school. However, Teen Success, Inc. has a 93% graduation rate among teen moms who take their program.

In Episode 2 of our new podcast, The Bay Area Beat, we interviewed Diana Heinrich, the Communications and Marketing Manager for Teen Success, Inc, along with Sofia Jaquez, a young mom whose life has been transformed by completing the program and graduating from high school.

You can listen to their inspiring story below…

http://milpitasbeat.com/podcast-interview-with-diana-heinrich-and-sofia-jaquez-from-teen-success-inc/

In the News: Empowering Voices, January 2019

1/15/2019

MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Karin Kelly, Executive Director Teen Success, Inc.

Recently, I was talking with some young mothers in our Teen Success Fresno Program (which is implemented in partnership with Fresno Barrios Unidos) and one participant, April, said she didn’t know where she would be without Teen Success, Inc. and the support of her Advocate. She said she wouldn’t be where she is now - close to graduating high school and planning to apply for the Teen Success, Inc. Scholarship Program.

Every time I talk with our participants, I am in awe of their determination and resilience. They are strong, motivated young women who are working hard to break the cycle of poverty and give their children bright, positive futures. I am so moved by their passion to continue their education and ensure their children are thriving.

As I was leaving our Fresno visit, one of our program graduates, Elice, told me, “Keep raising that money so more moms can be a part of this!”

The mission of Teen Success, Inc. is to help underserved teen mothers and their children become educated, self-sufficient, valued members of society.

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Sobrato Center for Nonprofits
508 Valley Way, Milpitas, CA 95035

Main: (408) 263-8330
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