Teen pregnancy and education collide in Liberal Kansas teens story
In Liberal Kansas a 19 year old single mother and her 20 year old boyfriend reflect on teen pregnancy. She delayed college after becoming pregnant at 17 while a high Latino population in the area ties to higher teen birth rates. Experts urge broader contraceptive options and better health care access to support teen reproductive health.
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Claudia Rivera
Liberal
Jesus Varela
Varela
Rivera
Fabian
Dollar General
Valera
Southwest
Kansas
Dodge City
Garden City
Mexico
Romina Barral
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City
Barral
Juntos
Liberal High School
Mirena
Guilamo-Ramos
Summer playground program offers adventure for kids
The Garden City Recreation Commission runs an eight to ten staffed summer program at Finnup Park Scout Park and East Garden Village with daily activities games arts and crafts and nutritious meals. It is free for children 12 and younger and includes Books on the Bus stops. More than 161 children joined this year with themes and guest speakers from fire and police departments. The program ran June 1 to July 23 and is funded in part by eight five hundred through United Way.
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GCRC
United Way
Finnup Park
Scout Park
East Garden Village
Rita Diaz
Ruby
Diaz
Washington
Garden City Recreation Commission
Recreation Commission
Gcrec.com
Finney County
Salvation Army
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney and Kearny
Catholic Social Service
Communities In
Community Day Care Center, Inc
Family Crisis Services, Inc
Garden City Family Ymca
Garden City Area
The
American Red Cross
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland
Kansas Children’s Service League
Meals On Wheels
Miles of Smiles
Real Men Real Leaders
Russell Child Development Center
Santa Fe Trail Council
Boy Scouts of America
Building Blocks
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association
Spirit of the Plains, Casa, Inc
United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas
United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries
Seeds of Hope Jail
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Vincent Guilamo-Ramos
New York University
Esther Honia
Fire Department
Police Department
Mark Nelson
Marvin Anicker
American State Bank
American State Bank & Trust Company
Great Bend
Holcomb
Larned
Macksville
St. John
Igam State Bancs
I Cruz
Jesus Lozoya
Whippersnappers
NMS OO al -Wa Am Wey Lie
McA Ng
St. Catherine
Hospital
Centura Health
Colorado
Stcatherinehosp.org
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