by Tosha | Feb 1, 2019 | News
February is recognized as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month! About 1-in-10 teens who have been on a date have also been physically, sexually, emotionally or verbally abused by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the last year. Many organizations use this month to raise... by Tosha | Nov 1, 2018 | Team Updates
Thrive has been awarded its first ever federal grant! Thrive is a 2018 recipient of a two-year “Tier 2” grant for teen pregnancy prevention through the US Health and Human Services Department / Office of Adolescent Health. This grant will enable Thrive and three of...
by Tosha | Aug 15, 2018 | News
Even if your kids are lucky enough to be in a school district that offers a relatively comprehensive program (count your blessings; some states focus solely on abstinence-only lessons or offer no sex ed at all), you’re still responsible for educating them, too. With...
by Tosha | Aug 9, 2018 | Press Release
As a mother at just 17 years of age, Leslie Marban of Oklahoma City has a tough road ahead. The statistics make that abundantly clear. Only about 50 percent of teen mothers earn a high school diploma. Leslie, who gave birth to her daughter last month and who was...
by Tosha | Aug 5, 2018 | News
Katie Morgan, a teen parent coordinator for Oklahoma City Public Schools, is pictured Aug. 2 in her office at U.S. Grant High School. [Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman] The student was nervous when she tapped on Katie Morgan’s door. Her period was a week late....
