Library program created for teen parents

1. A Focus on the Future for Teen parents and their Children YES YOU CAN! Nancy E. Fay & Dawn R. Mehan In cooperation with Cheryl Jurgens & Molly Mrozowski for Hamilton East Public Library

2. • Only 30 percent will receive a high school diploma or GED • Only 1.5 percent has a college education by age of 30 • 80 percent will end up on welfare Teenage Moms Their Children • On average born prematurely and with lower birth weight • Suffer more health problems • Perform poorly in school • At greater risk of abuse and neglect • Sons are 13 percent more likely to end up in prison • Daughters are 22 percent more likely to become teen mothers • 5 times more likely to be on welfare

3. Hamilton County is one of the fastest growing in the nation with a 625% increase in population 1960 = 40,132 2000 = 182,740 2006 = 250,979 32% of the population of Fishers and Noblesville is under the age of 18 6.4% higher than the state of Indiana = 6,313,520 children 7.2% higher than the USA as a whole USA Indiana Hamilton County Fishers/Noblesville = 6,313,520 = 35,698 2005-2006 estimates, http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/ 24.8% 25.6% 29.2% 32.0%

4. The structural nature of human capital and its relationship with poverty Human capital as structural vulnerability of US, Equal Opportunities International http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/02610150710726516 Self-Esteem Distress Dissatisfaction Conflict Unhappiness Child’s Education Economic hardship is particularly problematic when it is of long duration or when it occurs during adolescence. Juliana M. Sobolewski and Paul R. Amato University of Notre Dame, Pennsylvania State University In a nutshell Education and Economic Factors Influence Future Well-being

13. YES WE CAN! A community focused on assistance to teen parents and their children in their quest to achieve their potential through knowledge. Special thanks to community leaders for their contribution: Debbie Driskell, Delaware Township Trustee Jan McCrory, Assistant Delaware Township Trustee Anne Kenley, Director of Guidance, grades 9-12, Noblesville Schools Marli Howell, Director of Programs, Hamilton Centers Youth Service Bureau