Teen Pregnancy Prevention

By: Kate Riley

"But teen pregnancy is a real problem, and it requires real solutions, not political jockeying. It is particularly acute among teens living in poverty. The Children's Aid Society has worked for years to address the issue and with our Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program (CAS-Carrera) we have seen real results."

Richard Buery, President and CEO of The Children's Aid Society

Love – and the art of the deal -- is in the air at the Academy for Scholarship and Entrepreneurship (ASE), where industrious participants in The Children’s Aid Society's Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program (CAS-Carrera) have launched a small business through “Job Club.”

The National Center for Health Statistics recently released the findings from data collected by the National Survey of Family Growth examining the percentages of male and females ages 15 to 19 who have received sexual education.