06.25.2009 10:36 am
How will money fix teen pregnancy?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Teenage girls in North Carolina ages 12-18 are getting paid a dollar a day not get pregnant.
It’s part of a new program from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro aimed at keeping girls baby-free and in school. All the money a teen collects goes to a fund to pay for her college tuition.
The $75,000 a year program is funded by taxpayer dollars in the form of a grant from the state’s Department of Health and Human Services, according to Fox News. The program also includes 90-minute meetings every week and to participate, girls must have never been pregnant, be enrolled…
