In 1990, Rochester made a “top-city” list. But it wasn’t for best restaurants, quality of life, or employment opportunities. Out of 7,730 teenage girls ages 15 to 19, nearly 1,000 had babies. That distinguished Rochester as having the highest teen-pregnancy rate in the state and one of the highest in the country. Most of the […]
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When boys become fathers
When Kenneth Howard’s girlfriend told him she was pregnant and that he was the baby’s father, he didn’t believe it. He was only 15 at the time. “It was so difficult,” he says. “Me and her, all we did was fight. We fought a lot, and I just had a hard time with it at […]
