{"id":83932,"date":"2016-01-06T12:45:08","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T17:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=83932"},"modified":"2016-01-06T14:02:33","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T19:02:33","slug":"next-step-ministry-serves-teen-moms-who-already-chose-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/next-step-ministry-serves-teen-moms-who-already-chose-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The next step: Ministry serves teen moms who already chose life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><em>We asked her not to abort her child. Now what?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-83952 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/TMCI-Featured-669x446-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Teen moms - TMCI\" width=\"269\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/TMCI-Featured-669x446-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/TMCI-Featured-669x446.jpg 669w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/>This is the question that <a href=\"http:\/\/tmcint.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Teen Mother Choices International<\/a> (TMCI) aims to answer, specifically when it comes to teenage mothers.<\/p>\n<p>The organization works with teen moms who are parenting with\u00a0\u201ca baby on their hip.&#8221; Teen Mother Choices (TMC) was formed in 1989, and Teen Mother Choices International (TMCI) was established\u00a0in 2007 to use their expertise to train and equip churches to help care for these teen mothers.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/91539408\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"A teen mom made the choice to parent ... Now WHAT?\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tmcint.org\/Christa-March\" target=\"_blank\">Christa March<\/a>,\u00a0founder and president of TMCI, noted that \u201cthe most difficult thing that we have to go through is to wake up people to the fact that teenagers are not eternally pregnant. They will give birth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Live Action News author\u00a0Kristi Burton Brown wrote a\u00a0<a href=\"\/news\/standing-with-teen-moms-a-needed-outreach-of-the-pro-life-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\">detailed piece<\/a> about TMCI, including March\u2019s background prior to founding the ministry.)<\/p>\n<p>According to March, the idea for the program came in early 1988 when she was pregnant with her son.\u00a0As she walked\u00a0through the shopping mall during a school day, she noticed girls pushing baby strollers. It was evident to her that\u00a0they were not childcare providers, but the children&#8217;s mothers.<\/p>\n<p>In the food court, March spoke with 20 teen moms for about two hours. She was shocked by how much these girls wanted to talk with\u00a0somebody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasically I was crying as I left the mall and saying to myself, \u2018I\u2019ve asked those girls not to abort their children, but I\u2019ve never given one thought as to what happens to them afterwards,\u2019\u201d March said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-500w-6.jpg\" alt=\"Teen moms - TMCI\" width=\"500\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-500w-6.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-500w-6-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>March contacted local, state and federal organizations to find out what organizations\u00a0existed solely to serve teenage moms who had given birth to their children and chosen to parent them. She was shocked to find that there wasn\u2019t a single one at the time (1988-1989).<\/p>\n<p>According to a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.childtrends.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/child_trends-2010_01_22_FS_diplomaattainment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">study<\/a> by Child Trends research center published in 2010,\u00a0teenage mothers are\u00a0less likely than other young women to receive a high school diploma by the time they are 22 years old. Nearly nine in 10 (89 percent) young women who did not give\u00a0birth as teenagers receive a high school diploma before age\u00a022. Roughly one in two (51 percent) teen mothers earn\u00a0a high school diploma by that same age.<\/p>\n<p>The prospects for young teen mothers is even more stark. The same Child Trends study found that just 38 percent of young women who have a child before age\u00a018 receive a high school diploma by the time they are 22, compared with 60 percent who have their first child at age\u00a018 or 19.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-600w-1.png\" alt=\"Teen moms - TMCI\" width=\"600\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-600w-1.png 600w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-600w-1-300x252.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Girls between ages 13 and 23 who are part of a TMCI program are required to go back to school to work toward at least their high school education, and must maintain a \u201cC\u201d average.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t care if they choose to go to traditional school or night school or work for their GED, as long as they\u2019re able to get their high school education,\u201d said March. \u201cAnd we will do anything that we can do on our end to make sure that they are able to do that \u2013 whether that means help them with transportation, help them with child care \u2013 whatever it takes to get them to get their education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TMCI\u2019s services that\u00a0make it possible for girls to go back to school is\u00a0what often draws girls to their program. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s a stretch to say that 100 percent of [girls entering the TMCI program] haven\u2019t graduated from high school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-500w-3.jpg\" alt=\"Teen moms - TMCI\" width=\"500\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-500w-3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-500w-3-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nThis was the case for Laura Castillo, who was 16 years old when she gave birth to her daughter Rain\u2014now 18 years old\u2014and entered into a Teen Mother Choices program in Gurnee, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for TMCI, there\u2019s no way I would have finished high school,\u201d said Castillo, who described working 52 hours a week between two jobs while attending high school. \u201cI just couldn\u2019t afford day care and going to school and then all the other things that came along with having to take care of a kid at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Castillo now works in finance for a hospital products company and runs her own business, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/WhisperingRainC\" target=\"_blank\">Whispering Rain Creations<\/a>, on the side. She has two more children, a girl and a boy.<\/p>\n<p>As someone who at the time was \u201cvery anti-religion of any kind,\u201d Castillo was initially turned off by the Christian ministry. She said that although she disagrees with some aspects of the program, for the most part it was a positive experience. She and March remain friends to this day.<\/p>\n<p>March believes that the church is the best place for teen moms to get help. She said that her \u201cdriving force now is to wake up churches to say: \u2018We can do this. We can take care of this people group.\u2019 Because schools can\u2019t figure out how to do it. Government agencies can\u2019t figure out how to do it. But we do \u2013 we know we have the answers and we have all the resources that she needs. We can do this. We could make an impact in our communities, specifically in the lives of teenage moms and their children if we decided to reach out to help them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-500w-8.jpg\" alt=\"Teen moms - TMCI\" width=\"500\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-500w-8.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-500w-8-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Castillo said the leader of the Gurnee, Illinois office at the time, whom she contacted while pregnant with Rain, was the first person to congratulate her. Castillo explained further: \u201c[She] seemed legitimately excited about, you know, being able to help me and the path that I was choosing. And for me that was huge because it was the very first person that was like, \u2018Yeah, you can do this.\u2019 And everybody there had that mentality that it didn\u2019t matter kind of what background you were from or what you were going through, that you could do this. So that was an amazing thing to have in my life at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In terms of specific services that TMCI offers, Castillo said the most significant was the financial support, as they paid for a licensed day care provider for girls in the program meeting the education and work requirements. \u201cWithout that, there is no way at sixteen making minimum wage I would have been able to afford daycare to continue to go to high school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TMCI focuses on helping the girls navigate and balance what they describe as the five life roles of a teenage mom: teenager, mother, student, employee and seeker. At least one of these topics is addressed each week at life skills workshops, taught by local church volunteers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-84006 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-5-Life-Roles-1.png\" alt=\"Teen moms - TMCI\" width=\"497\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-5-Life-Roles-1.png 497w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-5-Life-Roles-1-297x300.png 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/>Castillo recalled life skills workshops on various topics, from general car maintenance to creating a budget and balancing a checkbook to becoming certified in infant CPR.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to how people can best help teen moms, Castillo shared:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Mainly, don\u2019t judge something that you don\u2019t understand. Obviously this girl gave birth for a reason. She\u2019s taking the responsibility to take care of the child that she created, which is huge. I mean, there are adults that don\u2019t even do that. So for a child to take on that responsibility? That is an amazing person.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">And I think they deserve to be treated with respect and not kind of scorned in shame, which is a lot of what our society puts on teen parents. You assume that they\u2019re a bad kid or, you know, \u2018Oh, they goofed up.\u2019 Well, obviously they didn\u2019t plan to get pregnant but it happened and they\u2019re taking responsibility and that\u2019s \u2013 I think that\u2019s amazing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Castillo noted that every teen mother needs something different, but that they all need support.\u00a0She added that sharing personal knowledge as a parent, being available to answer questions and offering financial help like money and gift cards are also helpful to teenage mothers.<\/p>\n<p>Girls in a TMCI program are connected with a mentor, who helps the young mother plan goals and often provides additional support and advice.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83988\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-500w-4.jpg\" alt=\"Teen moms - TMCI\" width=\"500\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-500w-4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-500w-4-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While the girls have already given birth when they enter the program, March believes abortion rates might be lower if girls knew about organizations like TMCI. She said that while working with moms who aborted their first child and then gave birth to the second, \u201cWe often hear, \u2018If I would have known about you guys before, I would not have aborted my first child.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that adoption is often overlooked, and so they think if they can\u2019t support a child, then they must abort him or her.<\/p>\n<p>March also believes that helping girls who chose to give life is the next step of the pro-life movement.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-600w-2.png\" alt=\"Teen moms - TMCI\" width=\"600\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-600w-2.png 600w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Teen-Mom-Quote-600w-2-300x252.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to March, for many years pregnancy resource centers did not refer girls to Teen Mother Choices. But she pointed out that that is all starting to change. Two of TMCI\u2019s programs are housed at pregnancy resource centers \u2013 one in Salem, Missouri, and one in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>She hopes to see greater collaboration between the organizations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[&#8230;] Pregnancy care centers do an incredible job in helping teenage girls that find themselves pregnant, and find resources [\u2026] to help them,\u201d said March. \u201cWe do the next step. And if we could just link arms, I think we could accomplish a whole lot more in the pro-life movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While TMCI does not work with pregnant teens, they refer girls to pregnancy resource centers. \u201cWe always, if a pregnant teen calls us \u2013 any of our offices \u2013 the first thing we do is find out where she\u2019s located and is she close enough to a pregnancy resource center, or pregnancy care center, because that\u2019s where she\u2019s going to get the best help,\u201d said March.<\/p>\n<p>March\u2019s love and respect for teenage moms comes from a personal place. March aborted her first child as a teenager, and described finding redemption through Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy abortion \u2013 I take responsibility for my abortion. I did that. That was my choice,\u201d said March. \u201cBut I believe, because I believe that our God is a redeeming God, I believe that He takes our absolute worst mistakes and turns them into the most beautiful things when we give them to Him. I view my abortion as my scar on my life that could have just been a scar, but God allowed it to become actually a beauty mark because I don\u2019t know if I had not gone through this abortion, if I would really have the love and respect that I have for teenage moms today. So God took something really bad and turned something good out of it. [\u2026] Am I proud of my abortion? Nope. Not in the least bit. But am I glad that God could do something good with it? Absolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We asked her not to abort her child. Now what? This is the question that Teen Mother Choices International (TMCI) aims to answer, specifically when it comes to teenage mothers. 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