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Growing Up & Raising Up is the story of a teenager who became a mother during her freshman year in high school and how she managed to learn to be a mom and a successful high school student.

Teen pregnancies and motherhood are things that are part of almost all schools and communities. In this episode of Voices del Valle, one teen mother will share her unfiltered discussion of becoming a mother at the age of 15. She will also share how she graduated from high school with a 4.0 GPA and continued her success into adulthood.

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CREDITS

Episode 110: Growing Up & Raising Up

Growing Up & Raising Up was written and hosted by: Grace Navarro and Casey Davilos

Edited and produced by: Dr.Thomas Tacke

Theme by: Grace Navarro and Casey Davilos

Music by: SpartanSound Productions

Technical and operational support provided by KPBS Technical Producer / Sound Designer, Adrian Villalobos, and KPBS Producer, Julio Ortiz Franco. - Lisa Jane Morrisette is KPBS Director of Audio Programming and Operations.

This programming is partially made possible in part by the KPBS Explore Content Fund.