Former teen mom creates A Girl Like Me non-profit to mentor and pay it forward
By Hilary Golston and David Komer online producer
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Former teen mom creates non-profit to help and mentor young girls
A former teenage mother is now paying it forward to help other young girls in the same position with guidance for their future and their reproductive health. I ended up meeting a boy, we end up talking to each other, being with each other, and of course we had sex - I ended up getting pregnant and nobody knew, said Tyra Moore.
Moore was 15, pregnant and terrified to tell her mom, until just before she gave birth.
Detroit mom making a difference in other Michigan moms lives through A Girl Like Me, Inc. program
A Girl Like Me Inc.
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(WXYZ) â Every one of us has a unique story and a unique journey. And if we share it with others it can truly make a difference in someoneâs life.
That is what helping each other is all about.
Our Andrea Isom met a Detroiter who is doing just that. She became a mother when she was a teenager. Now sheâs extending her hand and heart to young moms so they can see what a girl just like them can be!