Children's Home "Dirty Laundry Project" Raises Awareness on Teen Pregnancy
By: WMBD/WYZZ TV Newsroom
Updated: May 2, 2012
PEORIA-Mannequin's were
coming alive today to raise awareness on teen pregnancy.
The children's home
staff and community members participated in the 5th annual "Dirty Laundry
Project" public awareness campaign.
Participants were
drawing attention to the consistently high rate of teen pregnancies in Peoria County.
The "mannequin's" held signs
with the number 352 that represents the number of teens who gave birth in Peoria
County in 2011.
Events coordinator,
Jody Smith-Brown said, "It takes a village to raise a child. What we have to do
is as a community, step up and courageously step into the lives of young
people. We need to no longer look at parents as the sole providers of what's
good for children."
The people that participated
in the campaign were registered to win an i-Pod touch, and the first 100
participants were able to keep their t-shirts.
