Nov 28, 2018 | Adolescent Family Life Program, Health Services
Tears fill Brenda’s eyes as she looks across at her former case manager Iselda. “I feel like she was the only person that really cared about me. She made me feel wonderful. She made me feel special.” Brenda smiles before she continues, “Once a...
Jul 9, 2018 | Adolescent Family Life Program, Health Services
Four hours into a late night visit to the Reedley Hospital emergency room, a doctor told Elvira and her family the news. “I already knew I was pregnant but I just didn’t tell anybody.” The pain that had brought the 14-year-old to the hospital was due...
Jul 6, 2018 | Adolescent Family Life Program, Health Services
Eryka Hale would describe herself as a “normal teenage girl with big dreams.” At eighteen years old, she aspires to one day be a labor and delivery nurse.Hale, however, has one big factor that separates her from other “normal teenage girls.” Her daughter, 15-month-old...
Jan 9, 2018 | Adolescent Family Life Program, Health Services
Henry Arenas and his family moved to Fresno for his Freshman year of high school. The oldest of three children, Henry would describe himself as a simple kid “just worried about school, good grades, and maintaining a good GPA.” At just 16 years old, his life changed...
May 22, 2017 | Adolescent Family Life Program, Health Services
Fresno EOC Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP) received notification from the California Department of Public Health Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division that they are one of 19 counties throughout the state who was awarded with funding through June 2020....
May 22, 2017 | Adolescent Family Life Program, Health Services
Genevieve is about to graduate from a mainstream high school in June. But the path to graduation was not an easy one because Genevieve is a teen parent. About a week before she found out that she was pregnant during her junior year of high school, she broke up with...