Mission Statement

At The Village a 501c3 nonprofit, our mission seeks to empower, support and enable teenage parents, ages 21 under and their children by connecting them to a supportive village to help navigate the changes they will face, the resources needed, and provide mentorship to impact their futures positively.


”A lot of people have gone a lot further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could.”

— Zig Ziglar

 

About the Founder

Leslie Olagunju Morris is a Detroit native that has been in the Philadelphia area for over 15 years. She is mother to four children: ranging in age from 21 to 7. As a teen parent herself, Leslie has navigated the challenges faced with teenage parenting and continuing your education. She currently works as an executive Marketing Professional and Adjunct Professor. She has over a decade of experience and has completed both her Undergraduate degree and MBA. Leslie has a passion for community work centered around families and empowering teen parents by encouraging them to live the life they truly want and deserve.
 
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Why The Village?

  • The children of teenage mothers are more likely to have lower school achievement and to dropout of high school, have more health problems, be incarcerated at some time during adolescence, give birth as a teenager, and face unemployment as a young adult.

  • Nearly 1,700 teens aged 15-17 give birth every week.

  • About 77% percent of teenage pregnancies are unplanned.

  • By age 30, only 1.5 percent of women who had pregnancies as a teenager have a college degree.

Hoffman SD. Kids Having Kids: Economic Costs and Social Consequences of Teen Pregnancy. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute Press; 2008.