Facts about Service Over Self Youth
- 100% Graduation rate.
- Zero percent of SOS active youth become pregnant.
- 40 families served each month through our efforts at local Food Drives.
- 241 gallons of trash collected through our monthly Adopt-A-Spot event.
Facts about Georgetown County Youth
- 129 teen pregnancies ages 14 – 19 for the year 2004
(South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy 2006)
- 28% of children in Georgetown County live in poverty.
Source: Kids Count 2002
- Georgetown County has a 39% dropout rate.
Source: My SC Schools 2002
- 15 cases of AIDS/HIV reported in 2004. (SCCPTP 06)
*Includes all age groups, no specific data on teens available.
- 115 Reported cases of Gonorrhea in 2004 (SCCPTP 06)
*Includes all age groups, no specific data on teens available.
- 299 reported cases of Chlamydia in 2004(SCCPTP 06)
*Includes all age groups, no specific data on teens available.
Facts about South Carolina Youth
- 9,543 teen pregnancies ages 14 – 19 for the year 2004
(South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy 2006)
- 891 Reported cases of AIDS/HIV in 2004 (SCCPTP 06)
* Includes all age groups, no specific data on teens available.
- 9,588 Reported cases of Gonorrhea in 2004 (SCCPTP 06)
*Includes all age groups, no specific data on teens available.
- 20,116 reported cases of Chlamydia in 2004 (SCCPTP 06)
*Includes all age groups, no specific data on teens available.
- Every hour a public school student is suspended from school. Source: My SC Schools 2002
- Every two hours a baby is born at a low birth weight. Source: SC DHEC 2003
- Every two hours a public school student is expelled from school. Source: My SC Schools 2002
- Each time a teen in our state gives birth, it costs our tax payers over $21,900 a year.
Source: SC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy 2003
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