Teen Pregnancy- 1. 1 in 3 teens will be pregnant by age 19.
2. Teen pregnancy cost US tax payers 9 billion dollars a year.
3. More than 750,000 will become pregnant this year.
Homelessness- 1.50% of homeless people live in cars.
2.30% have been homeless for 2 years
3. One in four homeless men are veterans.
Anti-Racism- 1.There are more black men in prison then in college.
2. Blacks are less likely to get a callback with a criminal record.
3. Whites make more money then blacks.
Poverty- 1. 30 million people die a year of hunger.
2. 21% of children are living in poverty.
3. Every 3.6 seconds a person dies of huger.
Underage drinking and tobacco use- 1. Teen drinkers are more than likely going to adult drinkers.
2. 20% of males are addicted to smoking.
3. 1 out of 6 teens are regular smokers.
Bully- 1. 1 out of 20 student have been in a school with a gun.
2. 61% of shooting happen because home abuse.
3. 100,000 kids carry a gun to school.
Terrorism- 1. 2,918 were killed in the 9/11 terrorist attack.
2. 168 people were killed in an Oklahoma bombing.
3. Osama Bin laden was killed on May 2nd.
Poverty- 1. 30,000 children die each day of hunger.
2. 1.7 billion people lack access to clean water.
3. WV is ranked 4th in poverty.
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