How much money do the girls in the College bound Sisters make to stay not-pregnant?”
This is an interesting story out of Greensboro, NC; a group called College Bound Sisters is paying young girls 12-18 years old $1 dollar a day to not get pregnant. College Bound Sisters was founded at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro by a woman named Hazel Brown. Hazel Brown, a maternity nurse, thought there were too many young girls getting pregnant; so she decided to do something about it. She decided to create College Bound Sisters and set up a pretty unique program. Girls who participate in the program earn $1 dollar a day if they remain pregnancy free. Along with remaining not pregnant, they are also required to attend weekly meetings. The program is funded by a four year grant from the state of North Carolina as well as private donors. The goal of the program is multi-facetted. “Our three goals are that they avoid pregnancy, graduate from high school and enroll in college,” Brown said. If one of the participants drops out or gets pregnant, her money is then split ev
