Local program supports young, expecting parents

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI (WSIL) -- Dancing with the Show Me Stars is right around the corner. For a second year in a row, News 3 This morning will ...

July 21, 2022
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI (WSIL) -- Dancing with the Show Me Stars is right around the corner. For a second year in a row, News 3 This morning will broadcast LIVE from Cape Girardeau on July 29th.The fun event acts as a fundraiser for the Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri, which is working to make a difference in the region. In Missouri, the teen birthrate is nearly 19 births per 1,000 females. That's for those aged 15 to 19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To help these young women navigate, the group offers the Missouri Mentoring Partnership.

Brooke Schlyer