Teen dads need support. A new program guides them through fatherhood

“The overarching goal is to make sure they realize their life doesn’t stop just because they’re a teen father,” said James Hogue, the founder of Dad Prep Academy.

By Anna Spoerre, for Missouri Independent

Tyreque Carter held his 2-month-old son, outfitted in a festive Christmas onesie, as he congratulated another soon-to-be teen father on his gender reveal: a girl.

They were among several students at DeLaSalle High School in Kansas City who filed into their seats as they...