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Options for Youth supports vulnerable adolescents in Chicago and helps themcreate positive options for their futures. Mission Options for Youthsmission is to expand opportunities for adolescents in underserved neighborhoods through programs that build upon the strengths and maximize the potential of each young person and help to break the cycle of poverty in their lives and communities. Supporting Chicagos Vulnerable Youth Through two intense programs Options for Youth focuses on helping firsttime adolescent mothers and adolescent male students make healthy lifestyle choicesbecome selfsufficient and maximize their potential. TheSubsequent Pregnancy Program helps firsttime adolescent mothers graduate from high school and become selfsufficient before deciding to have another child.