The Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent program is an alternative school in Jefferson County that serves pregnant and parenting students.

But the goal isn't just to get these moms through high school.

Yesterday, it held a college and career fair to inspire these young parents to go after dreams they never thought they could accomplish.

The population of tap students are either current teenage mothers or their expected mothers.

A lot of students are very excited that they're here.

A lot of them realize that there are a lot more options than just a community college.

There are certainly four year colleges as well.

And we do have a few first generation college attendees.

They'll be coming through here, through our students.

So a lot of this might be new information as well.

I didn't really have hope that I would even finish high school just because my baby well, I'm doing well.

I'm pregnant.

I'm not I don't I'm not a mom yet, but it's just I didn't really have hope that I would finish high school.

The initial thought was, oh, my God, my life is over because I always I already was doing well in school at the time.

My family life wasn't good.

And then that a pregnancy on top of all of that just felt like, oh my God, what is God doing to me?

Like, it was really, really bad.

But eventually, you know, family wise, I got to talk it out with them.

We came to a mutual agreement or understanding, and it all got a little bit better seeing the seniors, some of them having turned around from being, you know, maybe a bit behind and then graduating at the end.

They're getting this certificate and these awards.

It was really like inspirational.

And I had a few girls specifically that I looked up to a lot because they wanted to do medical things and they were thriving.

And I could see that I could also thrive as well, like they were.

And it was just really it was really nice feeling that.

They're not just looking for a jobs as a student or prospective college student.

They're also looking for jobs and more importantly, a career as a parent to help improve their family structure.

It does concern me about like the money or the money and then having to take care of a baby at the same time while still in school.

And yeah.

But overall, I do want to go to.

I do want to go to college.

I want to be my first one is ultrasound technician.

And I want to be in the nursing field.

So either that Nicki nurse or a laborer in delivery.

I've applied for WQ after speaking with their advisor.

WQ like a really good place for me and my child because they have child care on campus.

They have family housing on campus.

So it just has a lot of qualities that I like.

I feel like a lot of teen moms can lose hope.

As my friend said, I feel like it's hard sometimes with the baby and, you know, different things around you going on to think about to even have an optimistic attitude.

And I feel like just people coming in and showing us that these things are available to us to give us some sort of hope in allowing us to see other possibilities with our children.

I feel like it's really uplifting to a lot of people who may not have seen themselves in a situation like this, who who just needed a boost.

Don't think just because you are now a teen mom or where you're expecting that just your life is over because it's not.

I'm really grateful for that because that's the one.

They taught me that.

And they really helped me out a lot.

But just don't give up.

Keep going.

It's not.

It's not the end.

I promise.

TAP has around 65 students.

There is a daycare on site for the parents to bring their little ones during school hours.