Tarsha M. Green is a native Houstonian and has a heart for teen moms because she, herself, became pregnant at age 14 giving birth to a baby boy at age 15. Although, she did not have support from her child’s father, she had a reliable support system which consisted of her mom, her sister and her stepdad. Even with the support of her family and conquering the trials of being a teenage mom, Ms. Green realized that there were many obstacles she would have had to face if it were not for the support she received from her family. With the families’ ongoing support, Ms. Green was able to finish school and made a career choice to enlist into the U.S. Army.
Years later, in 2021, Ms. Green traveled to Tanzania, Africa. There she saw teenage girls pregnant, excommunicated from their families, living homeless and uneducated. They were stigmatized by the communities as well as their peers. Ms. Green could only imagine the ultimate fate of these young mothers’ lives… they could end up with toxic behaviors, become sex workers to survive or worse end up exploited through human trafficking, addicted to drugs or infected with HIV/AIDS; even death. This is an enormous problem in both the United States and in Africa. This is why Ms. Green is compelled to give teen moms a fighting chance through the non-profit, charitable, efforts of F.I.T Teen Moms, Inc.