A local nonprofit that started by distributing diapers and wipes to teen mothers has grown into a comprehensive support system.

Pretty Passionate Hands, which serves teen mothers and fathers ages 12 to 18 who have little to no adult supervision, recently opened a house that serves as their primary space for the families they support. The organization focuses on high-risk, at-risk, homeless or displaced youth.

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"Honestly, I feel like if I didn't join Pretty Passionate Hands, I probably wouldn't be the mother I am today," said Temiah Echols.

Echols' son just turned one in September. She joined Pretty Passionate Hands when she was 17 and pregnant.

"I thought my life was over," Echols said. "I don't really have any other teen mothers in my family or my friend group,

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