Pictured is David Sabir, supervisor for Harriet Tubman Express, pregnancy prevention program of the health
department.Only a few weeks after the Harriet Tubman Express shut down, a group is trying to find a way to restart the coed teen pregnancy prevention program.
“We’re in the process of putting together a coalition to reopen somewhere in the city,” said David Sabir, who formerly led the pregnancy prevention program that ended after Hamilton County budget cuts in June.
“We’re looking for partners. We know how to do the Express, but what we’ve got to do now is come up with a funding concept,” he said.
Sabir, Chattanooga Housing Authority officials and parents of former Express participants have a meeting set for Thursday to discuss ideas.
“We want to do some deep thinking because we want to make sure we don’t get caught in the same way again,” Sabir said. “If we can set up a way where we can finance ourselves, then we can stay viable in the community.”