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Let The Kids & Me help you as you help Single Mom Families.

The Kids & Me
Statement of Faith

video of need for ministry to single moms

Prayer
Requests

TheRE IS Urgent Need

for single parent Ministry. WHY?

The Sheer Number of Single Parents

and

their Children

As of 2019, almost 42% of babies born in North Carolina were born to Single Mothers. 1

In the area encompassing Mecklenburg County and the surrounding 10 counties (Union, Stanly, Cabarrus, Rowan, Iredell, Catawba, Lincoln, Gaston, Lancaster SC, and York SC), there are 72,000 Single Moms representing children 18 and younger.2

Statistics show that 2/3 of single mothers are unchurched. 3 Knowing the probability of a child receiving salvation decreases as a child gets older brings an intense sense of urgency to our effort. 4

As of 2019, almost 42% of babies born in North Carolina were born to Single Mothers. 1

Statistics show that 2/3 of single mothers are unchurched. 3 Knowing the probability of a child receiving salvation decreases as a child gets older brings an intense sense of urgency to our effort. 4

Potential
Effects
of
Single Parenthood on Children

The problems single moms face bear greatly on our community. Thirty-three percent of single mothers with children under 18 in Mecklenburg County live in poverty. 5 Along with poverty come higher rates of crime, violence, suicide, drugs, and incarceration.

According to a National Principals Association Report on the State of High Schools, 71% of all high school dropouts come from a single-parent family. 6

70% of gang members, teen suicides, teen pregnancies and teen substance abusers come from single mother homes. 7 70% of youth in state juvenile detention centers serving long sentences are raised by single mothers.8

The Call of the Church to the Widow & Orphan

"A church with a single moms’ ministry has a 58% higher chance of reaching and retaining single mothers from the community. Did you know that 65% of single moms’ who connect to a single moms’ ministry attend for more than 6 months?"9

"Some studies suggest that as many as 67% of single moms currently do not attend church--many citing fear of being judged as key. Of course we offer them food when they are hungry. We may occasionally perform a home repair or provide toys at Christmas. But do we stop there? Dare we open a Sunday school class exclusively for single moms? A Bible study? or even a full scale ministry?” 10

“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this:

to visit orphans and widows

in their affliction,

and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”

James 1:27

A Single Mom Ministry provided by your church...

Recognizes a part of the church – the Single Mom - which is often overlooked
Reaches out to unsaved Single Moms and their children
Casts a net to provide a path to salvation to children while they are young

Provides fellowship for Single Moms
Provides a place of networking for Single Moms
Serves Single Moms’ unique needs
Provides opportunity for Godly men to mentor boys without a present father
Delivers specific ministry for Single Moms most churches are unable to deliver alone
Provides a cost effective way of ministry
Promotes church membership

Want to talk
about it?
Give us a call
980-216-8841

The Kids & Me Can Help You

3-Minute Informational Video
now available for Pastors
to introduce The Kids & Me
to their congregation or
Church Leadership

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/mS2mfQ-RW80

The Kids & Me can provide support to your church family (no fees ever!) for establishing Single Mom ministry:

Video to share with your congregation about the need for Single Mom ministry and to recruit volunteers
Training for the women leading your ministry
Resources for the moms in your ministry
Promotion of your Single Mom ministry in the community

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Contact

Or...You can Help

The Kids & Me

If your church would rather partner with The Kids & Me than house its own Single Mom ministry, there are many opportunities to help Single Moms and their children:

Advertise the need for volunteers to your church family
Provide meeting space in our target area for Single Mom encouragement groups to study Biblical teaching on parenting, managing finances, & health and wellness