Single Parent Epidemic

Sadly, more and more children are growing up with only one parent in the home. Often times that single parent is their mother. Statistics show that 67% of African American children in the United States are growing up in a single parent household, and two thirds of those homes have a African American woman providing for her family all alone. This is an alarming epidemic. When compared to Non Hispanic White families in the United States whose children are growing up in single parent households at a 24% rate you can see the lack of fathers in the black community is a huge problem. The quality time that children are missing out on with their fathers is priceless, and as fathers we never get that time back. The single mothers out thre do an outstanding job raising their children and should be commended for all that they do. Men, we must do better for our children. We cannot continue to think its OK to not be there and leave the job of both father and mother to one person. The joy you can receive from eating dinner with your children, playing catch with your son, or having a tea party with your daughter is limitless. 


Single Parent Stats by Race - Data provided by National Kids Count Program

United States
Non-Hispanic White	24%
Black or African American	67%
American Indian	53%
Asian and Pacific Islander	16%
Hispanic or Latino	40%
Total	34%