Local Missions
Research has shown that investing in the education, training and leadership of women delivers high returns in terms of economic and social development. Some of the outcomes include lower infant and child mortality rates, disease prevention, higher incomes and productivity rates and broader economic growth. Healthy and educated communities in which all citizens have the opportunity to play a valuable and productive role helps create a stable and prosperous environment. Two major issues that affect women are poverty and violence. Our aim is to help women deal with these issues in a positive manner. Fresh Start for Single Mothers and their Children program is designed for single mothers from a variety of life situations: divorced, never married, widowed, adoptive single moms and grandmothers raising grandchildren alone. Although we have great respect for marriage unfortunately divorce and other similar situations have crept into our society, causing tremendous pain for the man, woman and children involved. Our aim is to help these women and children pick up the pieces of their broken lives and move towards the road to recovery. The program aims at providing an environment of positive support for single mothers and their children where they will find encouragement, education, spiritual enrichment, growth, hope for daily living and a positive future.
