Giving Hope To The Hopeless People

Green head foundation is a tax exempt, nonprofit organization dedicated to the support and education of single moms and their children, as well as other charitable causes. The aim of Green Head Foundation is to provide opportunities to these kids that they otherwise would not have. However, the need is far greater than what the Foundation can do. Here are single-parent household statistics in the United States today: 1 in 4

Today 1 in 4 children under the age of 18 — a total of about 17.2 million — are being raised without a father and almost half 40% live below the poverty 7 in 10

7 in 10 children living with a single mother are poor or low income, compared with less than a third of children living in other types of families.

24% of the 75 million children under the age of 18 live in a single-mother family

The United States has the highest percentage of single-parent households

Of all single-parent families, the most common are those headed by divorced or separated mothers (58%) followed by never-married mothers (24%) Adults and children in single-parent households are at risk for adverse health outcomes, including mental illness (e.g. substance abuse, depression, suicide)and unhealthy behaviors (e.g. smoking, excessive alcohol use).

21 Million

In the United States today, there are nearly 13.6 million single parents raising over 21 million children. Single fathers are far less common than singlemothers, constituting 16% of single-parent families.