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GENERATION AT RISK

GENERATION AT RISK. Of Xxxxxxx County. 1 OUT OF 4 AMERICAN CHILDREN LIVE IN A SINGLE PARENT HOME. 39.3% of children living in single mother homes live below the national poverty line.

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GENERATION AT RISK

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  1. GENERATION AT RISK Of Xxxxxxx County

  2. 1 OUT OF 4 AMERICAN CHILDREN LIVE IN A SINGLE PARENT HOME

  3. 39.3% of children living in single mother homes live below the national poverty line. 49% of SPSF applicants receive government assistance: HUD Housing, food stamps, childcare assistance, and/or Medicare.

  4. Arkansas ranks 46th in the USA in the percentage of children who are poor. 1 in 5 Arkansas children under age 18 is poor.

  5. 54% of applicant families receive child support The average received is $10 a day

  6. 46% of these children do not receive any child support.

  7. HEALTH INSURANCE 57% of the children of SPSF families depend upon ARKids First for Health Care. 53% of SPSF applicants do not have health insurance. 16% of the children have medical or learning disabilities

  8. Arkansas ranks in the top ten of states that are at risk for hunger. 12.6 % of all Arkansans are uncertain if they will have food each day.

  9. HUNGER 65% of the people served by food pantries in Arkansas are single parent families. 20% of SPSF students have used a food pantry to feed their children.

  10. Students & Hunger 34% use food stamps 23% have reduced portions or skipped meals 52% kids receive free school lunch

  11. Violent Crime Issues 73% have been emotionally abused 21% were battered by their ex-spouse 22% have been sexual abused 5% were victims of date rape 2% are raising a child that resulted from date rape 13% of students were abused as a child 7% were victims of a violent crime 31% of their children have experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse

  12. The United States is the world’s leader in fatherless families. US Census Bureau 1991

  13. 1 in 3 American children are being raised in a fatherless home.

  14. Fatherless children are five times more likely to be poor and ten times more likely to be extremely poor.

  15. 1 out of 5 American children have a learning, emotional or behavioral problem due to the family system changing.

  16. More than 50% of all American youth incarcerated for criminal acts lived in a single parent family when they were children.

  17. 76% of SPSF students work and go to school

  18. It costs more to send a four-year old to a childcare center than send a student to the University of Arkansas

  19. ACADEMICS 112 Students 5 4.0 GPA 69 3.0 or better GPA 27 have a 2.0 GPA 11 are new college students

  20. Applicants 20% GED 80% HS Diploma 41% are First Generation post secondary students

  21. Donated computers enable students to do homework at home with their children

  22. Individual donations of used cars provide critical transportation for students without a vehicle.

  23. 1984 to 2004 222 GRADUATES 24 Graduates 2004

  24. SPSF Mentors provide a caring, supportive friend in the community

  25. Workshops teach life skills that help students succeed.

  26. The most significant impact in a child’s life is the educational level of the mother.

  27. Please join us in building a brighter future for Arkansas single parents and their children

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