Christian Family Services Ministry

4-14-2016 – A Word to the wise: Nationally much higher poverty rates are seen among single-parent and out-of-wedlock families. The price is not only paid by the mother and the children, but by society as well. Approximately half of all single mother families receive some type of cash assistance during the year, and a higher percentage receives non-cash transfers such as food stamps and Medicaid (U.S. Bureau of the Census 1993).