Our Community
What increases the chance of a child growing up in poverty?
If the mom gave birth as a teenager
If the parents were unmarried when the child was born
If the mom did not receive a high school diploma or GED
Read more about the community we serve below....
The Statistics
For every problem there is a solution, and our solution is Christ-centered! Single moms are overwhelmed and often feel defeated as they struggle to provide for their children. Without intervention, single moms will fall prey to the welfare system or get stuck on the Working Poverty Cycle, often resulting in intergenerational welfare use for years to come.
Our goal is to provide the resources and education necessary to equip and empower the moms so they can break the cycle, and live and model to their children an abundant life filled with hope.
2,547
young-mom births in Palm Beach County in 2015. In the same year, for the state of Florida it was 48,426.
10 million
single parent families with children under the age of 18, 80% were headed by single moms. (2025)
1/3
of single-mom led families are living in poverty, increasing vulnerability to homelessness.
62%
of single moms drop out of school before completing their education, less than 2% complete college by age 30.
80%
of dads walk away from any responsibility or pay less than $66 per month in child-support.
40%
of children living with mom only, live below the poverty line.
50% - 80%
of a single moms income is spent on housing expenses, and 1/3 on childcare.
$40,000
the national typical income for families led by a single-mom, 28% below poverty line. (2025)
The Solution
Without intervention from Hearts for Moms, the single moms feel hopeless, overwhelmed, unequipped and lost. Through hands-on-experience we have created and refined a full-circle strategy, designed to support moms through every stage of their personal, professional, and spiritual journey.
HFM serves moms with children under 18 years old.
HFM supplements the cost of housing, childcare, education, transportation, couseling, and other basic needs to empower mothers to complete their education and/or work full-time.
Skill-Development Classes include skills to better parent, monthly budgeting, attain job skills, set achievable goals, educational guidance, health and wellness and many more.
HFM assigns mentors and financial coaches to encourage and guide moms throughout their journey.
We empower single moms by teaching them parenting, financial and health and wellness skills to equip and empower them, become self-sufficient to provide for their children and break the working poverty cycle.
Through our Hearts for Kids initiative, children are also supported both practically, spiritually and emotionally.
"...I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." - John 10:10
Breaking the Cycle Starts Here
In our community, single moms face predictable headwinds: housing instability, missed work, financial pressure, kids sitting out of the very experiences that build confidence and resilience. Without targeted, specific support, today’s setbacks often become tomorrow’s statistics, passed from parent to child.
More than 1200 families are waiting. Your gift to Hearts for Moms and Hearts for Kids funds the true cycle-breakers: stable housing, childcare and transport that keep jobs, mentors, counseling and financial coaches that bring freedom and build skill, and real pathways to education and steady income. Give today, and change a family’s trajectory for generations to come.