Purpose and goals of the organization
Mommy & Me goal is to offer a family support system for basic needs including free childcare, to low-
income single parents while they are completing their full-time education and becoming
independent members of society. To support single parents that want to further their education and
supply scholarships to assist with tuition costs.
Statistical facts and figures
Only 40 percent of teen mothers finish high school. Fewer than 2 percent finish college
by age 30.
Huntsville trails among the five large metros with just 23 percent of families headed
by single moms.
31 percent of single mothers ages 25 and older held a bachelor's degree or higher,
compared with 54 percent of comparable married mothers and 40 percent of
comparable women overall
Young women who give birth while attending a community college are 65 percent less
likely to complete their degree than women who do not have children during that time.
approximately 13.6 million single parents in the United States