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Voices of Children Raised by Single Mothers

These voices are living proof that while the system often failed, the strength of their mothers never did.

Each testimony honors the courage of mothers who fought battles no child should have watched, but whose bravery shaped children into leaders, fighters, and survivors.
This is the legacy of single motherhood: not brokenness, but triumph.

Their words carry the weight of what it means to grow up under the shadow of abandonment — and to rise beyond it.

"She made it possible with the impossible. That’s what single mothers do."

Alicia Keys, Grammy-winning artist, speaking about her single mother (Interview: CBS Sunday Morning, 2019)

“My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. Everything I am, I owe to my mother.”

George Washington (America’s first president, raised largely by a single mother after his father's death)

Jasmin, 13 | Florida | Child, never-married household

“They say I’m worth less because Dad was never there.”

Born from sacrifice. Raised by resilience

“It wasn’t about what we didn’t have — it was about what she made sure we never felt missing.”

Gabrielle Union, actress and advocate, raised by a single mother for parts of her childhood (Memoir: We’re Going to Need More Wine, 2017)

Facts About Abandonment

Voices of Children Raised by Single Mothers

These voices are living proof that while the system often failed, the strength of their mothers never did.

“They say I’m worth less because Dad was never there.”

Born from sacrifice. Raised by resilience

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