National Single Parent Day is March 21 — just one week away!
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Since we’re on a numbers kick, how about a few fast facts about single parents?
- 130,000 single parents — about two out of five families — in Arkansas are raising kids alone.
- 35% of single parents in Arkansas live below the poverty line compared to only 9% of married parents.
- From a recent survey of ASPSF scholarship recipients:
- 66% don’t receive court-ordered child support.
- 50% work full-time while in school.
- 100% are food insecure.
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