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Wisconsin Bill Claims Single Moms Cause Child Abuse by Not Being Married. Join Project Single Moms Worldwide in Speaking Out Against This Outrageous Accusation!
In Wisconsin, a state senator has introduced a bill aimed at penalizing single mothers by calling their unmarried status a contributing factor in child abuse and neglect.
 
Senate Bill 507, introduced by Republican Senator Glenn Grothman, moves to amend existing state law by "requiring the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board to emphasize nonmarital parenthood as a contributing factor to child abuse and neglect."  
 
The bill would require educational and public awareness campaigns held by the board to emphasize that not being married is abusive and neglectful of children, and to underscore "the role of fathers in the primary prevention of child abuse and neglect." Read more...
 
 
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Project Single Moms Worldwide, Inc. has issued an Open Letter to Senator Grothman to express our total disagreement and distaste of Senator Grothman's absurd judgment to equate child abuse with single mothers in America.   Read our response to Senator Grothman below.  We need you to speak out against his accusation that children of single mothers are likely to be abused by emailing Senator Grothman and expressing your disagreement with his proposed Bill 507.  We've made it easy for you!  Just click on the link below to let your voice be heard.  We will make sure Senator Grothman's hears your loud and clearly!  

 

 TELL SENATOR GROTHMAN WHAT YOU THINK! 

 

Thank you for speaking out.  Your voice matters and makes a difference in the lives of single mothers and their children in America.   

  

 

An Open Letter to Senator Grothman from Project Single Moms Worldwide, Inc.

As an organization committed to protecting and advancing progress for single mothers and their families, we write in to express our total disagreement and distaste for your proposed Senate Bill 507. The audacity to equate increased child abuse to children being raised by single mothers is absolutely absurd, not to mention the lack of validity to your stance on this bill.

 

Allow us to take this time to introduce you to Project Single Moms Worldwide, Inc. a volunteer-led national advocacy & empowerment movement designed to empower and engage single mothers in the areas of education, employment and entrepreneurship thus helping them to achieve economic self-sufficiency as well as financial security for their families. The movement strives to organize and create a unified voice for single mothers as well as to dispel negative myths and stereotypes by redefining the face and character of single mothers in America. We also work to speak out against abusive and ignorant commentary from misinformed, close-minded individuals who seek to further demean single mothers in America.

 

This grassroots movement is currently serving more than 2,700 single moms in forty-five (45) states in America and has also attracted the interest and participation of single moms from Australia, Kenya, Malaysia, Ghana, Switzerland, Albania, Greece, Germany and Jamaica.

 

While we understand that every person in America does not fully understand the uniqueness of single motherhood, we would encourage you to reach out beyond your four walls and begin to forge relationships with these women, in hopes that you gain a better understanding about the lives that your bill so eloquently degrades.

 

Project Single Moms Worldwide, Inc. will not stand in silence; we will continue to be a voice for single moms across the country, shedding truth on our story and fighting against injustice, outrageous accusations and all levels of ignorance that is specifically targeted against single mothers and their children in America.  

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About Project Single Moms Worldwide, Inc.

Created in 2007, PSM is a 501(c) 3 educational and self-development nonprofit organization based in Atlanta, GA. Our national programs are designed to empower and engage single moms in the primary areas of education, employment and entrepreneurship. Our core empowerment areas include: Pursuing Advanced Education; Employment; Parenting Skills & Support; Financial Literacy & Wealth Building; Health & Wellness (Mental, Emotional & Physical); Homeownership Attainment; Starting & Growing a Successful Business; and Personal Empowerment & Self-Development.   

 

As the nation's premier organization serving and advocating on behalf of single moms, we focus our efforts on creating opportunities and programs which give single mothers "A Hand Up" and not a hand out!  We also challenge and speak out against injustices which seek to demean and demoralize single mothers.   

 

We partner and promote opportunities and initiatives of community organizations with a shared mission of empowering women and girls.  This cross promotion expands our efforts to provide additional resources to single moms in our network and those served by our organization.   

 

Get Ready to "HIGH FIVE" Project Single Moms Worldwide, Inc. as we celebrate our 5th Anniversary in July 2012 

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