SPA was birthed at a ACW women’s retreat.  The need was apparent so we came up with solutions that would meet the needs that face many single parents today.  When the program was pitched we actually saw a need among us where SPA could help.

The mission of Single Parents Arise (SPA) is the pursuit of the following principles:

Commitment: SPA wants to inspire a desire for continuing education, strong interpersonal skills, and instill a sense of hope in the future.

Responsibility: The focus of SPA is to empower single parents with education, life skills and resources that will improve the lives of their families, their communities and assist them in establishing goals and following through.

Possibility: SPA wants to expand the perspective of single parents to make them aware of life’s possibilities and the effect it can have on future generations.

Support: An individual is dramatically influenced by their support system. SPA will offer single parents ongoing support.

Goal: To foster a commitment to single parents that will promote support, strong interpersonal skills and reassert a sense of hope in the future.

Only through education and personal relationships can a sense of individual responsibility be reestablished. This will give single parents the commitment to follow through on the path to independence with a sense of pride and accomplishment.