Resilience Stories of Single Black Mothers

Simone:
I felt like my world was coming to an end. I had no parents around, no family at all... I was still in that feeling where I was trying to figure out who I am.

Nancy:
I feel so blessed in my life... that my children are healthy, and that we have this stability. But it takes a lot to maintain that... and nobody sees the disarray going on in your head...

Gloria:
I think that [single mothers] first have to define who they are, what they want out of life and what they want for their children... They are not their situation. Their goals are made from who they are and what they want and not from what people say about them.