It’s not just one problem that keeps single-parent families stuck. Often there is a confluence of issues that together prevent a single Mom or Dad from overcoming the financial burden of caring for a family today in our suburban community. Typically, in addition to lacking financial and material resources, they also struggle with spiritual and emotional issues, and also perhaps the psychological resolve to manage their current situation. It is estimated that there are more than 5,000 single mothers and another 8,000 women in a dysfunctional relationship or marriage, in the Greater Katy, Fulshear, and Richmond area alone! Short-term food and housing resources solve part of the problem. The whole problem requires a comprehensive programmatic response. This is where [...]

Every day at Katy Cares we are confronted by real life situations like this: A young mother who has experienced a lifetime of pain at just 25 years old. She has three children to care for, ages 5, 3, and 18 months, and no place to call home. She escaped a dysfunctional marriage with an abusive husband, who wants nothing do with her and their children. She will get very little support from him and must rely on the generosity of non-profits, her family, and friends to take care of her family. It doesn't take long to discover the scars of traumatic abuse and abandonment. Her existence is fragile, and her only concern is how to care for her [...]