Vision It’s
About Reaching Out To Others & Giving Something Back
Overview Students Without Mothers is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping high school students without mothers help themselves by empowering them to continue their education. In many cases, the mothers have passed away, but students will also be considered for assistance if their mothers are ill, incarcerated, or otherwise unable to provide the support and guidance young people need.
This life-affirming program is designed to be self-sustaining. Ultimately, people who benefit from Students Without Mothers will be asked to keep it going by providing peer counseling themselves. They will help others in the same way that they were once helped. Later, they might provide internships and financial contributions to help the next generation of Students Without Mothers.
SWM Story Mary Torrence, who knows all about the challenges of growing up without a mother, founded students Without Mothers. Mary lost her mother when she was just 14 years old. As Mary cleaned her high school principal’s home to earn money for her class ring, she made a promise to herself: when she became successful, she would work hard to help other young people in similar situations.
Mary was recently reminded of that promise when her own daughter made her aware of a student in a similar situation. This student, whose mother had also passed away, was cooking meals at home and selling them to other students to fund her college application fees. Mary was inspired to do something about it--and founded Students Without Mothers.
