Breaking the cycle

One of the great things I remember in my childhood was being able to wake up every morning and having my father in the house. It does take a village to raise a child but in the same breath it takes a man to raise a man. There are certain things that happens in a young man's life that he cannot talk about with his mother. In no way, shape, or form is that a slight on the single mother. the single mother has unfortunately become the only stable parent in a lot of our homes. That forces mothers to be fathers along with their motherly duties. This is a cycle that needs to be broken, the mothers should be applauded for our their work, but as men it is our time to take the reins as the heads of these households. My father and I are are ready to apply as much of our time as possible to help fill the void of absent fathers. Our vision is to be a stable male figure in the lives of these young men. We want to spar the mind of the children that will make a change in St. Louis for the better. Through our Barred but not Broken Foundation which focuses on the children of of incarcerated parents, and the programs we will implement to help male children in the greater St. Louis community weather their parents are locked up or not we will make strides to break this fatherless cycle and feel that void. We will need help so men of valour are welcomed to donate their time and effort to assist us. Lets do all we can to make our future bright through these children.