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The Institute was founded by Rhonda Clemons, who found her calling when she was a widow with four young children. Single mothers, she quickly realized, need everything! Rhonda Clemons had a vision—a resource center that could meet every possible need, because she believes that every child deserves to grow up in a home where their mother is well supported, has the education necessary to live a full and abundant life and can lead their children to do the same. It is a world-changing, epic resolve that the center strives to reach—one single mom at a time. Between 300 and 400 families contact the Zoë Institute offices each month!
Rhonda Clemons’s vision has become the helping hand thathas walked hundreds of single moms through the storm. For more information about this amazing organization, please go to www.zoeinstitute.com or call 918-453-9778.
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Sheltering Hearts
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