46% of children in Mississippi live in single-parent homes.
41% of public school children in Mississippi were either overweight or obese in 2011.
Mississippi Kids Count 2012 Data Book
Kids in a fatherless home are 20 times more likely to end up in jail.
33% of children in Mississippi live in poverty.
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Mississippi Kids Count 2012 Data Book
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During 2009, suicide was one of five leading causes of death in teenagers and young adults ages 15-24 in Mississippi.
38% of young people with a Christian background report they have gone through a period when they significantly doubted their faith.
Mississippi Kids Count 2012 Data Book
You Lost Me
by David Kinnaman
In 2009, 10.1% of Mississippi youth (grades 9-12) reported being physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to.
More than 1 in 4 of Mississippi's youth reported drinking alcohol for the first time before age 13.
Mississippi Kids Count 2012 Data Book
2009 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey
59% of young people with a Christian background report that they had or have "dropped out of attending church, after going regularly."
You Lost Me by David Kinnaman
These statistics unfortunately, are endless, and they are why The CJ Stewart Foundation exists. I hope that reading these let you know that regardless of where you may fall in these circumstances, there is a great need for not only the state of Mississippi, but our country. Many of the surrounding states in the Southeast have a similar story when it comes to youth and the lack of positive guidance and influence. Now, that you know the problem, will you join in to help and support us?