Sisters Helping Sisters, Inc. (SHS) began in 1996 when [then] single mom, Teri Worten, hung a few flyers in local libraries. She wanted to create a supportive environment for women- like herself - that were parenting alone.
For her work with single mothers over the years, she has been featured on:
Fox 4 Morning Show
KSHB Action News
The Kansas City Call
The Kansas City, Kansan
The Kansas City Star
NPR's Walt Bodine Radio Show
CNN.Com
The "Comma"
After fifteen years of single parenting, Worten re-married in 2006. She wed John L. Brooks, the pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri. After her re-marriage, she diligently sought a new leader to continue the vision of the Network. But she found no one. Optimistically, hoping that someone else would eventually "pick up" the support groups, she said "goodbye" to the ladies and settled into her new life.
"Just because I re-married, it did not mean that the Network was no longer needed in the community" says Brooks, "Single mothers still need a place to laugh, exchange ideas and learn about community resources that will make their lives easier."
Organizational Info
SHS is committed to providing quality support services and resources to women parenting alone and those that find themselves in demanding life seasons. For more information about our philosophy and the moms behind SHS, click here.
Teri is a skilled training consultant with a liberal arts background. Her expertise and facilitation experience ensures that the empowerment groups are fun, interactive and designed to meet the needs of each learning style. She is also the Kansas City Motherhood Examiner where she researches and writes a host of articles for mothers in Kansas City.
Next Steps...
The Network is back full-throttle! It is a Missouri nonprofit organization with Teri Worten Brooks as executive director. A wonderful group of volunteers and subject-matter experts ensure that our programs are comprehensive, developmental and meet the needs of today's single mom.
All services and resources are free and open to all women currently parenting alone.
