Supporting
Women,
Strengthening
Families,
Building
Communities
Lighting the Way
About Us
At Wise Virgins Ministries (WVM), our mission is to support women, strengthen families and build communities. We provide the encouragement to progress educationally, economically, and socially as potential spouses, mothers, friends, and employees.
The Parable of the Ten Virgins is a lesson in being ever prepared for the ultimate return of Christ. We are a Detroit-based non-profit organization, this parable is the foundation upon which we base our services and programs. We prepare women for such a time as this as well as in being wise in the handling of the daily struggles they may face.
Reports have shown that the often, distressing conditions existing in urban communities hinder the good lives that women can have. A few of the latest startling statistics make this clear:
• In 2000, Detroit’s unemployment rate was 7.8 percent versus the State of Michigan and national rates of 3.7 percent (U. S. Census Bureau)
• In 2004, Detroit female heads of household, (no husband present) numbered 34 percent of total households (309,725) with 59 percent reporting children under the age of 18 living at home (American Community Survey)