Our purpose as an organization is to support the child of divorce and the teachers and staff dealing with increased divorce rates.
In August of 2008, professionals of all ages from many different fields of study sat around a conference table in the Tulsa area to discuss the growing concern for children of divorce.

This group formed a nonprofit initially named Blended Love, Inc. with a mission statement of “mending the heart of the child of divorce.”

Founders, Dr. Brian & Monica Epperson, both educators created a revenue source for the organization by donating royalties from a book written by Monica, “A Heart with Two Homes.” 

The book, written for children ages four to ten, highlights the value of journaling for children who have been through a divorce.  This book quickly became the first work of the organization, donating over five hundred books to schools, churches and other nonprofit organizations.

After many months of research and collaboration with multiple organizations studying the effects of divorce on children, Blended Love formed a Program Committee with the primary objective being to write research-based curriculum for both students and teachers.

“Most divorces involve children, and more than one million children are affected by divorce each year.”  According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census in 2006.

As this population grows, we believe it is important to offer them resources to overcome the negative effects being revealed today.  Effects such as lower grades, higher risk of not graduating, higher risk of drug and alcohol abuse and many more alarming negative effects that can be found on-line.

Our focus as an organization is to bring resources (books, journals, child-centered programs, and teacher-centered programs) to anyone and everyone vowing to help mitigate the negative effects of divorce on our children.



Click the image at left to view a speaker bio of The Child of Divorce Co-Founder, Monica Epperson (PDF)