YBF EXCLUSIVE GIVEAWAY: Win $1000 CASH From NFL Baller Jarvis Green!

Dec 06 | by Natasha

NFL Baller Jarvis Green is dreaming of a fab Christmas! And he's teamed up ith TheYBF.com to do an exclusive cash giveaway to two very lucky readers.

Read on for the deets...

YBF LOVES our single moms! And we're dreaming up a perfect Christmas for you and your YBF fab kiddies?

Former Patriot/Bronco, Jarvis Green and his foundation have teamed up with TheYBF.com to help 2 of our lucky readers! We’re giving two (2) lucky and deserving YBF single mothers each a check for $1,000 to shop for Christmas!

As a great father, husband and son, Jarvis understands how equally important and hard the holidays can be so he wants to help out in a big way!

Giveaway Requirements
*Nominee must be at least 21 to enter TheYBF.com Giveaway
*Single mother
*Submit an essay (500 words or less) about "Why I am deserving of the $1000 giveaway prize"
*Willing to submit a post giveaway testimonial interview for Jarvis Foundation records
*Email your name, contact information & essay (in a Word or similar document) to Giveaways@TheYBF.com for your chance to win.

Contest begins today, December 6th and ends December 13th at 11:59p.m./EST. The winners will be announced by Wednesday, December 15th (2010) on TheYBF.com! Stay tuned for more Holiday Giveaways from YBF...

Jarvis Green is a Louisiana native, who is a nine-year defensive lineman. He won two Superbowl rings while playing with the New England Patriots.
The Jarvis Green Foundation mission is to provide support to single working mothers in disadvantaged, low-income areas whose lives have been affected by tragedy. This cause is especially close to Green's heart because he has seen firsthand the struggles they face. To that end, he dedicates his time, energy and financial resources to assisting single mothers in need.

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3:18 am - Apr 11, '11

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8:29 pm - Dec 13, '10

hi

by debbie icebergsewell
8:28 pm - Dec 13, '10

I want to win

by John Moore, III
7:53 am - Dec 12, '10

No matter how hard you work

No matter how hard you work sometimes you go lacking or have to rob Pete to pay Paul just hanging in there doing what I can

by Anonymous
4:40 am - Dec 12, '10

nominate moms...we rock

by Johana
3:08 pm - Dec 8, '10

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by TheYoungBabyMama.com
3:03 pm - Dec 8, '10

I'm concerned about the

I'm concerned about the children. Children DON'T ask to be born.

by Anonymous
8:48 pm - Dec 7, '10

SMH so i guess all of the

*SMH* so i guess all of the negative posters are all virgins??? you just didnt get caught slippin.. yET! keep that "ish" movin.. pleeeease! Many black women are single mothers, has little to do with the woman but more so to do with lazy irresponsible black men!!! think folk think!

by Anonymous
4:21 pm - Dec 7, '10

Let me tell all you people

Let me tell all you people with no kids, bashing single mothers, sure a lot of people have made mistakes...yes thats what they are MISTAKES no one is perfect, and not every situation is the same . I am hard-working single mother I have a career and my son is well taken care of. i do not receive child support, i am not a gold-digger, i support myself by myself , and if i did i'm sure most people could not survive off of 60-80 dollars a week. I've never seen so much negative attitudes before in my life, i dont know if the people that come on this site or bitter, but I'm glad that someone is doing something positive for women who are single mothers who don't have the support of their family or the father. Christmas time is really hard time of the year, and I'm glad someone is extending a helping hand.

by Eb
2:39 pm - Dec 7, '10

Let me tell all you people

by Eb
2:38 pm - Dec 7, '10

Let me tell all you people

by Eb
2:38 pm - Dec 7, '10

Some of you people are so

Some of you people are so ignorant and biased but instead of laying it all out for you and putting you on blast i can only smh and pray for you.

by LoLo
1:02 pm - Dec 7, '10

For the people on here making

For the people on here making negative comments, SHAME ON YOU!!! Remember God doesn't like ugly and it's apparent that you all with the negative comments are ugly as hell on the inside, and maybe THAT is the reason why you are continuing to struggle. Stop being so selfish and more selfless. Maybe if you can be a blessing to someone, you will then be blessed abundantly. Until then.......

by Why you gotta be anonymous
10:21 am - Dec 7, '10

Wow! I'm surprised at all

Wow! I'm surprised at all these negative comments. How are going to be mad at somebody for trying to help someone else out? The man is trying to do a good deed and everybody got something negative to say. How about when you get into a good enough financial space you can give $1000 to who ever the hell you want, until then don't hate on someone's situation or philanthropy.

by MsKim05
3:20 am - Dec 7, '10

Single mama?? What about

Single mama?? What about single daddy's? Struggling college students? Unemployed? Most single mama's make dumb ass mistakes therefore, they deserve 2 be in their situation.

by Anonymous
11:59 pm - Dec 6, '10

its really said that you feel

its really said that you feel that way. most single black mother's are in their situation from trusting their hearts to dead beats who end up leaving them or they were in a relationship with a person and things just didnt work. It's not about their mistakes, life just happens

by babyq
11:32 am - Dec 9, '10

its really said that you feel

by Anonymous
11:32 am - Dec 9, '10

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by Diary of a Young Black Asshole
6:45 pm - Dec 6, '10

Damn.. Signle mothers get all

Damn.. Signle mothers get all the good deals. I cant get a college grant because I make too much money to NOT be a parent... I get murdered in taxes every year... Now THIS. Enough is enough. And sometimes these single moms aint struggling because they live off of the child support. So whatev. HO HO HO.

by AndAnotherThing
6:25 pm - Dec 6, '10

I SO AGREE...I'M NOT GONNA GO

I SO AGREE...I'M NOT GONNA GO ANY DEEPER BUT DAMMIT I TOTALLY AGREE...

by Monique!
8:05 pm - Dec 6, '10

Get your facts straight. Okay

Get your facts straight. Okay you make too much money to get a grant because the only person you are caring for is you! You get murdered in taxes for the same reason. Being single with no dependents sucks but it means that you are working for you..no child needs the money you bring home. But let me say this don't down a mother who has raised kids with no child support because of a no good man thought the grass was greener on the other side. You may find yourself in the same boat. Trust me it is not fun nor easy..nor would I go back and do it again.

by Anonymous
6:55 pm - Dec 6, '10

Not to be disrespectful, but

Not to be disrespectful, but nobody told these women to go out and have kids for men who can't afford them, or even to have them, when THEY can't afford them. I understand that we are living in the here and now, and the facts are that these women are having these kids anyways, and it's not fair to let these kids suffer, but I can't feel sympathetic for women who choose to have kids when they are too broke to take care of themselves.

by NikNak
7:51 pm - Dec 6, '10

I know you said that you were

I know you said that you were not trying to be disrespectful, but this comment was very disrespectful. First, not all single mothers have babies by men who can not afford to take care of the, so please get that straight. Second, if a women gets pregnant, it is her choice to keep the child or abort it. I had my son when I was in my last year of college. I was engaged to his father when it happened. About three months after he found out I was pregnant, he began cheating on me. I called off everything, finished school, and got a job. I went back to graduate school, paid for by myself, and finished and got a better job. I have supported my child by myself as his father does not want to deal with him because I won't take him back. And sweetie, let me tell you that today, I own my own business, drive a nice care, and have purchased my second house. In the beginning it was a struggle to take care of my son because I was not working, nor did I get any assistance from the government. So I am saying this to you, because what you have just done is stereotyped all single mothers into a general category and you can't do that. Heck, as a single mother, my child has participated in more things that his friends from married families and have traveled more than them as well. So take this comment and stick it where the sun don't shine because all of us are not bad.

by mspriss
9:58 pm - Dec 6, '10

I know thats right...what an

I know thats right...what an inspirational story the best of luck to you:)

by Eb
2:43 pm - Dec 7, '10

I congratulate you mspriss,

I congratulate you mspriss, but I'm talking about the women who always expect a handout, or to be treated as if they have some kind of disability b/c they decided to lay up w/o a condom. I'm a huge proponent of family planning, and the truth is these women pop up pregnant like they don't know what birth control or abstinence is, then they come w/ the sob story. And as much as you were engaged and then your ex (shockingly) turned out to be an a-hole, the fact of the matter is you wouldn't have had to struggle so hard if you were more careful about your contraceptives. It is not that hard to take a pill/get a shot/insert an IUD.

by NikNak
1:36 am - Dec 7, '10

Marriage then a baby!! Also,

Marriage then a baby!! Also, many single mama's chose pathtic men and got knocked up.

by Anonymous
12:01 am - Dec 7, '10

I SWEAR i didnt post my

I SWEAR i didnt post my comment 5 times! WTF!

by Felicia
5:58 pm - Dec 6, '10

Soooo.....Let me say this...I

Soooo.....Let me say this...I am a single mother...been that way for 15 going on 16 yrs. I was married to my daughter's father...divorced...and hes has not been in the picture since the papers were signed. I didnt ask for help...I went out and got a JOB! Its damn 2010...not 1950 where women are housewives and and stay at home cooking and cleaning! Lets be real...they created a show just so we laugh @ "Housewives"! If you have children...take responsibity for them, you created them...why is is someone else's responsibility to take care of them for you? Children are NOT your meal ticket for the next 18 yrs! The "single mother" plite gets on my damned nerves! But i will co-sign the rent is too damned high...along with gas prices! Tasha hold a contest for free gas or groceries for a year...thats something WE can ALL relate too!

by Felicia
5:54 pm - Dec 6, '10

welp i see this post turned

welp i see this post turned negative real quick but i like that he's doing this and they YBF jumped on board. i mean, it is tough if u have to resort to having to raise a child alone. that was NEVER God's intention so hopefully we leave from those premartial mistakes so that our kids will not have to go through that.

by myMAMAsaid
5:39 pm - Dec 6, '10

or it could also be the case

or it could also be the case she was widowed or something. but single fathers should have been taken into account as well. good luck to all the entries!

by myMAMAsaid
5:42 pm - Dec 6, '10

Damn man. Ya'll non single

Damn man. Ya'll non single mothers think ya'll better than single mothers for real huh?Guess ya'll can't get pregnant carpet-munchin huh? STFU!!!!!!!

by Colonel Stinkmeaner
5:06 pm - Dec 6, '10

That only goes for the ones

That only goes for the ones that think they are better because they are without child. Some of ya'll are cool.

by Colonel Stinkmeaner
5:08 pm - Dec 6, '10

GOOD! Because Rent is

GOOD! Because Rent is too............DAYUM high!

by Colonel Stinkmeaner
4:52 pm - Dec 6, '10

haha!! I hear you.

by POLITICALLY INCORRECT
4:59 pm - Dec 6, '10

Please hold a contest for

Please hold a contest for college graduates who can't get hired.

by Lacey
4:50 pm - Dec 6, '10

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I C/S this to the FULLEST!!

by Anonymous
11:00 am - Dec 7, '10

Oh college students in

Oh college students in GENERAL, hell I need the help the little help I do get is still not enough to cover my books. Not trying to take anything away from single mothers because a lot do try their best and do need the help but parents get a lot of benefits that non parents don't, this economy isn't easy for anybody.

by binks
1:34 am - Dec 7, '10

THATS SOOOOO ME and Im prior

THATS SOOOOO ME and Im prior service. sad

by Anonymous
12:03 am - Dec 7, '10

I want to co-sign because I'm

I want to co-sign because I'm in that group, but I can't. As of now, my only responsibility is myself. Can't help thinking that someone my age with a child is more needy than me. But I definitely feel you. Cuz this unemployed ish is for the birds.

by Anonymous
5:43 pm - Dec 6, '10

Yess, it is some bullsh!t!

by Lacey
5:46 pm - Dec 6, '10

The people here are so

The people here are so negative.. You guys should really reevaluate your lives. To get so upset and heated over someone trying to do good for someone else. It saddens me. I almost never want to come to this site again because the daily negative comments are so depressing. Good Jesus!

by Anonymous
4:35 pm - Dec 6, '10

LMBO! Let's try rewarding

LMBO! Let's try rewarding COLLEGE GRADUATES WITHOUT CHILDREN who are struggling to make student loan payments and are unemployed due to the recession. #BlackPeople applaud each other for OUR bad choices. If you intentionally had unprotected sex with someone who was NOT your husband, fuck your situation. I have no sympathy for you bishes.

by LaVerdad
4:30 pm - Dec 6, '10

You were very capable of

You were very capable of going to school and making the grades to get scholarships and other forms of support. No one told you to go out and take out all those student loans. Whose fault is it that you chose the wrong major? You should have taken on something that was recession proof. Your probably unemployed because you think your too good to work the jobs that cause you to work a little harder than usual. So like hell no one has sympathy for your broke unemployed ass.