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Hope for the Fatherless
Published on 9/2013

This past August, Prison Fellowship awarded Rita with the Angel Tree Star of Victory Award in Grapeland, Texas, at Frontier Camp, which hosts six weeks of Christian camp every summer for more than 600 children with an incarcerated parent. The award is presented annually to recognize the courage and accomplishments of a person who has overcome the adversity of a parent’s incarceration.
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Irvine Valley College Alumna of the Year
Published on 5/2012

IVC celebrated its 27th annual commencement ceremony at the new Live Oak Terraces venue on Friday, May 18. Over 1,500 graduates, friends, family and dignitaries were in attendance, including IVC's oldest graduate, 85-year-old Gene Hovatter of Irvine, the youngest graduate, 16-year-old Janet Han of Irvine, and Alumna of the Year Rita Viselli.
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Mother's Day Event Honors Single Moms
Published on 4/2012

Rita Viselli, president and founder of the Irvine-based nonprofit organization The Single Moms' Ministry®, wants to praise and acknowledge the efforts of single mothers throughout Southern California during the upcoming 10th Annual Mother's Day Event in Tustin.
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Local Hero: Rita Viselli
Published on 9/2011

Our first FISH CARES Local Hero is RITA VISELLI "Rita Viselli is an extraordinary woman who has dedicated her time, soul, kind words, ideas, and support to the lives of so many individuals, especially single mothers with children.”
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Single mom uses pain, experiential wisdom to help others
Published on 3/2009

Rita Viselli has a message for single moms: Give God a chance. If you let Him, God will take the pain in your life and use it for good for you and your family and friends. A second-generation single mother, 49-year-old Viselli is passionate about reaching single mothers and their children with the good news that changed her life.
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