Being a single mother is hard enough, but being a mom robbed of her physical ability to care for her children is infinitely harder. Unfortunate events like an accident or a congenital disease could make it nearly impossible for them to take care of their children. Even a severe injury could prevent them from working [...]
Continue reading...Historically, African Americans have been one of the most disadvantaged minorities in the country. According to the statistics, much of black poverty is experienced by single-mother families but the poverty status varies with educational attainment. In 2010, young adults ages 25–34 with at least a bachelor’s degree had a full-time employment rate that was over [...]
Continue reading...There are 168,000 single parents in Oklahoma alone – 122,700 of them women. This is a 19% increase over the past decade. 20% of all households in America are made up of married families with children, down from 40% in 1970. In 2011, 3.68 million black children live with both parents, while 3.73 million black [...]
Continue reading...Being a single mother is never easy – emotionally, raising a child on your own, you have to be both sets of parents and financially all the burden of financial supports falls squarely on your shoulders. And often, even in developed societies single parents are looked upon a tad suspiciously, more so if you are [...]
Continue reading...When most people think homeless, the first image that comes to mind is a greasy, dirty and somewhat disturbed person who is content to just bum around the whole day. Today’s generation of homeless, however, are smart, driven people unable find a job that pays enough to cover the rent. This dilemma is particularly visible [...]
Continue reading...Gone are the days when our modest income can provide enough financial support to afford the escalating cost of child care. Squeezed state child care budgets at a time when unemployment remains very high are not helping either. Particularly for single mothers and low-income working families with children, a lack of child care support can [...]
Continue reading...The federal government in its effort to extend financial aid to various sectors of the society offer the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program for aspiring teachers, or TEACH for short. Under this unique program, single mothers who aspire to be a teacher may be eligible for a grant of up to $4,000 [...]
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When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts.
A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.
- Sophia Loren
