Single Moms Guide

As a single mom, you face unique financial challenges that women with supportive husbands do not face. As such, you need to be aware of programs that you can use to help your family financially. The government and many private organizations have options available to help single moms with their financial needs. One common need [...]

Single mothers who dream of owning their own home may be surprised to realize that home ownership is easier that they probably expect. This is NOT to say that getting a home is easy. It isn’t; however, it is possible to do. Single mother mortgage help does exist, and it is becoming easier to find. [...]

California provides several services for its citizens. Some California single mother assistance can be found online at the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) web site: http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/. This site allows individuals to find services, report abuse and generally gives the citizens of California an opportunity to easily interact with their state government. In addition to [...]

The current Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program was reauthorized in February 2006. This particular program is a major source of single mother assistance programs and took the place of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Through this program, the United States government provides money to the individual states for single mother assistance [...]

It is difficult being a single mother. You need to look after a handful of things such as paying for the rent, education and basic necessities vital to your livelihood as well as your child’s. But there are always ways to make things less difficult and one of them is by getting government assistance for [...]