As long as there have been mothers, there have been single mothers. But in America, Black women have borne the stigma of single parenthood, whether we’re painted as “welfare queens”—a sensationalized ...

Many single moms feel like they carry so much responsibility that there's no room left for the fun parts of parenting. Being a single mother is one of the hardest jobs. Some choose this difficult ...

A newly released study of Birmingham’s guaranteed income program for single mothers shows the program was a success, the city announced this week. The Embrace Mothers guaranteed income pilot program, ...

Single-mother families make up one in five American families with children under 18. I grew up in one of them. Solo parenting is no easy feat. Even though my Philadelphia childhood was filled with ...

These issues date back to the mid-1980s at the latest, and the passage of the welfare reform bill in 1996 that "ended welfare as we knew it." The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Single ...

A West Michigan mother's program helps single moms achieve independence, offering support for college and new job training for living-wage careers.

Being a single parent is undoubtedly hard. However, not all single parents are treated equally. Here are three reasons why. Being a single parent is one of the hardest jobs in the world, regardless of ...