February 19th, 2008
The Brooklyn Young Mothers’ Collective is giving young women and their children the power, the skills, and the hope they need to succeed. Thanks go out to Trickydame, who pointed me to the organization after she participated in a Defenders of Love fundraising event for the Brooklyn Young Mothers’ Collective.
I love their mission statement:
The mission […]
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December 23rd, 2007
I’ve been reading the mother blogs out there, and it’s funny to read so many women matter-of-fact-ly mentioning that underwear and socks are going to be under the tree for their kids. Hey. Money’s tight. Have you checked out the price of underwear and socks lately?
Holy moley. That’s some expensive frilly bits. Even when […]
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December 16th, 2007
how YOU doin’?
Let me guess. Some of you are fighting for child support of have given up on ever receiving it. You’re looking for a new set of tires, or a home, or even a board game or a toy or two for the younger children… or a car to take the kids to serious […]
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September 4th, 2007
A young mom dropped me a line on this blog today, and I’m turning to your collective mama wisdom to see what we can think of to help her out. Here is her story in a nutshell:
“I am a single teenage mother and im finding how very hard it is. I had to put off […]
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August 20th, 2007
I don’t know about you single moms out there, but this summer just flew by for us… mostly thanks to my amazing mom, who took the King of Everything on adventures large and small, from an amazing playground to a waterpark to a friend’s house with a lake to a road trip down south. Me? […]
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June 24th, 2007
My recent post about the frustrations of collecting child support brought two good sites for help, information and support.
Jimmy Verner suggests checking out the Child Support Web for great resources when it comes to collecting your child’s money. And Kelly shared that SupportKids.com has helped her get what she was owed, though they do take […]
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June 16th, 2007
When someone ripped off Zoey White Calf’s money–literally ripping the wallet from around her neck–life suddenly got harder for the 55 year old single mother of a teenager.
She had just cashed her SS check, and now there was no money for rent, bills, groceries… and no way to make that money back. She lives the […]
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May 4th, 2007
Actress and designer Christina Fulton is on the move to help single moms. She has created a charity organization, The Single Mom Foundation, to start tackling some of the issues that stand before us single mothers. At a fashion show on May 9th, a show entitled, “Save America’s Single Moms!”, the intriguing Ms. Fulton will […]
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April 2nd, 2007
Just a reminder, Kate at Baby Lune is donating the proceeds of her blog from Mothers Day UK to Mothers Day North America–that is, March 18 to May 13–to a charity that benefits women. She’ll let you choose which one, and if you’re paying attention to her blog, you’ll get background on the organizations she […]
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March 22nd, 2007
My favorite solo mother lost two and a half fingers in an industrial accident last year, which seriously curtailed musical aspirations, unless you know a really good two fingered bass player… and has full custody of his two little kids, aged three and nine months. Full time.
And he does it. He does it with a […]
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