Finding financial assistance for single mothers can be tough and finding the money for everything you and your kids need can be even tougher. That’s why governmental branches and private organizations have set up ways to provide single moms with the financial help they need – including free money.
Below is a list of resources that might help. You can also visit our blog which has state assistance programs for single moms and our Single Mom Forums where moms are helping moms.
The 529 Savings Plan – This is a very special type of financial aid. This plan is like a plan from tax advantages that is designed especially to help save money for college. This “qualified tuition” are usually offered by state agencies and some educational institutes. This money is only designed to be used for college or a higher education. Once the account is established, anyone can contribute to the account to add more funds for the college journey. For more information on what a 529 plan is and how you can find out if you are eligible, check out their website.
Grants. Unlike loans, grants do not have to be paid back. They are given to those who need them the most, and often those people have to go through a screening process to determine eligibility. Grants are commonly given to those who want to pursue higher education, though other grants for single mothers are available, depending on specific needs and where you are located.
Sunshine Lady Foundation. Established in 1996 by Ms. Doris Buffet, the Sunshine Lady Foundation is dedicated to helping mothers get out of abusive relationships and get back on their feet. The fund provides money for education, offers scholarships, and is dedicated to helping families in crisis. To determine if you qualify, visit www.sunshinelady.org.
Our Families, Our Future. This organization is dedicated to providing a helping hand to those who are trying to get back on their feet. They help train women for positions in the work force that will allow them to make a living wage and take care of their children without help from the government or welfare programs. Find out more at www.ourfamiliesourfuture.org.
The Women’s Opportunity Awards. These are awards given to mothers who are the primary money-earners for their families, and who are furthering their options by going back to school. The cash award recognizes hard work and rewards it with not only the money, but the recognition of a job well done. You can learn more about the awards at www.soroptimist.org.
Institutional Grants. Some colleges and universities will offer grants to those who are already enrolled with them. For instance, if you want to take online classes, a computer is necessary – but for the struggling single mother, this can be an expense that is impossible to meet. Some colleges will provide computers for free, with the understanding that it is “on loan” until you complete your educational requirements – and then you get to keep it.
There are many organizations, both private and public, that are based in your specific area. Start by looking in the phone book for organizations like Helping Hands or the Salvation Army. These are good starting points to help you find further information on financial help for single mothers, including free money for single moms. To find further information on governmental grants, visit the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance at www.cfda.gov. These are great places to go to for financial help for single mothers.
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My name is Lisa Heinze. I do not know where else to turn right now. I have lost my vehicle because my parents and I are signed on it. My parents are filing bankruptsy now. I am also filing bankruptcy. I am being sued for the vehicle that was reposed. My parents have no retirement, my dad is living off his social security and working full time at a manufacturing plant ..12 hr days at 64 years old. My mom works full time at a jewlery store and she is 62. They pay my rent on top of theirs, and my car payment and any other bills I am not able to cover. I recieve a $520.00 check at the beginning of each month from my ex husbands disability for our son. My dad is in remission from prostrate cancer, and is a recovered alcoholic. My parents helped me get into a home for me and my 3 children last october. That is when they helped me get my vehicle also. Prior to
that, I had checked myself into a drug and alcohol treatment center. I was pregnant at the time and felt I was abusing alcohol. My youngest daughter was 8 months old at the time I checked in, and I had my youngest daughter while in treatment. We all lived there together. My girls father and I never married, and he started cheating on me after only being in treatment for 1 month. We are no longer together, and pays no child support. I have filed with DHS though. It was a 6 month program, and I chose to stay 8. I have been sober for almost 3 years now. During this time, my 13 yr old son lived with my parents. His father and I married at 17 and divorced after 10 years. My ex was commited to a mental institution for a few months, and is now on medication to control his bi-polar episodes. He was supposed to be paying $400 a month in child support, but we havent seen that in a couple years. I am on food stamps, and my children have AR kids through DHS. I need a root canal, and have been in pain for some time, but have no way of getting it fixed. I was living off unemployment. but that ended about 2 years ago. I now live off of the $520 a month due to my son recieving a check through my ex husbands disability. I cannot pay for childcare to work, or go to school. Somehow I made it through my first semester in college though! My parents are currently paying my house payment, some utility bills, and my car payment. Single parent scholorship helps me with my car insurance and $90.00 towards my cable bill so I have access to the internet. My parents have given so much, and now are left with nothing. My parents, along with myself are about to lose everything. Im willing to repay any money, if someone could just help us save what we have worked so hard to keep. I want the best for my children, and I am a single mom, so going to look for a job has been very difficult due to no childcare. DHS will pay for childcare, but you have to have a job first. I have made it thru my first semester at the community college here in Bentonville at Northwest Arkansas Community College. I want to eventully have my RN license,or be working in emergency medicine.I have applied for grants, and scholorships, and havent heard anything back. If anyone knows how to contact places for help for single parents, I am grateful for any advice. Please help. Thank you, and God bless. Sincerely, Ms Lisa Heinze
Here’s some tips for getting financial aid for school- there’s quite a few ways to get monetary help, like loans, grants, etc. Also, always make sure you’re filling out your FAFSA each school year so you get offered all these opportunities through your school.
please help
Hi, I beg for help from others because I do not have the brains to earn a decent living and decided to pop out a baby or two. Please help. Everyone should be able to get free money. There would be peace on earth if everyone had free money. It is the way to world peace. Print money and give to everyone. Nobody has to work or suffer consequences of their actions.
u know, if i could pay for childcare i would work. and i cant work and have no income due to no childcare. unless you are in my situation, dont judge. im trying to go to school and be a single mom to 3 kids. and as far a popping out a baby or two, i was married for 13 years and my ex ended up in a mental institution due to a mental breakdwown of some kind. so dont judge until you know the whole story miss have no clue. figures.
Lisa,
Bravo to you, for sticking up for yourself. Don’t let the comments that some people put on here get you down. I agree you cannot judge someone, to whom you have not walked in their shoes. Good luck to you in returning to school.
Denise,
Thank you for being so kind. Some people really just don’t have a heart sometimes. I appreciate you for acknowledging my post. Life has been hard for me, but I’m not giving up…..All my hard work will be worth it one of these days. Until then, I’m just being the best mom that I know how to be and try to take things one day at a time. Although I may not have alot, I have my children and my family so I am truly blessed. God bless you.
Lisa
Wow! *Imma. I feel so sorry for you. You must have had a very ignorant upbringing. Let’s just hope that Karma doesn’t hit you too hard. You’ve obviously never had the situation of having a stable family life ripped away and been left to fend for yourself and your children. Walk a mile honey. Try anyway. My thoughts are you wouldn’t last a block.
Well said!
Whoever you are, you do not live in reality. The reailty is, there are women out there who were raised to ‘do whatever you want with your life’ which is NOT direction. So most of us found a man who was hardworking, kind and stable. Only to find out they are incapable and UNWILLING to deal with the responsibilities of a family. Which means going to work everyday and not ignoring work when it calls you on the phone 4 times in 3 hours.
I “did the right thing” by getting married and having a child with my husband. HE was the one who felt ‘claustrophobic’ and needed to ‘find’ himself, thereby leaving his wife and son never to be heard of or seen again. So.. what am I supposed to do now? Accept my lot in life, go find a log to stuff my son and myself into and die of hypothermia?
You’re a real genius.
i am like all the other single mothers. stressed out over my head in debt, verge of losing it all! could i just get one friend be willing to help me and not leave?
I’m garetufl you made the post. It’s cleared the air for me.
I am glad it cleared your doubt, just make sure from time to time federal and state rules also change so when you approach them ask for the latest development.
For different types of grants for single mothers check out here http://www.singlemomfinancialhelp.com/grants-for-single-mothers-to-buy-a-home/.
Imma notgottaclue: is it really necessary to insult the woman? Must you lord your own superiority and judgment over others?
If we’re to live in a peaceful world, it would be nice not to have to suffer the consequences of the arrogant.
I just wanted to say thank you for sticking up for me…as I said in my post to her, she doesnt have a right to judge when she doesnt even know the full story of my life and my hardships. God bless…
Your welcome. Just ignore people like that.
Wow! Im sorry for the horrid comments. Continue to pray and keep faith. I have some of the same issues. But when I read your story I cried. Now, im unsure if I should post. But I will, I just got thrown back. It made me think, her issue is much more severe than mine, why am I whining so. So know this, in your toughest time you have motivated me to just try a little harder. Thanks
My daughter is a single mother working full time at a law firm. She has a 3 yr. old daughter an apartment and is going to college to become a lawyer with 3 years left. She was getting help with childcare but recently was told she makes to much money and has been cut off with the extra support. She does not receive food stamps, medical card but is now getting child support. My daughter and granddaughter love the day care she’s attended for a year now. When you find a daycare you both like for the staff, education for the child, hours and location it’s hard to think of having to up root the child. After the open house of this daycare my granddaughters words where that’s my school mom! I don’t understand our system our daughters is doing the right thing for her and her daughter yet she makes too much money for daycare. Doesn’t get food stamps/medical card just trying to make a good life/home for her daughter and herself. I hope some how someone can help us with daycare as anyone knows good ones are expensive but worth every cent. Thanks for any support or direction any one can give.
Janet Silguero/grandmother
im a single 25 yr old mom of one 6yr old who recently lost her job and home. im staying with a friend for now and my son is with my sister because i cant have him here til i find work.. ive never been without him im so lost i dont know what to do or where to turn.. could somebody anybody please help me???? im looking in peoria and kankakee counties the only places i know someone…
I am a 31 year old divorced single mom of a 8 year old daughter, and a baby due in April. I had a job that I was at for almost 6 years, that I decided to walk out on, I never got to see my 8 year old, and she had been living with her dad more than me, so I thought it was time to move on and try going back to school, I had recently had to move out of my rental trailer due to being late with rent, I was just getting far behind, and if one week rent was due then the next week my car needed to be fixed, or i was being disconnected from my electricity, I just couldnt win, so my parents took me and my daughter in until i can get back on my feet, I am without a job, recently had to sell my car because it was more to fix it then i had money for, so im trying to take classes, but its hard cause I dont have the right transportation, due to me not being able to have money to buy one. I receieve TANF and food stamps a month, but just isnt enough to survive on until I can finish college and get into the real world, Im almost due to have my second child,which the father is not involved.. I just dont know what to do anymore, I am unsure whats out there to help people that have no money, or there own place, I need help…I feel I have out stayed at my parents house, its time for me to get my own place and make the best for me and my girls………what to do?………..randelle from Maine
I need money to support myself and daughters. I’m a single mother. Lost my job of 15 years over a year ago. Going to school full time and collecting unemployment. But, the unemployment is going to be gone next month before I finish my degree. I have an IRA Rollover from my previous 401K. I have tried to find a loophole to cash it out somehow and avoid penalty. With this economy the way it is I’m very close to losing everything at this point. I will graduate in June, but that doesn’t mean I’ll find work even then. I’m close to not being able to make my mortgage payments now and I need help! How can I get that 401K cashed out without losing it all to penalties and taxes? There should be some law or loophole to help those of us who have no other way to support ourselves get our hands on that money without penalty or at least with a reduced penalty. I already lost most of my retirement when the economy bellied up so there isn’t much in there but if I could use it for my mortgage it would sure help me out! I bet I’m not the only one in this situation either.
I would suggest looking at our information on finances. In addition, you can look up low cost legal advice for these problems here.
Hello Not sure what to say but I’m 21 and I have a 2 year old and a 3 Week old baby i am in a abusive relationship. i want to leave but im not even allowed to work so i dont have any money to leave need help or advise please
I think your best resource would most likely be to call protective services for adults in your area. They’ll be able to provide you with the help and resources you need.
You should call police, and they should be ab;e to help
I feel compelled to give you some heartfelt advice. As a single mom, divorced from an abusive man, there is a way out. If for nothing else, I offer a prayer of hope for you: “Lord you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will listen to their cries and comfort them.” (Psalm 10:17)
I am not suggesting divorce – as mine was more for another reason than the abuse! But I am suggesting you to get away. Do you have any family, a trusted friend or a good church counselor? In my area, my assistant pastor recommended a Woman’s Refuge Center. They are quite equipped in dealing with getting you out of the home with your children safely while giving you a place to thaw out.
Look, I know you may love him with all your heart. I was with mine for 15 years. Trust me..when it was good, we got along great. Then the mean-sweet-mean cycle would happen again. And there I was once again on the floor in my closet after being dragged across the living room for just disagreeing with him. Or worse than that sometimes.
Trust me…it is not easy. When your little one looks up at you one day and asks why is daddy hurting you mommy – like mine did – that’s even more difficult. Bind the evil from being in your home now. Your husband may need the time apart or jail time, whichever it takes to make him stop. Restraining orders are wonderful things. Once again, you have to do this for your kids.
Do NOT fall for the thought process: I LOVE HIM SO MUCH; HE IS MY KIDS DAD AND I WILL GIVE HIM ONE MORE CHANCE BECAUSE HE REALLY DIDN’T MEAN IT ….. THIS TIME!!! Luke 3 in the New Testament talks about being too trusting in the name of forgiveness to their abusers and not making sure that someone is producing “fruit in keeping with repentance.” Stay separated until either he really gets help and after much therapy, real changes are apparent enough prior to your return. Forgive but guard your heart until you see sustained change.
Alert the authorities and make the phone call….do it now! I understand how scary this is. Get some women to pray with you in a local women’s ministry. You are in my prayers and I end with this encouragement: “In my distress, I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and rescued me.” (Psalm 118:5) God hears your pleas…call on Him!
Please help me? I am a single mom out of an abusive relationship. I am looking for employment, but am not having good luck due to the economy in my location
(Lufkin/Huntington TX, in Angilena County) we can’t even afford groceries… much less even the utility bills next week. Can anyone please help me? I have never been this scared before now. I honestly need help immideatly! Any website add. Or phone numbers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and God Bless.
Dial 2-1-1 on your phone. They can give you information on every type of assistance out there. Go to your local texas department of human services. You can get emergency food stamps. Learn how to make your groceries stretch if you don’t know how. Beans, Rice, Pasta! That isn’t a well rounded diet, but your kids will not be hungry! You can go to college free. The poorer you are the more money you can get. If you go to school full time you will have money leftover from your Pell-Grant to live off of. I am a single mother and I went from sweeping floors to LVN school (only takes 12 months) and now I’m in school to get my RN. Your local unemployment office should provide WIA. They paid for my schooling and supplied gas money and provided funds for a babysitter while I was in school. You can make it on your own and do well! You can earn a decent living doing something in the medical field. Most of all Pray and tell the Lord what you need and give your heart to Him if you haven’t’ already. STAY AWAY FROM THE ABUSER!
I just wanted to extend my greatest thanks to this site. I have tried one of the grants and it is really true. Before, I don’t mind reading this kind of online programs. I thought it was all in promises and flowery words, but I found it amazing and very helpful. Thank you so much.
I am a 29 year old single parent of 3. I was attending a community college in 2008 and has just started a intern through the juvenile hall. Then i became a victim of an attempted murder all over night. I packed up and left everything including my husband. A few months later i found a job in another city and enrolled my children in school but found myself living above my means so i moved back where i started and enrolled back in school and im nearing graduation however it seems to be one thing after another. I moved to a low-income housing complex and it went down hill. I moved to the complex in Sep 2009, in Oct 2009 the drive through gate jumped track and fell on my daughter, i dindt get any condolence from the management just condescending remarks and demand to fill out a incident report. In Dec 2009 the outlets in the apartments were so loose that a few of them literally sparked occassionally. after calls to fair housing and the city a few of them were finally half way fixed. In june 2010 my air conditioner went out and didnt get fixed until to months later after me calling city code enforcement…..on dec 26 2010 the water heater exploded and flooded the unit….how much more can i take….finally the complex i guess was fed up with me making various calls and putting attention on them so they did an audit i guess 2 yrs later and served me a three day notice to pay or quit for an unpaid portion of a security deposit and refused to accept payment and filed a unlawful detainer against me….i filed an answer including all the events that happened and let the judge know i paid my rent every month for two years and just recertified and look at all tha has happened and lost the case….im now seeking small claims but now im homeless with three children, trying to continue my education, trying to stay strong for my girls not to mention theyre honor roll students, and we have no car or money and i dont know what to do. I pray and i have the faith but now i need some help, a blessing or a miracle to come trough this and graduate and help my children to focus on their education as well. if any can help in anyway email me please and god bless
This program and site seems to be very helpful. But, is financial assistance like this for single moms like me can also bear problems in transportation? I mean, are there any grant or assistance that can help alleviate some of our expenses in transportation?
What grant can you provide me? My 16 year old daughter is turning to her college years.. She hasn’t enrolled any school yet because I don’t have the capacity to send her to college. As a mother, it feels so bad and hurting for me to see the dreams in her eyes yet I cannot afford letting her to school because of financial limitations.
Grants come through schools. Be sure to fill out your FAFSA application, which will then be turned into the school of your daughter’s choice, and then the school will award you grants and scholarships based on your financial need.
Dear Merly
Your daughter can take out student loans for college. It is really quite simple. YOU do not need a grant, she does. She can get grants if she is over 18 and does not have financial means. She can get loans pretty much regardless of her income.
Her college student loan office can help or she can go to the library and look up “Federal Student Loans.”
Merly,
Teresa hit the nail on the head. Your daughter can get Federal Student Loans. She should be able to get the information about loans from the admissions office at the schools she is interested in attending. She can also go online and search for information. It is really easy to get Federal Student Loans, well as long as no previous Federal Student Loans have been defaulted on.
As I read these posts I find it so sad to see so many women looking for help and in a system thats supposed to help but really doesn’t. I wish some how we could change it. I am a 27 with two beautiful little boys one 20 months the other 3. I went to school before I became pregnant with them and recieved two different types of licenses in the medical field but once I became pregnant and gave birth to m y first son I had to file for bankruptcy and lost everything. The way the system is, its wrong. Obviously I do get assistance ie food stamps but its a joke. I wonder if the people who determine how much a person gets has noticed the price of food. I would not be surprised if one day soon one apple will cost two dollars and a box of junk cereal that dont last more then a few days 8 dollars. Since I cant get a job because I have no one to watch my kids I can not get any kind of assistance with daycare. How can I get a job w/ no one to watch my kids and no money to pay for daycare? I live in my exs fathers building so I dont have to pay rent since my kids are his grandchildren but cant stand the tension I constantly have to deal w/ between myself and my childrens father. I have no choice because section 8 wont take you unless you are working. Again who is gonna watch my little ones? I miss making decent money and having a car and wonderful credit. I don’t want to live on welfare. I want to give my kids more. I know there are people who take advantage of the system and shame on them but they should have some type of time limit (at least two years) that they help support women like me who are in college and have a high gpa that are serious about getting a degree that will take them out of the system instead of making it so damn hard. I think single women who have little ones that are not old enough to be enrolled into public school should get more help so that they can achieve at getting a degree. The program I am enrolled in requires high grades and out of two hundred students only 25 get in at a time. If I had a job I could never do what I am doing with how young my kids are. I would have to stay up all night to do my school work and go to work with maybe two hours of sleep and that would take my grade down so bad. In the end all the system does is keep both the ones who want to be in it and the ones who want to free themselves from it. I swear it’s like they need people to stay on welfare.
I’m so sorry that has happened. Try checking out kinds of work that provide child care for you. Ask family and friends, and also check into charities and other programs in your area that can help.
So you gave birth to your 1st child and then filed bankruptcy? Why did you have another child if you are bankrupt with no husband?? See below for the reason your life and your children’s lives are permanently scarred.
Teresa I didn’t read anywhere in the post you commented on that the writer, as you commented “So you gave birth to your 1st child and then filed bankruptcy? Why did you have another child if you are bankrupt with no husband”
Please give me some advice in where to find for medical grants for my child. She is 2 years old and was diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease last month. I am just earning very low and I can’t afford her monthly check-up. She still needs some laboratory work-ups. I’m begging a great help from you!
I would check out medicaid and medicare first. If you cannot get assistance from them, I would talk to your doctor. They often have programs that can help you to pay.
Im just looking for some kind of help getting my daughters graduation invitations n cap and gown. I lost my job back in feb and have found myself destitute. I have six children and only recieve 90/wk for three of them. My daughter has worked so hard she is salutarian and i cannot even afford the 150.00 for her stuff. My heart hurts I just dont know what to do
salutatorian* sry im just so upset
I would talk to her school first. Explain your situation and see what they can do – they may have some gowns you can rent for much cheaper, or even some stocked away that you can just borrow for the day – my high school did that for some people when I graduated. If that doesn’t work out, ask around to some of her friends who have had older siblings if they kept their cap and gown, and whether it would be okay if you borrowed them. Schools usually keep the uniform the same, so it shouldn’t look any different. As for invitations, the price on the ones the school tries to sell is usually incredibly and unreasonably high. I would suggest buying some from a card store, or making your own, since it will be much cheaper (and probably even prettier!)
I have an eight month old son and I’m 23. I work overnight at a physically demanding job and barely make enough to support the two of us. His grandparents stay with him at night while I’m working and I stay home with him all day. His father is in the Air Force and does not help at all. He’s never so much as bought a box of diapers. I’m burned out completely. I sleep less than 3 hours a day or sometimes not at all. I don’t want to file child support, I don’t want to share custody. I can’t trust my son’s father to be responsible for him. I just want a happy stable environment for my son and I.
OKAY
I came to this site to try to understand how young women with children are coping as I am working on a grant for a group home that helps very young girls who have children.
Unfortunately, it appears that regardless of age most of the girls and women on here can not and will not take responsibility for the reason they are in their partcular situation: they had babies with men they are NOT married to and/or make really bad choices on chilbirth.
The most inexpensive and readily availbale solution to all the problems described above is birth control and/or abortion, “the morning after pill” etc… I have not, in my research found a single county or state that does not provide indigent (poor) women with birth control for free or at a very low price.
Practically speaking these suggestions don’t change a person’s current situation. However, there is no one, and I mean no post here at all saying “I am not going to have anymore babies until i can care for them.” If that is the way you think, you can get yourself together and provide for your children. YES it is hard, but everything worth doing is hard. Your children, if born when you were single, are starting out life with HUGE disadvantages. You have to work twice as hard to provide for them and to make your situation the best. Forget about boys and men! Sue and take to court the men that owe you child support! Stop being victims. Take ownership of your mistakes and then you can move on with a positive outlook.
If anyone would like to respond or challenge the facts I have stated, please do so here or email me. I have a lot of information regarding single mother-hood. And no, you are not the child’s Mother and Father. You are just a Mother.
That is one of the problems we are facing here in the United States, people (not just single moms, I am not singling them out) do not take responsibility for themselves. But I don’t think that just because a woman has a baby out of wedlock means they are responsible. There are many married women in the same situations. What I have found in the past is that people want handouts. They do not want to work for what they have. Those organizations/programs that single moms are not going to beat on your door and offer you help, you have to go out and search.
If you arent in this situation, please do not post here. I am doing great now, but I was married to the same guy for 20 years and had 5 children and found out he was living a secret life with other women and had gotten a couple pregnant. When he left, i had nothing, no education, no job skills and was in the same or worse situation as these women. they are here looking for help from other women who have been there or are there.
Take people to court or dont have babies? do u think this solves their problems?
and who hired you to work in a group home for girls? I dont think you would be a good person for that.
The military will immediately garnish his wages for child support if you get a court order. You do nto need a lawyer if you can read and write a form. It makes no difference if he see’s his children. However, your kids will resent you if you fail to allow them access to their father.
I agree, that is the best place to state, with the military.
I recently just had my baby she is 1 week old today. She has been in the NICU ever since I had her because of low blood sugar, somedays she has her good days then there are others when her sugars just drop. They still have no idea what is wrong with her so we are taking it day by day. I got married to her father in February but he turned around and left me in March taking most of my savings that I have worked hard for. He now blames me for her going through this because he says I never got rest, I was always over stressed, and I worked to much. I did all of that because I never wanted to struggle and I wanted to spend more time with my little girl when she was born. I’m about to have everything taken away from me because I dont have enough money in the bank to pay my bills. I never thought this could happen and I try everyday to hold my head high cause my little girl needs it the most right now. I’m hoping there is some kind of financial assistance out there to help me get through this ordeal because I have enough on my plate as it is. I would ask her father for the money but knowing him he will just turn around and laugh in my face. I even wish I could afford to get a divorce from him because of all the cheating and abuse that I have dealt with.
hi i am a mother of two children 6 and 4 and i am currnelty stuck in a bad marriage. he is violent but has yet to get pyshical. i fear for my children and myself. i need assitance of moving four hours to my mothers house. i have no car no money and do to the urgency of my situation i must take all of our belongings in one shot. does anyone know where and how i can get assitance? thank u
When school starts, apply to be a substitute teacher. Schools are always looking for help and you can work when your kids are in school. some schools will call you as much as full time and they pay $50 or more a day. You only get paid once a month, but I did this while I was going to college at night and It sure helped alot.
Hello, I am 23 years old and 8 and half months pregnant with my first child. I have a full time job but make very low income and I also attend school full time. I do not mind working and going to school because I want to better my life and do all that I can for my childs life as well. I need to find a home for me and my baby to live. I have heard in the past that there is housing assistant for single mothers and would like to get more information. I am not asking for anyone to pay my bills or take over my responsibilities but am asking for some kind of advice because I cannot do it all on my own but will try my very best. If anyone has any kind of information or advice for me it would be greatly apprieated. Thank you!
Sunny,
Good for you and keep up the great job. I know you have heard this before, but hard work does pay off. And believe me, I have been there myself, it may not seem like it now, but the time it takes you to get through school goes by quickly. Anyway, here are a few links that I feel will be helpful to you.
http://www.singlemomfinancialhelp.com/assistance/state/
http://www.singlemomeducationhelp.com/
I wish you success. Again, good for you.
Single Mom Support Team
Hello!
My name is Brice and I am the mother of three beautiful children. I am trying to get to my two oldest by driving from ohio to nc. My son is with me but I don’t have anymore money. I am flat broke. I am trying to sell my car and washer and dryer. I am truly running out of ideas so i can get to my girls. Who can help me find out where I can get assistance to get home?
Brice,
Unfortunately, there are not many programs or assistance programs that provide assistance for what you are looking for. But please check out the links that I have provided for you. If either one of these organization cannot provide help for you, I am sure they can direct you to an organization that probably can.
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov as well as Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov
I’ll keep my fingers crossed that you make it to North Caroline to get your babies.
Single Mom Support Team
I was a stay at home mom and now I am a single Mom. I have a degree…I had my own car my own home and lost it all. I am now starting from the ground up. Job, place to live, car, childcare..you name it I need it. I have contacted many many organizations with the response…we cant help you but have you tried….YES I have soooooo wish me luck as I wish all of you on our bottomless pit of trying to stay above water.
Lisa,
I know your frustration. These assistance programs and organization that are supposed to help single mothers like us really are no help. But hang in there; things have a way of working themselves out. Please check out the links that I have provided you. They will provide you with information on what is offered to you and what you can qualify for in your State.
http://www.singlemomfinancialhelp.com/financial-assistance-for-single-mothers/
http://www.singlemomfinancialhelp.com/assistance/state/
Best of luck to you. Again keep your head up.
Single Mm Support Team
Hi,
I did a online search for help for single mothers and came across your site.
I am single mom with 3 kids and they currently are sick with 102 fevers when the Motrin wears off..
My A/C broke yesterday and I need a new one since the compressor is what broke.
It is so hot, and I am worried about my children and my dogs.. I have AKC dogs that I allow to have puppies and that is my only income.. If they die my livelihood is gone as well. But my only real concern if for my children
People die in this heat and they are already sick.. If you know of any charity which could help me I would appreciate it.. Is there a program out their that would help me get a A/C fast?
Thanks so much..
Hally
Hally,
I don’t believe that there are any programs out there that provide you assistance with A/C. It is considered more of a luxury not a need. But, if I was you, you can always try contacting your local Vocational School or Community College that offer A/C and Refrigeration courses. They may offer their student course credits in exchange for fixing you’re A/C. What harm does it do to try? All they can do is say no. Hope you find some help.
Single Mom Support Team
wow, for a minute there I thought I was the only one being attacked but by reading all of you guys post I realized Im not alone and with that being noticed it brought me back to my senses the devil is constantly busy trying to find a way to get you down and ask why me GOD but instead of complaining of what we dont have we ought to be thankful for what we do have I lost my job of a year just recently june 7 2011 i worked as a doctors assistant at a pain clinic in cartersville ga the owners were dealing illegal drugs and got the company shut down by the f.b.i and g.b.i. I had worked 96 hours prior to all this and wasnt paid a dime for my time which got me behind on bills Im also a single mother of 3 kids now im in a position where my apt is bout to be gone my car my cell and everything else Ive worked so hard for I use to cry about it until my faith stepped in now Im not worried Im still looking for work bills are still due but i do have my life health and strength my kids have there life health and strength, we’re together my family is supportive on all that they can do we’re still eating, bathing, and have somewhere to sleep even when its all gone so LADIES DONT FEEL DOWN THANK GOD HE WILL NEVER PUT MORE ON YOU THAN YOU CAN BARE THIS COULD BE YOUR TEST OF FAITH TO SEE HOW YOU HANDLE YOUR SITUATION SO WHEN YOUR FEELING DOWN GET ON YOUR KNEES AND PRAY I PROMISE YOU SOMEONE IS DOING MUCH WORSE THAN YOU SO BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU DO HAVE AND HE’LL SURELY START BLESSING YOU ….HE ALREADY HAS AND EVERYTHING ELSE WILL FALL INTO PLACE THE KEY IS PUTTING GOD FIRST…….A NEW JOB, A NEW HOME, MORE MONEY THEN EVER, A NEW CAR , ETC. IM PRAYING FOR ALL OF YOU AND ALL WHOM WAS NEGATIVE TOO MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL : )
Hi! My name is Ashley. I am a 26 year old single mom of a 4 year old who has gone through medical problems since she was 8 weeks old. The children’s hospital in Kansas city has done nothing to figure this out. Since July, she has been hospitalized twice, had a full abdominal surgery and many CT and MRI scans due to several lower pelvic abscess’s. I am now completely out of time at work and dad is not in the picture to stay with her or take her to all of the appointments during the week. I don’t know where else to turn, I make to much for state and even the county I live in. I guess now that I am out of time, I wont be making as much…. Can anyone give me advice on where to go? I make $30 to much a month for any help. I will soon be needing help for all of my bills. The hospital has given me resources in which I can turn to, but I make just a little over to receive any help at all. What do I do now? Wait until she is put in the hospital again and then apply for state help?
I’m 19 years old and I have a 5 year old son I’ve been homeless before my son was even born living at friends house, in the streets or in shelters even after I had my child I finally got section 8 through a homeless shelter and have been on it for a year now I have just lost my job and I had put in my 60 day notice two months ago cause I was going to move to a better area for me and my son and now that I lost my job I won’t have all the money to move and I had asked my landlord if I could just stay since I couldn’t come up with the money and he said no cause he said someone had already put money down to move in when I left is there anyone that knows where I can find some moving assistants money cause if I dnt figure this out I will loose my section 8 and have no where to go I have no family to help me and I’ve wrked and been through so much to just loose all that god has now blessed me and my son with….if you know anything please comment back any response will b great help to me and my child….
hi im emily
i am in desperate need of help.
I just lost my job im a single mom of two.
I need help finding a place to live. Need to get my kids clothes and diapers.
thanks
You can try TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and they usually provide lots of help.
Hi,I’m 31 years old with a 11 tear old daughter. I have a job but no longer get child support from my childs father due to him not working. I don’t have good credit thanks to many things. I have an apartment that I was sharing with my mom when she decided she wasn’t gonna help with rent anymore cause she started staying at my grandmothers house. I’ve read all the other problems on here and feel like mine is nothing compared to others. I know I can’t keep the place I’m in as it’s 700.00 a month. Can anyone tell me if there’s any help for single moms on buying a house with not so great of credit? Lost in Indiana and really needing more help than I can write about.
Here are some single mother assistance programs specific to Indiana – http://www.singlemomfinancialhelp.com/state-assistance-programs-for-single-mothers/indiana/
Hopefully that helps!
PS -Forgot to mention I’m a 44 year old single mom, if you are 25 or younger, the world is on your side. It gets a lot harder when you’re my age.
Not to minimize anyones situation, please understand that’s not what I’m saying. But you are still appealing to employers and have time to continue your education or start it if you want.
I only wish I left when I was 25 before we were married.
I hate hearing your stories, they are making me cry because we are mothers, decent people, who fell into the traps of lifes vices, bad circumstances, or evil men who put on a great act to win us over.
That tells me we are worthy of anything we want. I’m hear if you ever need a friend. God bless.
First of all I am a 37 yr old single mother of two wonderful kids. My daughter is 15 and is now a freshman in college, yes in college! My son is 12 years old. I have been divorced from my son’s dad since 2002 and haven’t recevied a dime in the way of child support for the last 4 years. I work full-time, go to school full-time and have just recently took on a second job on the weekends. Because of my income I don’t qualifiy for financial aid at all, or any other programs from which I have found within the area I live. I have been homeless twice in the last 6 years and through the grace of God gotten back on my feet. These last few months have been the hardest yet. I have filed papers to try and get my ex to pay the child support he owes me, but you can’t squeeze blood from a turnup who doesn’t work, nor hasn’t worked for the last 10 years. Everyday is a struggle, but where there is a will there is a way, or at least that is what I want to continue to believe. I haven’t been able to keep food in the house for more than two days at a time for the last 6 months. The food banks haven’t been able to help me as again my monthly gross income is too much, yet my monthly net income isn’t enough to cover my expenses. I am in the process of losing my apartment and my car, and wish I could find some help out there. But at the same time I know that there is someone else out there that needs the help more than I do. Each day I look for other ways to make extra money to provide for my kids and myself. Life is what you make of it, never give up!!
Free cars are available and try the TANF (Temporary assistance for needy families) and they may be able to help you out!
I for one know Lisa. She is a hard working woman with alot to offer. From what I know she is a really hard worker and a good mother. She is just down on her luck and I’m sure she feels like it will never get any better. But things always have a way of working out. I hope she gets on her feet and keeps taking care of her lil ones. Goodluck Lisa heinze you will make it out soon keep your head up pray and love your children!
i am an Indian, i currently pursuing my graduation final year final Semister, i have good academic performance, but my dream is do MS, anyone please help me in financial way or advice me how can i get my dream success.. please help me.. i want to study further, but i’m financially not good, so please i request any one who understood my problem to help me. please help me. i’m requesting u all, please help me, i request helping hands to contact through my mail id hemakumar.karri@gmail.com.
Check out the regulations in your country or check out some grants for single mothers.
I am a mother trying to seperate from my Husband due to many reasons, I have found it to be in the best intrest of myself and my 15mos old son. I have no job, no car, no money, and no where to go. I am in desperate need of assistance. I have no available family member to help. I’m so stressed out and worried. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I definitely want to return to school and seek child care assistance. Just not sure what all is available to me. Thank you.
I would try out TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) They will surely be able to help you out.
I am a single mother of a 2yr old, not receiving any kind of assistance, I have no job, no child care . .and no way to pay for child care once i have a job. been jumping from one place to another tryin to get stable, waiting on my partner to get our place to live but until then i have been couch hopping, hotels, and an occasional shelter. when we do get settled i plan on goin back to school but even with finacial aid there leaves a lot to be desired . im not sure exactly wat to do but i have heard that since i am a single mother i can get a grant. I was led to you site by a freind but im still a little lost. can you point me in the right direction? thank you so much!
I really need any help or advise! Please. Im 23 years old and in an abusive relationship with my boyfriend of 4 years and the father to my 5 month old daughter. I work full time as a medical secretary but its still not enough to support me and my daughter. I need help in finding a way to get him out of our lives without loosing my daughter. Please help! I am ready to take care of her by myself, but i need emotinal and financial help. thank you