SINGLE PARENTS IN POVERTY

SINGLE MOTHERS

• Single Mothers are more likely to be in poverty than single fathers.
• In most cases, Mothers are usually the single parent because they have never been married.
• In most cases, Single fathers are usually the single parent due to divorce.
• Mothers living on their own earn about 2/3 of what fathers living on their own do.
• Over half of 37 Million Americans living in poverty were women.

THE DIFFERENCE

• The different between living with only a father, only a mother or living with both parents.
• Only 21% live in poverty when living with only a father.
• Only 13% live in poverty when living with both parents.
• When living with only a mother, below poverty line is 45%

Child care

• A poor single mother spends 32% of her total weekly income on child care.
• This % nearly doubles when more than 1 child needs care.
• Some single parents have no high school diploma, leaving them with mostly jobs that only pay minimum wage.
• Single parents with 2 or more children have little $ after paying taxes and child care.

access to education

• Single parents often spend half of their income on house expenses and a third on child care, leaving less than 1/3 for educational purposes.
• Without financial aid, Single mother students have little/no means to help their financial issues leading them to drop out of school.
• Nearly 2/3 receive an "automatic zero" to their request on financial aid award, compared to 29.6% post secondary students without children.

Todays statistics

• U.S single mothers make the majority, according to U.S Census Bureau, out of 12 Million Single parent-families in 2015 more than 80% are lead by single mothers.
• Today, 1 in 4 children under the age of 18, a total of 17.4 Million, Become raised without a father, and nearly half about 45% live below the poverty line.

Helping Hands

• This 13 year community non profit organization helps assist impoverished single mom families while the mother is pursuing a college education and financial independence.
• This organization has raised $2.75 Million in serves and financial aid provided to hundreds of single mom student families since 2002.