Single Mother Assistance

I’m sure just before you arrive on this website you have seen an advert or a website that promise to get you free government grant money for your personal needs. Well, that’s a myth! Government doesn’t give out tax payers’ money and distribute for free to individuals. Actually government grants are awards of financial assistance to an individual and/or organization. Grants are used to carry out a government authorized projects, and are not provided as personal benefits.

However federal government provides money to state governments as a form of grant. And state government allots these funds according to their respective plans. So, if you are going to hunt for some assistance, your first target should be your state government.  Depending on your state’s burning economical and social agenda, there might be funds made available in the following fields to assist single mothers:


• Education

The government believes that educational attainment determines life-long earnings, and a four-year college degree is one of the most effective paths out of poverty. Educational assistance in the form of grant (to finance expanse related to your education), scholarship, financial aid, etc

• Employment

Your state can also assist you in securing the following benefits: minimum wage, pay equity, paid sick leave/dependent care leave, flexible work schedules and child care.

• Child Care

The federal child and dependent care tax credit helps many parents afford child care. You should also look into getting every benefits related to child care which you may be eligible for.

• Income Supports

This kind of assistance includes the Earned Income Tax Credit and child support enforcement

• Health Care

If your income level is low, you may be eligible to receive public health care benefits. The high income limit differs from state to state. Don’t generalize. find out what is the limit in your state and apply for coverage.

• Housing

It’s a general fact that a family should pay no more than 30% of its income for rent and utilities. Housing, throughout the country, is becoming unaffordable for workers earning the minimum wage. Luckily there is also assistance from state governments to tackle these problems faced by low income families’ especially single mothers. You should also take advantage of these types of benefits.

We have gathered different government websites for you. You can start your research from this list of useful websites. All these websites cover: grants, finical aid, health care benefits or housing etc. compressively and provide you with list of available grants in your state. Once you locate that and make sure that you are eligible then you can go ahead and apply at grants.gov.

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