| Resources
for Housing Help
Whether
you owned a home with your child's father or you and your
former partner were renting an apartment together, going out
on your own can be hard. Luckily, you can get some assistance
with housing.
CoAbode:
Single Mother's House Sharing
A
unique match-making service to provide single moms with
one or more children the opportunity to pool finances
and resources with another single mom of their choosing. |
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PHADA
- Housing Authority List
Public Housing Authorities
Directors Associations works closely with members of Congress
in efforts to develop sensible and effective public housing
statutes and obtain funding for low-income housing programs.
HUD
- Renting
Housing and Urban
Development's mission is to increase homeownership, increase
access to affordable housing free from discrimination and
support
community development.
Catholic
Charities USA
The largest private
network of social service organizations in the United States
works to support families, reduce poverty, and build communities.
Good
Luck!
We
would greatly appreciate any single mom
resources that you may know of. Thanks!
A word of encouragement
to single moms trying to find a place to live. There is
never any shame in taking help from a family member or a
good friend. It can be challenging getting back on your
feet after a divorce or loss of a dear partner and many
single moms find living with someone who is happy to help
them out is a good start to getting back on their feet.
If you feel that you are having a hard time living in this
situation try and remember that it is only a stepping stone
and a day will come when you have a home of your own. A
lot of times in these situations because you are living
with someone it allows you to save up enough money to move
out comfortably rather than struggling to get by, because
you ate away quickly at your savings in order to move into
your own place quickly. Keep in mind that everything can
just be temporarily and there are a lot of housing opportunities
for single moms with no or low income. Nothing is set in
stone, your housing arrangements will eventually be exactly
what you want them to be.
Good Luck in Making a Home For You and Your
Child(ren).
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