Single Parent Families In The United States

In the United States, the numbers of single-mother families are significantly growing and it has been one of the major social trends in the past years. According to the U.S Census Bureau, 69 percent of children under the age of 18 live in families with two parents. The statistics show that the percentage of children living with two parents decreased from 88 percent to 69 percent between 1960 and 2016 (2016). On the other hand, 23 percent of children under the age of 18 live with a single mother during the 1960 and 2016 period that the percentage of living with only their mothers dramatically increased from 8 percent to 23 percent (U.S. Census Bureau, 2016). In 2016, there were about 12 million single parent families and more than 80 percent
I believe developing and implementing additional programs or services for single-mother families would be the best solution to increase the quality of life of single-mother families and well-being. Additionally, it is critically important to develop additional programs for maximizing single mothers’ career opportunities as well as increasing their financial independence and providing parental education. In fact, poor single-parent families are extremely vulnerable to homelessness. I strongly believe that developing and implementing new transition programs for them would be the best solution in order to prevent future homelessness. In addition, many community based organizations should recommend programs to address the needs of single-mother families by identifying and assessing the gaps in current programs and services offered to them. Importantly, gaining economic independence and stability is the main concepts for preventing single-mother families’
As a result, there are many public and private organizations have been developed and implemented the programs to help them to be independent for a long term. Overall, most of the programs are focused to provide the resources with needed services for public and private assistance with housing, health care, childcare, cash and food assistance, and education. Even though there are many social programs available for single mothers, most of the programs are often provided temporarily