Sometimes people think it’s no longer unpopular to be a single mom today—and compared to the stigma single moms experienced in previous generations, things are in fact better. With nearly one in four births involving an unmarried woman, single motherhood is certainly very common these days. But is single motherhood truly accepted, or just grudgingly tolerated? A recent story from MSNBC reports that more than 65 percent of Americans say single women having children is bad for society. Nearly 70 percent of... more

An article out of the Marion Daily newspaper in Illinois recently caught my attention. The article highlights the Refuge Home, a program for young, single mothers.

I’m not too fond of the name of the home, but the program itself sounds pretty good. This program is an in house program where single mothers over the age of eighteen can come live with their babies. They can stay until their child turns two or sometimes longer, depending on... more