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Lavasha Smith, a graduate of Jeremiah Program, poses with her son at a celebration hosted by the organization. Jeremiah Program works to end the cycle of poverty by creating educational and career ...

Being a single mother is one of the toughest jobs in the world. And for many stuck in a cycle of poverty, investing in their own personal and professional goals is an afterthought when there’s a ...

POOR Mom SAVES DISABLED HOMELESS Teen, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann A poor single mom sees a disabled homeless teen struggling on the streets. Nobody wants to help him — until she steps ...

Fighting poverty is a complex process, involving family structure, economic development, education, support systems and many other factors. As home to a community college, McCook has a chance to play ...

Development experts say that single moms' kids can still enjoy great success. Aug. 29, 2008— -- Conventional wisdom is that boys who grow up without fathers are at greater risk of problems, from ...

It was a bold experiment with the potential to significantly impact the direction of U.S. anti-poverty policy: Give poor single mothers monthly cash payments and measure the benefit to their ...

WASHINGTON -- Anyone who has raised children knows that it's a messy, trial-and-error process, with an emphasis on "error." It's hard enough to do well with two ...

When Mia’s son was an infant, she understood the expectations she would need to meet: A poor single mother living in Capistrano Beach, California, she had to care for his welfare and try to maintain a ...

Whenever lawmakers start carving up benefit programs, women raising children alone are always the first to feel the pain. Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” follows in that grim tradition. When Mia’s son ...