Single Parent's Guide to the System

Practical advice from a working single parent, written at the suggestion of her caseworker to help others navigate the maze of federal, state, and local resources known as the System.

From food stamps to daycare to utilities assistance, this short, informative ebooklet includes a variety of links to  income guidelines and eligibility requirements, plus addresses and toll-free numbers to state and local agencies providing services near you.

  Is owning a home your impossible dream?

Find out how this single mom grossing less than nine thousand a year utilized a largely unpublicized federal program to buy a house with no money down and payments two times lower than the average rent on a two-bedroom apartment.