Those moms were all under the hood, trying to get the knowledge they needed to maintain their cars. At one point in the group s past, members even developed a bartering system a free haircut in exchange for an evening of child care. They re really trying to improve their lives. We hold more of our activities over the weekend now, because most women are working during the day. I think they often feel overwhelmed with all they have to do.
Single mothers come for different kinds of help.
Some need whatever they can get for free a baby crib or a bag of clothes. But our group works on something called the exchange principle you must bring a canned food item to our clothing exchanges, for example. I feel strongly that giving not just receiving helps a person grow into autonomy. Through our support group, we try to develop a community that socializes together and provides support for one another. A big focus is to ease the isolation of a single mother on her own.