subject: How To Find Homeless Shelters For Single Moms [print this page] How To Find Homeless Shelters For Single Moms
These days' single moms are having more and more trouble finding affordable housing. Some luck out, and find an inexpensive place to stay. But, unfortunately, more often than not single moms and their children find themselves homeless. If you and your kids ever do find yourself in this situation, there are a lot of women's shelters that specialize in housing single moms, until they're able to find a place to stay.
According to some estimates, between 70% and 90% of homeless families in the United States are headed by single moms. Here are the best ways women with children can find free or very low cost housing.
Call 2-1-1
2-1-1 provides information and referral to callers on where to obtain assistance from local and national social service programs, local and national governmental agencies and local and national non-profit organizations as well as where to volunteer or make a donation locally. Referrals are often given from databases accessed by call specialists. These databases could be housed off site or on site, are often regional, and linked to a specific brand of software used to access and edit database records. As of May 2010, 2-1-1 is operated in 46 states including Canada and Puerto Rico. To see if 2-1-1 is active in your state simply dial the number.
If you're having trouble finding a homeless shelter for single moms, there are other options to get help. You can contact your local YWCA, which offers career counseling, sex education, support groups, shelters and much more.
Other options are the Wellesley Directory of Women's Shelters and Life Haven which offers temporary housing for single moms and provides a safe and nurturing environment for single moms with kids, or for single moms who are expecting.
