Changing lives, challenging poverty
One Parent Families Scotland aims to enable single parent families to achieve their potential, to reach a decent standard of living and contribute to Scottish society.
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Our single parent topics and search offers face to face family support services, a wealth of advice and information on various topics, as well as a new mental health and wellbeing service.
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Ya's story
Ya is a single mother to three children. She moved to the UK in 2010 to pursue an undergraduate degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering and later obtained a master’s degree in renewable energy engineering. She now works full time as an electrical engineer in Edinburgh.
I grew up in a society where technical education was a male-dominated area. My resilience and passion for this industry were my motivation.
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Featured News
OPFS response to 2025/26 Programme for Government
06/05/2025
While the focus is on the Scottish Government, it’s crucial that the Westminster government must also act. Both governments must collaborate to eradicate child poverty.
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