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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. Visit our latest news.
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One Parent Families Scotland is asking supporters to #Take5Give5 for single parent families, by challenging themselves to try activities under the “five ways to wellbeing”.
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My life and me
Suzanne's story, single mum of two
My confidence is so much better from dealing with One Parent Families Scotland and them helping me look into work because I would never have thought of some of the jobs I could have done. We don’t set out in life to become single parents and when you see other people in that situation, you know you’re not alone.
"I think there’s always a wee bit of stigma that single parents are single parents because they don’t want to work and they just want to be on benefits."
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Featured News
Two Child Policy Open Letter
17/07/2020
OPFS and over 30 other organisations wrote an open letter to the Times about the #TwoChildLimit. Here in Scotland, we believe that every child should have the best start in life. And yet the two-child limit denies families the support they need from our social security system when they experience tough times, trapping kids in […]
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Single Parent Families Donation Appeal: Coronavirus Response
Your donation will help with practical, financial and emotional support for single parents and their children is more urgent than ever before. With your help, we can make sure that families are not alone and that parents can support their children to thrive during this difficult time.
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