Family Support Center Village: A Unique Approach for Low-Income Single Women with Children

Abstract

The Family Support Center, recognizing the need for single women with children to maintain stability, has developed a program referred to as the Family Support Center Village, which incorporates a service enriched co-housing model. The "Village" will be the catalyst for these mothers' self-sufficiency and will provide opportunities to develop tools for success and independence.

Empowering Families in Difficult Times

“…One study on homeless mothers found that 82% had experienced physical or sexual assaults at some point in their lives, with 63% experiencing assaults from a male partner (Bassuk, Browne, & Buckner, 1996). As Graber and Wolfe (2004) point out '' . .…”

“…One study on homeless mothers found that 82% had experienced physical or sexual assaults at some point in their lives, with 63% experiencing assaults from a male partner (Bassuk, Browne, & Buckner, 1996). As Graber and Wolfe (2004) point out “…uncertainty and instability results in single women and their children living an unpredictable life” (p. 62). Not surprisingly, depression is common (Broussard, Joseph, & Thompson, 2012; Hobfoll, Ritter, Lavin, Hulszier, & Cameron, 1995).…”