AboutTricia Expertise I was a single parent to my child his entire life. I have experienced many ups and downs that comes everyday with being a single parent. I have learned a lot throughout these years about child support/courts, ways to cope with the
daily stress, day care issues, work, ADD, relationships, teenagers, when to compromise and when to not, money issues, discipline issues, etc. I have done an excellent job raising my son who is now on his own and functioning well. I am currently an Executive of my company without any type of degree. My perseverance and strength has gotten me this far in life and work. I learned to understand what I need to focus on in life and what I can`t waste time on, learning to compromise most situations.
Another single parent in 3rd year of college. wrote at 2006-12-11 18:46:16
You are not entirely correct. The government does offer Pell and other grants to low income families. Also, there are many non-profit organizations that offer scholarships to single-parents desiring to finish their higher education. Just do a search in google or yahoo and you will see tons of legitamate offers.
nichole wrote at 2007-02-28 15:25:34
You can apply for the fafsa on the internet for education funding, thats what i did and i got the grant plus they also give you an extra pell grant loan which is required to be payed back wth in ten years after your graduation date. nicole.
Wendi wrote at 2007-06-05 16:07:03
Hey Sara,
I worked through school and lived on grants, it's the only way I made it through a Bachelor's degree.
The state and federal governments DO offer single mother's with low income grants. Contact the financial aid department and go on the website, I don't remember what it is but Financial Aid will know.
Also, try getting food stamps and help with paying for daycare through DHS if you haven't already.
