1. Family Supportive System

As a single mother, really all they have is family whether it is family friends, parents, grandparents and extended family. Being a newly single mother is something scary and not a thing to go through alone. Having family there would help with just comforting the mother, giving advice or even making an errand for her could help in so many ways. A lot of single mothers tend to go and try to do it by themselves when really they need the help. When my mother became a single mother it was a hard adjustment but the one thing that made it easier was that her brother and sister were always there for her in time of need. Having family around can make the mother feel safer and stay strong knowing that she is not really alone.

2. Government Support System

Being financially stable as a single mother is tougher than it seems. Having to pay for essential's needs for the mother and kid(s) on top of rent and other necessities. Financially mothers can receive that support from working and the government. Food stamps and WIC are good government programs that could help with buying food and government phones that could be supplied for free. The government could even find resources for affordable living areas. Growing up one of the governments supports my mother would use to take care of us was food stamps to buy food for me and my siblings. There are many government programs that can financially support single mothers in more ways than one.

3. Job Stability

Finding a stable good paying job to support a single mother and children is something that can really help. A single mother should have a job to show she is capable of taking care of her child and supporting them. Finding a job that can work with a single mother's schedule to make sure they can pick up their kids from and to school. Government never paid all the bills so my mother had to go on a job hunt where she ended up working for an insurance company making enough pay to get us by. A job where she can get in enough hours and keep up with bills as well and perhaps even close to home and/or the kids' school.

4. Child Care Services

Childcare is a big factor for new single mothers and the single mothers with multiple children. Sometimes there will be doctor appointments where children can not attend or in general just working. Having childcare options could solve that. Being in a daycare while my mother was at work was honestly the best just for me and my mom knowing I could get my homework done, have lunch and make friends was a help so when I go home my mother would be a little more relaxed. Enrolling kids in daycare or after school activities could help keep kids busy and not alone at home. Another solution would be to hire a babysitter or even bring in some family support and ask a family member to babysit for you. Having childcare would be the most useful resource to keep kids from waiting to get picked up and not having to be at home alone or bored.

5. Health Care

Health care is something really everyone needs but it is hard to receive it and afford it. Some resources I received medically was Access health insurance where I was able to go to the doctors at no charge to my mother. Medical bills can be a big stressors for a single mother with an ill health child. Having health care options as a single mother is not only beneficial for her but also her children. While finding that job it could provide health insurance for her and her kids but not always. Finding a good health care option is important to make sure her and the kids are healthy and up to date with medical records like vaccines and medicines.

6. Emotional Support

No one really knows how much of an impact it can be on someone to have emotional support. Starting off as a single new mother can be challenging and cause overwhelming stress which my mother experienced and to cope she needed the people around her and advice to be a good mother. Life does get hard for everyone and keeping it bottled up is so unhealthy for that person and possibly the surrounding people. Single mothers are like any other human beings with feelings and breakdowns, being there for a single mother and listening to her struggles or just day to day life can help in so many ways by letting that stress out. Sometimes is even offering to see someone can help to stay emotionally healthy.

7. Transportation services

Transportation may not be as big as the other supports but it is a factor. Single mothers can happen as young as a teen and not many people own a car and have money to buy one. Offering a ride to work or dropping kids off at school is a great way to help with transportation. I remember when I was young my mother would struggle to find an affordable car, and we had to ask for rides, pay for cabs and sometimes even walk. Sometimes finding bus routes that are faster and easier for their day-to-day lives are hard to find. People may not see it but having a source of transportation is a great type of support and relief to a single mother until she can get on her feet and get her own.