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 Organization: Co-Abode
(Los Angeles)
Co-Abode is a nationwide web-based organization with a vision of providing a one-stop resource to help single moms expand their economic opportunities. Co-Abode accomplishes this through several programs, namely a unique “Single Mothers House Sharing” program that matches single moms to share a home together. All of Co-Abode’s services are designed to make parenting a child alone easier, healthier and more financially secure. The model is helping to redefine the family unit and the economics of single motherhood. In the United States, there are 13 million single mothers raising more than 20 million children alone. The number of families headed by single mothers has increased 25% since 1990, according to the 2000 US Census. The correlation between poverty and single-parenting is shockingly high: forty-five percent of single parent families headed by women live in poverty. According to Co-Abode, no single government agency or non-profit organization specifically addresses the unique challenges of single mothers and their children. Co-Abode is an attempt to address these needs in one cost-effective and sustainable model. The goal is to relieve a single mother’s financial and emotional burden, allowing her to participate more fully in society and the economy.
3GF's 2005 two-year $60,000 investment in Co-Abode provides general operating
support to help the organization establish essential infrastructure and
enhance its web capacity to handle increased volume and offer improved
usability.
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