single mothers

It is all well and good to acknowledge that single parents have it tough. But in order to lighten their load and support the health and well-being of adults and children in single parent families, our Muslim community needs to move forward with a two-step approach.

Single motherhood is becoming a norm. In 2021 the US Census Bureau reported that close to 80 percent of single parent households in the US are headed by single mothers. Statistics aside, single moms have a huge task ahead of them.