Podcasts Government On The Record The trials and triumphs of single motherhood

The trials and triumphs of single motherhood

Published: Nov. 13, 2023, 4:29 p.m.

Tracing the picture over decades, the U.S. Census Bureau finds that of Baltimore households with children, more than half are single-parent families. Growing up in a single-parent household struggling paycheck to paycheck can be tough for a young child.

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Leslie\xa0Gray Streeter is the author of a new series of columns for the Baltimore Banner about being a single mother. She joins us to talk about facing stigma and uncertainty while raising her young son.

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Then we're joined by Danielle Staton, Executive Director of the Jeremiah Program in Baltimore.

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The Jeremiah Program seeks to address the struggles of single-parent households with programming looking to help both mothers and their children succeed.

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