Helping single parents is a focus area of the Alliance for Action to Strengthen Marriages and Family Relationships.

SINGAPORE – Single parents are getting more support in the areas of employment, caregiving and children’s development with the help of a network initiated by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF).

The Alliance for Action to Strengthen Marriages and Family Relationships (Afam) is working with its community partners on such ground-up initiatives to support single parents.

For example, the MSF is partnering with Daughters Of Tomorrow, a charity that helps underprivileged women, to pilot a childminding service for low-income parents, including single parents, who need alternative caregiving options.

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