Single Parents Struggle Financially Amid Pandemic

As Published by the Chicago Sun-Times July 9, 2020

As the staggering number of unemployed Americans continues to rise due to business closures, the financial struggles for single parents have been hit the hardest, though most Americans are experiencing some form of financial hardship because of the covid-19 pandemic. 

"Single mothers and fathers are having a particularly difficult time providing even the basic necessities for their children beyond just daily meals due to many non-custodial parents being out of work." 

From diapers to pull-ups, and washing detergent, to over-the-counter medications and hygiene products, the financial challenges single parents are facing today are tremendous, and without some kind of support from friends, love ones, or neighbors, many single parents are in despair and having to cope with a great deal of emotional stress as a result. 

Parking tickets, an expired driver's license or even a badly needed car repair can devastate a very low income single-parent household these days. And while the troubling effects of this new norm will undoubtedly take some navigating to overcome, it has put an extra burden on mothers who are typically the caregivers for their children, and see a second round of stimulus to be the only hope for surviving the fallout from COVID-19.