Resource Partners

We cannot endorse any of these organizations. They are provided as informational links.

Family Support:

2-1-1 Maryland (Help Happens)
www.211md.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters
www.biglittle.com

Boys & Girls Club
www.bgca.org

Changing Focus
www.changingfocus.org

Chesapeake Helps
www.chesapeakehelps.org

DivorceCare
www.divorcecare.org

DivorceCare for Kids
www.dc4k.org

Family Health Administration (WIC program)
www.fha.maryland.gov/wic/

The Maryland Mentoring Partnership
www.marylandmentors.org

Mentor, Encourage, Lift and Love, Inc.
www.mentorencouragelifeandlove.org

Parenting Teens Online
www.parentingteensonline.com

Parents Empowering Families and Communities
www.pefacpg.com

Parents Without Partners
www.parentswithoutpartners.org

Project Joy
www.projectjoy.com

Raising Him Alone
www.raisinghimalone.com
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Re-Marriage Magazine
www.remarriagemag.com

SPARK (Single Parents Raising Kids)
www.sparkinc.org

Successful Stepfamilies
www.successfulstepfamilies.com

Teen Moms Friend’s Club
www.teenmomsfriendsclub.org

US Department of Education (grant, scholarship, financial aide and college prep guidance)
www.ed.gov

University for Parents
www.universityforparents.org

YMCA of Central Maryland
www.ymaryland.org

YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
www.ymcadc.org

YWCA Greater Baltimore Area
www.baltimoreywca.org

Social Support:

Meet-Up.com – Comprised of many different interest groups.  Search for your interest and location.  Here are a few:

MD/VA/DC  Stepmother Support Group – Bethesda, MD
http://www.meetup.com/stepmothers/

New Beginnings Divorce Support – DC Metro – Olney, MD
http://divorcesupport.meetup.com/360/

Old Mill School area Single Parents – Millersville, MD
http://www.meetup.com/Single-Parents-of-Teens/

Single Parents of the Eastern Shore – Stevensville, MD
http://www.meetup.com/Single-Parents-of-the-Eastern-Shore/

Single Parents Raising Kids – Rockville, MD
http://singleparents.meetup.com/856/

Single Parents Social and Support Group of Central Maryland – Baltimore, MD
http://singleparents.meetup.com/705/

SPIN – Single Parents in Northern Virginia – Springfield, VA
http://www.meetup.com/SPiNVa/

SPOTT – Single Parents of Tweens/Teens – Rockville, MD
http://www.meetup.com/SPOTT-DMV/

Military Support:

Marine Parents
www.marineparents.com

Military Significant Other Support
www.militarysos.com

Military.Com
www.military.com

Navy For Moms (Look for their Single Navy Moms group)
www.navyformoms.com

Operation Mom
www.operationmom.org

Single Parenting a Special Needs Child:

Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council
www.md-council.org

Special Olympics of Maryland
www.somd.org

The Arc of Maryland
www.thearcmd.org

The Parents’ Place of Maryland
www.ppmd.org

Step Parenting:

Becomingastepmom.com

California Healthy Marriages Coalition
www.camarriage.com

Changing Focus
www.changingfocus.org

National Family Resiliency Center
www.divorceabc.com

National Stepfamily Resource Center
www.stepfamilies.info

The Stepcard Collection
www.thestepcardcollection.com

Others:

Trips & Getaways: http://www.tripsandgetaways.com/

In His Grace Photography: http://www.inhisgracephotography.com/

Stong Fathers: http://www.strongfathersmaine.org/