Government Aid For Single Mothers: What Packages Are Available?

I'm having a hard time finding a legimitate source, but anyways...what are they?

by the way, i am writing a research paper on abortion, so this will be a great argument on my behalf. thanks to all who contribute! i will keep you in mind and throw you 10 points if i like an answer.

PLEASE READ THIS QUESTION IN ITS ENTIRITY!!!


I DONT NEED OPINIONS (as i have just come across some ignorant comments)...I JUST NEED TO SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE...I HAVE THE SAME SORTA STANCE AS ALL YOU PEOPLE.

I have no idea- I'm a single mother and take care of my own ON my own.

The best thing you can do is find a good man and get married.

Stop begging for welfare and find work.

what about single dads, they have troubles too.

Go to your local Welfare office and ask them.They will have all the information you need.

You won't like this but...I was a housewife for 13 years...divorced him and took my 2 boys and got a full time job with benefits and made it!! No assistance needed...I did get child support every week and he carried the kids on insurance. He owed us that much. I married a cheater but he was a responsible father.

Go get a job!!

I was married, I had the white picket fence and 3 car dream. He was a very bad man and leave it at that. I left when I was pregnant, and although for abortion rights, I never could do one myself. I just don't have that in me to do. I am a single mom; I am also in the military. I left active duty to be around more for my daughter (deployments are too much for a single parent of a toddler!) The military is allowed to collect unemployment when transitioning and while on that, WIC is also approved. I managed to find a part-time job, but still qualified for WIC. WIC is run by the state you are in, therefore it varies from state to state. With me and my daughter in the household, I could net as much as $2000 per month (net = before any deductions plus any extra wages, tips, child support, etc...) and still qualify. What I actually took home was a third of my pay after taxes, so why they do it that way - I have no clue.
You get evaluated every 3 months to make sure you're not over the limit. And when the child is 5 the benefits stop. If they're for you when pregnant, the benefits stop when you give birth. If for you as a breastfeeding mom, after the child is 1 year old they stop, then they can start you on the child's benefit program if you still qualify. I was on the breastfeeding program for about 7 months. I breastfed my daughter until she was a year old and weaned. Then I made too much money and didn't qualify anymore.
The state I was in when I exited active duty gave very little, and controlled right down to the brand of juice and milk you could get - the cheapest nastiest one! The state I moved to permanently settle in my new life gave benefits like crazy! But I liked it better, not because I could get the top brands free, but because I got *quality* brands free instead of having to go with the worst ones. (Milk that went bad in a week, juice that tasted like it fermented in the can, etc.) And the stores still accept coupons on the WIC items, so it helps the state not have to pay as much giving you the free foods, so I still clipped coupons on WIC. *Highly recommended!*
However, WIC didn't help with diapers and wipes, or even bread, or transitioning foods for when baby gets teeth. It only supplies milk, eggs, cheese, juice, beans/peas, peanut butter, infant cereal, formula, and carrots. If Lactose intolerant, Lactaid or Ensure Healthy Mom drinks if doctor recommended are allowed in some states. Why these items, I don't know, but it's the same list in all states. Formula never helped me, so they gave me the "breastfeeding list" which had no formula on it, but had 1 extra box of infant cereal on it.
I never got food stamps - I just wanted a little help to get me transitioned into civilian life since I had been active duty since graduating high school (it is remarkably different.)