Welcome to the Single Parent's Center!

This section is designed to be a source of support to parents who are raising children without a partner in the household. You’ll find sources of local and Web based support and specific resources on some of the most common hassles that single parents face today.


Parenting is hard work. Single parenting is even harder. Single parenting as you’re ending a relationship or marriage has been described as "numbing, traumatic, frightening and exhausting." Locating and maintaining a source of safe, consistent and nearby support helps to makes the journey more manageable.

So let’s get started!

A List of Things That Help and a List of Things That Don’t!

Local Sources of Support:

Divorced and Separated Support Groups - Offered 7:30-9:30 p.m. first/third Thursdays at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 357 Main St., Fairhaven. For information, contact facilitators Joanne Dupre, (508) 993-0589, or Claudia George, (508) 992-4336. Also offered from 7-9 p.m. second/last Mondays at Diocesan Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth. For information, contact the Rev. Matthew Sullivan (508) 999-0400, or Robert Menard, (508) 673-2997. (Note: Group meeting times change, best to call to double check that the above is still accurate.)

Separated-Divorced Group - 7-9 p.m. second/last Mondays at the Diocesan Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth. Free. For details, call (508) 999-6420 (mornings). (Note: Group meeting times change, best to call to double check that the above is still accurate.)

Banana Splits - A support group for children with separated and/or divorced parents. Click Here.

Contact Kevin Lee, Youth Advocate, for confidential Phone: 508-910-1855. Email: kevinlee@town.dartmouth.ma.us.

Web Based Sources of Support:

Making Lemonade. www.makinglemonade.com/lemonadeis.htm. This is a terrific site. Articles, poetry, links, available books, write-ins, etc. A thoughtful and gentle resource.

"Single Parenting" at About.com. http://singleparents.about.com/mbody.htm. This is a Web portal, lots of adds but the material seems very helpful.

Single Parents Network. www.singleparentsnetwork.com. Covers the gamut from legal matters to adoption to self-help topics.

Responsible Single Fathers. www.singlefather.org. This is an excellent site with lots of materials and links. Offers email newsletters and electronic forums.

DivorceMagazine.com. www.divorcemag.com. Offers a wide range of articles for parents going through divorce. A very good resource.

Parents Without Partners. www.parentswithoutpartners.org. A source of support to custodial and noncustodial parents. Lists over 400 chapters nationwide. Has a member fee of $20 to $40 annually. 561-391-8833.
Single Parents Association. www.Singleparents.org. Helps parents who are feeling alone. Annual membership is $60. Virtual membership is $25.

Single Mothers by Choice. www.singlemothersbychoice.com. This site is intended for woman who began parenting alone, by choice, and intend to continue being single. Annual membership is $55. 212-988-0993.