Behind every single-parent family is a real-life superhero, someone showing extraordinary strength through late nights, early mornings, tough decisions and endless love. They may not wear a cape, but they’re lifting the world every day.
This Single Parents Day, we’re honouring not just these incredible single mums, dads and carers, but also the superhero allies who stand beside them:
The employers who offer understanding and flexibility.
The fundraisers who use their voice for good.
The community members and organisations who step up when it matters.
The MPs and campaigners fighting for fairer policies.
If someone has inspired you, supported you, or made life better for single-parent families, nominate them as a superhero.
Let’s shine a spotlight on the everyday heroes who rarely get the recognition they deserve.
Mothers Day and Fathers Day celebrate all parents. But because single parenting brings its own unique pressures and difficulties, we want to give single mums and dads an extra day to celebrate them!
Making a nomination is a great way to let someone know how much they’re appreciated.
‘I’m stunned to see Ruby has done this, as I just see it as an honour and a privilege to call myself their mum… I have to admit, I looked a bit odd with tears running down my face in Primark!’
We’ve been overwhelmed by the response to our 2025 single parent superheroes campaign. With over 100 nominations, it’s time to celebrate our amazing community of mums and dads, community group leaders, campaigners and employers.
You can see the Single Parent Superheroes here.
Single Parents Day has been celebrated in the United States since 1984. Following a petition set up by Janice Molgen and the organisation Parents Without Partners, President Ronald Reagan signed Proclamation 5166, bringing Single Parents’ Day into existence to be celebrated on 21st March each year.
In 2018, Single Parents Day launched in the UK. Since then, Gingerbread has celebrated Single Parents Day by bringing attention to the challenges faced by single parents and celebrating the amazing achievements of the nearly 2 million single-parent families across the country.
Single Parents Day is a time for single parents to reflect on and celebrate their successes. It’s also a chance for the world to show single parents how much they’re valued and for organisations like Gingerbread to push for a more equal society, in which all families are on a level playing field, regardless how many parents they have.
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