We hear hundreds of stories from single parents each year. Read some of these stories here, using our topic filter to help you find stories that are relevant to you.
Have you got a story to share? We’re always looking for single parents to share their views and experiences with other community members, so we can support and encourage each other.
Anya, a member of the Campaigns Advisory Group 2026 cohort, recently wrote a blog post about her first meeting with the group. “This day was one of the best days of my life. I sat among...
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Group Lead Lisa
Lisa (on the left), Group Lead for Wickford Gingerbread Group. “When I first became a single parent, I was excited and relieved to discover there was a supportive charity dedicated to single parents. I hoped to...
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Group Lead Emma
Emma, Group Lead of Haverford West Gingerbread Group, with her family. “I decided to become a volunteer with Gingerbread after realising what a lack of support there was in my area for single-parent families. Being a...
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Campaigner Anya
Anya, volunteer member of Gingerbread’s Campaign Advisory Group. “I volunteer with Gingerbread because they are a fantastic charity for single parents, and have been around for so long, that I remember my mum talking about them...
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Katya’s story
We’re excited to support our fundraiser, Katya, as she takes on the Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge this month. This 100km looped route winds through some of England’s most scenic countryside, with rolling hills, rugged footpaths,...
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Campaigner Brian
Brian, volunteer member of Gingerbread’s Campaign Advisory Group. “I had never thought of myself as a campaigner, although I have always put others’ needs before my own. As a single parent father, when the pandemic arrived,...
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Group Lead Ema
Ema, Group Lead of North-West London Gingerbread Group, with her son. “Volunteering for Gingerbread means a lot to me because I know firsthand how isolating single parenthood can feel. Sometimes what people need most is not...
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Thriving not Surviving
I was two months into a master’s degree when my marriage ended. The next year and a half was a jumble of solicitors, sleeping pills, counselling and dragging my sad backside out of bed to...
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Single parent and Group Lead Louise, shares why she started a Gingerbread group. “Hello, I’m Louise, a single mum of two teenagers and a six-year-old, and I’m the group lead for the Northampton Gingerbread Group. I separated...
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Michael’s story
Michael, the son of a single parent shares their story and why Gingerbread groups are so valuable. “I grew up with my mum, just the two of us. She was a lone parent, and she worked...
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