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= Parents Without Partners = Parents Without Partners is the only nonprofit and nonsectarian organization focused on providing a support group for single parents and their children. In 1969, only 7.1% of all families with dependent children were made up of single parent families, that number rising to 13% in 1981, suggesting that support may be more necessary than before as the number of single-parent households begins to rise. Parents Without Partners has programs for both the parents and their children, scholarship opportunities, and provide mental health services.

Mission Statement
Parents Without Partner’s mission is to provide a support group for single parents and their children in order to help single parents create a loving and happy family environment for their children.

Programs
Members of the Parents Without Partners hold family activities for members and their children as well as seminars, workshops, and conferences. There is also a program made specifically for teenagers that allows the teens to create their own organizations with their own rules. Another program provided by Parents Without Partners is the PWP, Inc. Scholarship Program, which chapters of the organization participate to win for both adults and youth that want to further their education.

Membership
Members join the group as struggling single parents looking for knowledge and support from their peers. Members work on themselves and grow as parents, then leave the program to provide room for the next single parent needing support. Marriage is another reason that members leave the organization.

Controversy
While there has been some controversy about the Parents Without Partners organization, most of it is regarding the idea that the organization is a dating pool. However, Parents Without Partners is adamant that, while some single parents meet their spouses from their chapters of the organization, it is not the purpose or intent of the organization.

Effect of Parents Without Partners
According to research conducted on 50 single parents and members of Parents Without Partners, the majority of them reported experiencing one or more of the following: feeling lonely or isolated, experiencing financial hardship, pressure from newfound responsibility, inadequacy as a parent, rejection by significant others, and bouts of depression. The results of the study determined that Parents Without Partners was most effective for individuals who lacked “natural” support groups by providing them a support they were previously lacking. Regardless, the findings of the study suggest that social support networks are necessary for the protection of health and maintaining well-being during moments of stressors in life