Council of Single Mothers and their Children
For over 50 years, CSMC has supported Victorian single mother families and advocated for change. CSMC provides specialist support services to single mothers in need, and provides referrals that enable them to plan for the longer term and build a happy and secure home.
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Melbourne Metro
03 9654 0622
Outside Melbourne
1300 552 511
Latest News
Cost of living – what’s your story?
The cost of living crisis is one of the biggest stories around and everyone - the media, government, community organisations, mums at school drop off - is talking about it. Life has become so expensive, most of us are now struggling to meet the basics of life, like...
One-Parent Families and Vulnerability Network
By Jenny Davidson, CEO In September, I had the unique opportunity as CSMC’s CEO to travel to Glasgow for the inaugural meeting on the One-Parent Families and Vulnerability Network (O-PFV). This newly minted network brought together one-parent organisations...
The Sandwich Generation
Why so many of us are feeling 'squished' and what to do about it For many of us single mums, the 'juggle' used to be managing full-time caring parenting with full-time paid employment. Maintaining two full-time roles took energy, time, and emotional resources. Then...
How to #FriendBetter
The support of good friends is priceless for women as some of us are lucky enough to know. Research backs this up. However, research also shows that chronic stress and lack of time to make or maintain friendships, get in the way of both friendships and good health....