Council of Single Mothers and their Children
For over 57 years, CSMC has supported single mother families and advocated for change. CSMC provides specialist support services to single mothers, and drives for changes to enable all single mothers to provide for their children and build a happy and secure life.
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What you told us: how the fuel crisis is impacting single mothers
CSMC knows that on any given day, single mothers are stretching budgets, finding solutions, and making impossible choices work. However, the results of our study into the impact of high petrol prices make one thing clear: the current fuel crisis and rising cost of...
Federal Budget 2026: What’s in it for single mothers & our children
Tuesday night’s Federal Budget delivered a mixed bag for Australian families, and for many single mothers already balancing rising grocery bills, rent, childcare and fuel costs, there's some welcome news and some disappointments. While the government announced new...
Victorian Budget: Three reasons to smile
When a State Budget is announced, it can feel like a flood of numbers, political jargon, and headlines that don’t really answer the question single mother families are asking: “How will this help me?” For single mothers already stretching every dollar, rising...
The fuel crisis is exposing specific pressure points for single mothers
By Jenny Davidson, CEO CSMC Often, when there's an economic or global crisis, the first members of the community to be effected are those with the least buffer. We saw that at the beginning of the COVID pandemic, when casual workers were losing their jobs and...