Council of Single Mothers and their Children

The Council of Single Mothers and their Children Inc. (CSMC) is a non-profit organisation founded in 1969 by single mothers to secure a better life for themselves and their children. We achieve change by championing the voices and needs of single mother families and providing specialist support services.

CSMC provides:

• Information, support, referral and advocacy services for single mothers, including support via our telephone support line, email and messenger.
• Accurate information and resources to single mothers including email bulletins and via our website.
• Representation of the needs and issues of single mothers and their children through working with government and community organisations, the media and research partners.
• Advocacy to overturn the social, economic and legal discrimination against single mothers and raise the status of single mothers and their children.

CSMC envisions a society where single mother families are valued and treated equally and fairly.

Each year CSMC receives over 2500 contacts from single mother families seeking support, information and referral to assist them to secure basic human rights such as financial security; affordable housing; flexible work and education opportunities; legal protection; and health and wellbeing for themselves and their children.

We also have over 3000 single mother members. Membership is free for single mothers  - join via our website www.csmc.org.au