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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03 9654 0622
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LatestNews
AusAlert: Important Safety Information
For single mothers experiencing family violence, coercive control, stalking, or technology-facilitated abuse, an upcoming nationwide emergency alert test could create unexpected safety risks. Here’s the risks the alert may pose, who might be at risk, and how...
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...
Women Deliver: reflections
By Jenny Davidson, CEO CSMC It was a landmark moment of concerted collective action to advance gender equality, and a significant privilege for CSMC to attend the Women Deliver conference held in Melbourne over 27-30 April. Over the four days, 6,123 delegates from...
An extraordinary gift
By Jenny Davidson, CEO CSMC In the first days of January, as I prepared to return to work, I opened an email that contained some extraordinary news. “Having considered the very important work done by CSMC and the dedication of its board and staff, we would like to...