Parents Without Partners is an organization of men and women who are raising children in a home that has only one parent. These parents may be divorced, separated, or widowed, or they may never have been married. The organization provides single parents and their children with an opportunity for enhancing personal growth, self-confidence, and sensitivity towards others by offering an environment for support, friendship, and the sharing of parenting techniques..
Numerous local chapters of Parents Without Partners operate in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The chapters sponsor discussions and speakers, as well as family recreational activities. Teenagers may have their own chapters.
Parents Without Partners also works for better laws for single-parent families. It sponsors conventions, seminars, and other meetings. Parents Without Partners was founded in 1957 in New York City. It has headquarters in Zanesville, Ohio.
