If you are looking for college grants for single moms, there are plenty of opportunities out there that you can pursue. A grant can help single moms do something they normally could not do – like start a business or go to college.

Now life can be hard as a single mother, especially in this challenging economy. We are experiencing the worst economic recession of our decade and it can be a major challenge to make ends meet as a single mom. To make enough money to survive as a single mother, you are going to have to explore every option out there possible. Fortunately, if you need some financial help, you can get it by looking around online.

If you want to change your life in some way, you can look at getting a grant as a means to help you out. You can get grants for college for example. Going to college as a single mom is one of the best decisions you can make. A college degree can help you give your children a brighter future. You will likely be able to qualify for higher paying jobs that will give you the money to raise your children in comfort and security.

One of the best ways to improve your life is to look at getting a college degree. To get the funding needed to pay for college, look into getting some sort of college grant – your local college website will have information on applying and getting one.

There are also plenty of business grants for single mothers out there that you can seek out as well. A business grant can give a single mom enough start up capital to make the leap to start a new business and maybe find financial security.

Getting a grant can mean the difference between finding a means to a better life and staying in the same situation.

If you want to get help for a single mother, there are many resources out there for you. If you need to pay for school, consider looking for college scholarships for single mothers.

What is your bigger challenge–getting yourself ready to go back to school, or getting your kids ready for the upcoming school year? What is your bigger stressor–navigating the your college’s bookstore, or fighting through the crowds at Walmart or Target to pick up your kids’ school supplies? I know from experience that going back to classes is a big adjustment for everyone in the family. New routines for both the kids and yourselves, more expenses, adjustments to make to work schedules are just a few of the items adult students need to think about right now.

This is a very stressful time of year for many of us–how can we at Back 2 School Moms make things a little easier for you? What do you need information about most? Scholarships? Financial Aid? Study skills? We really want to know how we can destress your life just a little bit! Just drop by with a new comment about how we can help, and we’ll “get on it” right away!

In my “About” page, I mentioned a little bit about myself and how was a back-to-school mom, struggling with the same things you are.  I’m going to fill you in a little more about my experience going back to school, so you know I’m sincere about wanting to help you.

I started going to college in 1999, at age 35. My kids were aged 13 and 11 at the time. I was a single mom in a small town with no real job prospects and going to work at one of the local sawmills didn’t really appeal to me. So, I trudged down to the local college and signed up for classes. The school I attended was very small; it was a satellite campus of a college located 75 miles away. In fact, it was so small that it shared it’s campus with a university also located 75 miles away. (Note-I’m Canadian, and two-year schools are usually referred to as colleges, and four-year schools are universities.)

It was plenty weird going into my first class with people ten-to-fifteen years younger than I was. Fortunately, there were a few other “old timers” sprinkled in here and there so I was able to keep my sanity. For two years, I bounced between taking courses at the college downstairs, and  taking classes upstairs at the university. Quite a few of my classes were by teleconference, which made it quite easy to mute rather boring lectures and discuss more interesting things amongst ourselves,  even if they were not quite on topic.

I got tired of this, and ended up pulling up stakes and moving to the States to attend Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA. At the time, Gonzaga had a program for adult students which gave students a 40% reduction in tuition–this being the only reason I could affford it. I also got married for the second time while I attended Gonzaga to a great guy who was and still is, a very supportive person in everything I do. With his help, and the wonderful professors at Gonzaga, I studied my buns off and graduated in 2004 with a 3.70 GPA.

Yeah, it was tough. But I still managed to cook meals, keep a reasonably clean house, go to my kids’ activities and work part-time. If you really want to go back to school, I’m saying you can do the same. You’ll have to be more organized  as a back-to-school mom than you ever have been in your life. You may have to put your social life on the back burner at times. If you have a procrastination habit, you must break it and never put off starting assignments.

At times, you’ll think you’ll never get your degree finished, and get very stressed out at times–but I’m here to say it is do-able .  Just let me know how I can help.

I’m here for you every step of the way if you decide going back to school is the right thing for you. Drop me a line at norma@back2schoolmoms.com , or leave a comment. Let me know what topics you want to hear about.