The number of single-parent whānau has jumped 7.9 per cent since 2018 and the Birthright social services organisation says such people need hope.
Birthright specialises in single-person-led families and its kaiwhakahaere, Joe Ferns, has been a single dad himself.
2023 census data shows the number of single-parent families has risen from 197,946 families in 2018 to 213,534. Almost one in five tamariki in Aotearoa now live in homes with a single caregiver... read full article here.
https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/07/birthright-calls-for-hope-as-number-of-single-parent-families-rises-in-aotearoa/