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		<title>Government Help for Single Moms &#8212; Education, Housing, Food and Nutrition Programs</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Single moms have to singlehandedly deal with the responsibilities and challenges that are normally shared between two. However, there is government help for single moms, and we shall address the types of help available, and how to get it. The government today has over 900 different programs, throughout every single state, and for some states [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Single moms have to singlehandedly deal with the responsibilities and challenges that are normally shared between two. However, there is government help for single moms, and we shall address the types of help available, and how to get it. The government today has over 900 different programs, throughout every single state, and for some states there is even more without including private organizations, so it is safe to say there are many that will be able to help you.</p>
<p>Like all types of government help for single moms, you have to meet certain criteria in order to be eligible to receive it. Other than the obvious, you must be a U.S Citizen, or a resident of the U.S for at least more than 3 consecutive years. For educational help, you&#8217;ll need to have high school academics, or a GED. Many financial programs offered by the government require you to bring home around 85% of the average income for your area as stipulated by the State department.</p>
<p>There are lots of different types of government help available. Most come in the form of grants. A grant is something that is of value, transferred from the government to the person eligible, in order to perform public support which the government deems authorized. They have over 20 different categories, and we shall look at the main ones:</p>
<p><strong>Education </strong></p>
<p>The most common type of <strong>government help for single moms</strong> in funding school is the Federal Pell Grant, or FPG. For more information on Grants available, visit <a href="http://studentaid.ed.gov/">http://studentaid.ed.gov/</a>. If you are seeking educational government help for single moms, you&#8217;ll need to apply for a FAFSA, which then will need to be given to your school of interest for them to make an application. Your financial aid officer at your school can give you more information.</p>
<p>Note: Don&#8217;t just rely on government programs for education, however. There are plenty of private scholarships and grants available from non-profit organizations, businesses, and even websites. You should be able to get a list of the current scholarships for 2010 from your local community college (or state college) financial aid office. One private scholarship program designed just for moms is the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/ce106mu2-u1HLLIPMJIHJIQKLMQI"><span style="color: #ff0000;">$10,000 scholarship for working adults</span></a>. This scholarship works like this: you fill out the free scholarship application and get entered into a monthly draw for $10,000. You can apply as a single mother or dad. This scholarship is just one example of the many private scholarship offers you can find on the web with a bit of hunting.</p>
<p><strong>Housing </strong></p>
<p>The most common type of government help for single moms in housing support is HUD. HUD, or U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development can provide housing at greatly reduced prices, or even for free for those who have exceptional financial needs. For more information, either speak with your local social services officer, or visit <a href="http://www.hud.gov/">http://www.hud.gov/</a></p>
<p><strong>Food and Nutrition </strong></p>
<p>The most common type of government help for single moms in providing food and nutritional products is WIC. WIC, or Women, Infants and Children, is a program that allows you to purchase foods using a EFT card, similar to a credit card. The EFT card is topped up every month by the government. For more information, either speak with your local social services officer, or visit <a href="http://www.fns.usda.gov/">http://www.fns.usda.gov/</a>.</p>
<p>There are several different methods you can take into consideration before applying to get government help for single moms. But, before you do – its important you do two things; first make sure you meet the criteria set, and second it to get all important documents and details ready. This would include your social security number, tax information, passport information, statements, other program information, birth certificates, driving license and other licenses etc.</p>
<p>The next best thing to do is to speak with your local social services officer, or financial aid officer. They&#8217;ll be able to give further advice and speak about the various different options you have with regards to government help for single moms. It will take time and effort – but, it will be worth it!</p>
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		<title>Work Opportunities for Single Parents</title>
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<p>Work for single mothers is important for the woman as well as their children. Sometimes single moms may not be able to work, especially when their children are young. Childcare is not free in America and some young women do not have the support network of friends and family to help take the kids for a few hours, let alone a full day.</p>
<p>However, when the kids are grown up enough to attend school during the day, you may want to get back to work and there are many reasons to do so. You may be able to finally get financially dependent again, and even increase your earning potential as time goes on. Just because you have had kids does not mean your career has to come to a halt. If you work full time, then you will need to find a carer who you trust to look after the children. If you hire a nanny, make sure that you go through all the necessary checks to make sure the nanny has experience with child-minding.</p>
<p>You will also be able to socialize with other adults again, if you are not working from home, which, even though you love your children, will be a welcome change to your day. It will also be nice to break up your day into varied activities, instead of just being a full time carer. Having a job for a lot of people is an integral part of their lives, but if you have been out of the loop for a long time, it can seem daunting. As soon as you start to make work friends and maybe meet other single parents, you will realize that working is a positive addition to your life.</p>
<p>There is a lot of work out there for single moms. Healthcare, teaching and call centre roles are the best careers for single moms to get into. Healthcare and call centre jobs are flexible and have a lot of hours to pick and choose from. Search for the best careers for single moms for a more detailed breakdown on the fields you should be looking into. There are also great options for moms to start working from home, which will ensure that you do not have to spend too much time away from your kids.</p>
<p>The federal government offers job placement positions that will help single mothers find jobs. Search on-line for these placements, and remember that the search may be the hardest part of getting the job. Job searching can be quite a long process, so exercise some patience and persevere. You may send out 50 applications to get back 5 replies, and the whole process may take months before you land that job. If you have decided you want to get back into work, then start researching and applying as soon as possible.</p>
<p>Lastly, some quick tips to pass a work interview with flying colors. Be confident- just because you have been out of work for a while does not mean you are not able as the next person to do the job. Always look neat and dress appropriately for the job role. And make sure you arrive on time. It is very rare that an employer will give a job to someone who turned up late for the interview. Work for single mothers may be challenging, but it is rewarding and should benefit your life.</p>
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		<title>Time Management Tips for Moms</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your time as a single mother will be very precious to you and you will probably want to spend every free second you have with your child. Time management for single mothers is very important because an effective time management scheme will allow you to get the most out of life for you and your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your time as a single mother will be very precious to you and you will probably want to spend every free second you have with your child. Time management for single mothers is very important because an effective time management scheme will allow you to get the most out of life for you and your child. You will often have your mind on many things at once and putting your plans down on paper is the first step to time management.</p>
<p>Some of your daily chores will take a long time and this is time that you would probably rather spend nurturing the childhood of your child. However, time management is not something you can ignore and if you do not have a good schedule worked out then it will not only stress out you but the child as well. Time management will allow you the time and space where needed to take your foot off the gas and have a breather.</p>
<p>This article will look at one or two ways that you can manage your time in a more efficient manner. It is not a set of rules that will tell you what do, more a guide of what you could do to get the most out of your precious every day time.</p>
<p>Always consider the fact that children love routine and thrive on it in the early stages of their development. They will often get used to certain hours of waking up and feeding and you should stick to these. If you do not then it can cause the child stress as they will think something is wrong, if you miss out a certain feed or a time that you normally play with them.</p>
<p>The easiest routine that you can stick to is the morning routine. Same breakfast time and bonding time before you have to go to work or the child has to go to school. This will mean that your child will start every day in the same methodical fashion and will be happy when you do eventually part company at a certain point of the day.</p>
<p>The other thing you must do for a thorough time management scheme is write down your daily schedule onto paper. This will allow you to see what you have to do each and every day, it will allow you to see where you can save time and where more time may be needed. If you do this and stick to it then it could mean you have more free time at the end of the day to play with your child or just to have a break for yourself.</p>
<p>Time management for single mothers is one of the most important factors when it comes to every day life. The single mothers that have a time scheme, know it and stick to it will all be a lot happier within themselves and they will probably be worrying a lot less than someone without a schedule.</p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Single moms can often find  themselves in a position of financial hardship. It can be overwhelming  as a single to carry the burden of responsibility for raising children.  The time and money required can be significant – and quit often, a  single mother simple does not make enough to support children and have  money left over at the end of the day. Many women have ambitions to  go back to school and improve their future financial prospects with  an education – however, the reality is that many single moms are simply  unable to do so because of a lack of finances. This is where single  mom grants come into play – free money that can enable a single mother  to help pay for college while raising kids.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">However, quite a few mothers  don’t actually realize there are actually single mother financial  assistance programs out there to do exactly this: help single moms pay  for college. The key to finding financial assistance is to know where  to look. Over 30 million people with receive government money each year  – there is no reason, why as a single mother, you should not get single  mother grant money.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The best place to start your  single mother grant search is online. The internet has made looking  for grants incredibly easy – the only barriers to finding grants for  single moms is your own hard work looking for the grants, then applying. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Now, there are different ways  to get grants. Some websites offer private grants where single mothers  can send in a story detailing their hardship and be entered for a chance  to win money (usually 5-10k) for school. This type of grant giveaway  is useful because you get to interact, through your story, with other  moms sharing similar hardship – you realize you are not alone. These  type of contest grants are quite prevalent on the web – now your chance  of getting a grant will be pretty small, but the sense of community  participating in such a grant contest is pretty good. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Now, there are plenty of other  options out there is you are looking to go back to college as a single  mother. In fact, education grants for moms are some of the easiest grants  you can possibly get. To get an college grant for single moms, you should  contact the financial aid office of a college and see what sort of single  mom financial assistance programs are there. You can get reductions  in tuition, free grants money from the college, or even other benefits  like work study programs, free food from food banks, daycare assistance,  etc.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Now, besides college grants  offered by schools, you can seek out government grants for single mothers.  These are grants offered by the federal government for moms in need.  Such grants cover a wide area of categories – some are grants for  education, some grants for business, grants for cars, etc. If you apply  for different grants in different categories, you can get money for  different things – so just don’t limit yourself to a single category  for grants.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The government has an official  grant website that lists most of their grant programs. It can seem pretty  daunting trying to navigate this website, but with a bit of time you  can find some good grants you may qualify for.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">When applying for a grant,  the hardest part is  the fact that you are going to have to wait  for the grant – there is really no way around this. Each grant will  have its own unique set of requirements. If a single mother is rewarded  with a grant, she may be required to agree to a specific set of requirements  such as some sort of service to the community or the completion of some  task. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">There are also a host of private  grants for single moms out there to be had to. You can find private  organizations offering these online. You should spend time checking  out these various grant offers and, where possible, applying.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The key with grants is that  you should apply to as many as possible – apply for government single  mom grants, college single mom grants, private single mom grants, etc.  The more you send out, the higher the chance of getting some needed  grant funding to help meet your needs – wither those needs are to  pay for college as a mother or to start a new business, etc.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Being a single mother does  not have to mean giving up your dreams of a better future – with grant  funding, you can, as a single mother, improve your life through the  pursuit of your dreams. A grant is a great way for single mothers to  get help.</span></div>
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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Looking how to get a single  mom grant? Well, the good news is that’s it’s pretty easy. The bad  news is that, like anything of value in life, you are going to have  to put in some effort to get a single mother grant. However, if you  are struggling financial as a single mom, there is free single mom grant  money out there for you to have.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">So, how can you get a grant  for single moms? There are several ways – this article will briefly  explore some steps you can take to get financial assistance as a working  mom.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">There are basically three different  sources of grants you can apply for as a single mother – single mom  government grants, single mom college grants, and single mom private  grants. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Government grants are the largest  source of funding out there to take from. Each year, over 30 million  in grant funding is given out. Now to get a government grant, there  are a few things worth knowing. The first thing is that there are usually  income requirements – you can’t apply for many grants if you are  making more than a certain wage (in most cases). Grants are usually  given out on the basis of financial need. Grants often have some sort  of requirements you may be required to fulfill – ether before applying  for the grant, or after being rewarded the grant.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">People assume that grants for  women is just government money freely given to people, but this is not  exactly true. Grants are only given out for a specific purpose and to  people who meet a stringent set of requirements. Grant requirements  for singe moms are usually centered around financial need – but some  grants may require more requirements. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">You can find government grants  by looking online or visiting the government’s official grant website.  There are also websites that help you find government grants – it  may be worth it to check these out, as you can streamline your search  for a single mom government grant.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Another source for grants are  colleges. Most major colleges will offer a variety of school grants  for single moms you can apply for. Going to college is one of the best  ways a mother can get financial help in the long term. By getting a  degree, a mother can pave a path for a better job future. College recognize  that it’s very difficult for a mother raising kids on her own to go  to college – as such, they make available a wide variety of single  mom financial aid programs for needy mothers. It’s well worth your  time, as a single mother, to look at a college financial aid website  to see what is offered (it will vary from college to college).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">You should also seek out private  single mother grants. These are grants to nonprofit organizations, private  companies, or some other non-government entity may offer. For example,  there are plenty of single mother grants given out in the form of website  contests. Some of these contests (offered by websites) will require  you submit a story of your hardship for a chance to win a grant. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">There are also grants you can  directly apply for. Some organizations may offer these grants. To get  a private grant, you are going to have to first find one, and that is  the part the requires the most work. You are going to have to really  spend some time on the web searching out single mother grants – look  on grant forums, do searches online, check out every grant offer you  find, etc. Private grants can be a great way to get money as a single  mom – provided you can find the right grants you actually qualify  for.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Make sure to spend some time  applying for as many grants as possible – college, government, and  private. The more grant applications you fling out, the higher the chance  of getting some money. A single mom grant is certainly not impossible  to get – it really comes down to finding grants and applying for them.  So, if you want free financial help from the government for single mothers,  start looking for single mother grants and sending out these applications.</span></div>
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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Grants for single moms offer  a great way for mothers without any other financial options get extra  money to help improve their situation. Now, you may think that getting  a single mom grant is pretty difficult, but it’s not. The main difficulty  is actually finding a single grant to apply for – there are so many  grants out there that it can be overwhelming to even know where to start  looking for single mom grants. This article will help point you in the  right direction for finding financial assistance for moms.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Being a single mother is one  of the most difficult experiences out there. It’s incredibly tough  to raise children by yourself. Finances are often very tight and there  is little to no extra money for the better things in life. The life  of many single moms revolves around working long hours at low paying  jobs to pay the bills and raising children. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">But, as a single mother, life  does not have to end with only surviving – you can have a comfortable  life free from financial worries. The best way to do this is through  grants for single mothers. These are grants given to single mothers  for the specific purpose of improving their life. Some of these grants  may help single mother start a new business or maybe help single moms  go back to college to get a degree – there are a variety of different  grants available to single moms in financial need.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">So what can you do to get financial  help in the form of a grant? The first thing you should do is think  about what sort of financial aid your really need. If you are looking  to get some money for an immediate financial emergency, then you can  look at getting some sort of emergency loan or government welfare aid. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">If you are looking for a long  term investment into your future, then getting a single mother grant  is probably one of the best things you can possibly do. The reason is  that many of these grants are designed to help “sponsor” activities  that will give you some real, tangible long term solutions to your financial  problems. Activities like starting a new business or going to college  are given quite a bit of financial support by the government. By participating  in these activities, you can get easy money from the government while  giving yourself the skills to get a better job in the future.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Now the main source of grants  for single mother is the government. The government offers plenty of  grants that you can apply for, if you visit the official government  grant website. The federal government gives out millions of dollars  each year in grant aid to individuals who need support. If you are a  single mother in need, you will likely qualify for the government’s  special single mother grant program – these are grants offer to mothers  who are in need. The grants may vary, but they are all designed to give  government aid to moms who need financial help.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Other sources of grants would  be colleges that offer grants financial aid programs. These are programs  that help people who are struggling financial pay for college. Each  college will offer different financial assistance programs so you will  have to do some research, depending on what college you wish to attend.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">To get a grant for single mothers,  you are going to have to be persistent in your search. Just because  there is free money available, doesn’t mean it’s necessarily easy  to get it. And in this case, it’s not really easy – it takes work  on your part. The best advice we can give you for getting grants is  to simply spend some time looking around online for all the grants you  can find, be them from the government, colleges, and private organizations  – and apply to every grant you qualify for. It may take you some time  to check out every grant offer you spot online, but if you are willing  to spend to them looking for grants and applying, you stand a good chance  of getting some grant money.</span></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">How to get single mother grants  really depends on how much work you are willing to put into the enterprise.  Getting grants takes work – something that most people who want to  get free grant money from the government don’t realize. In the case  of single mothers,  there are plenty of grants offered by a variety  of  organizations, both government and not government, but to get  a single mother grant, you are going to have to spend some serious time  looking around online and applying.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">It’s tough even in the best  of economic conditions for single moms to make ends meet. Grants are  really the perfect solution to many problems single mothers face when  trying to restart their career by going back to college. In fact, grants  for moms play an important role in allowing single mothers to go back  to school – it could be downright impossible for single mom to attend  college with the aid of government grants in many cases.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Before you start looking for  grants, you should prepare yourself to put in some work. You are going  to have to spend a lot of time consistently searching on the internet  for grants to apply for. There are a variety of grant categories, business  grants, single mom grants, job training grants, education grants, etc.  You will need to apply for grants across many different categories to  maximum your chances of getting a grant.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Grants are generally given  out on the basis of financial need. This means you are going to have  to make less than a certain income. Generally, most single moms who  experience financial difficulties should have no problem qualifying.  When you apply for a single mom grant, you will need to ensure you fill  out the grant application correctly. Always include any supporting documentation  requested of you. Make sure you never lie on an application. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">There are plenty of different  grants you can apply for. The primary source of grant funding is through  government grants – but these are not the only grants out there –  there are other grants offered by colleges and other entities. If you  want to look for government  grants, you should check out the official  government grant website and see what’s offered. Colleges offer a  wide variety of college grants for moms as well &#8212; you can start by  doing a search online for college grants and also by looking at the  financial aid website of a college to see what school grants for single  mothers they offer. Private grants are widely available as well. Finding  a private grant for women can be somewhat difficult however – you  will have to spend some time looking around for these grants. When you  search for private grants, you will be able to find a wide variety of  different grants. Some grants are offered as a content on websites,  some grants may be given away as a random “prize”, etc. There are  of course foundations that offer single parent grants that you can apply  for as well. The best way to start finding private g rants is to do  a search online and check out all the grant offers that you find.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Single mother grants are not  hard to find – there are plenty of them out there. However, it can  be a taxing process looking for grants,  then spending the time  applying for them. However, if you want a grant, you are going to have  to do the work required to get one. You won’t have people handing  you grant funding – you are going to have to work to find grants.  The results of your efforts can be well worth it, as you can potential  get thousands of dollars in from financial aid money from the government.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Grants for single parents are  a available from a variety of sources. A single parent grant could be  given to a single mother or father in need. The purpose of such a grant  is to allow the single parent to, ideally, extract themselves from financial  problems.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Although millions of dollars  arrive given to people each year in grant funding, you will find that  most people actually don’t end up getting grants. This is because  most people don’t know there are many grants available to apply for.  Applying for grants is also more difficult than it initially sounds.  For example, you have to spend time looking online to find a grant to  apply for in the first place, and then you have to spend the time filling  out grant applications and supplying the necessary supporting documentation  – if any is required. Some grants also have a very specific set of  requirements that must be completed before the grant is awarded.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The bottom line is that getting  a single parent grant is not as easy as just filling out an online application  – there is some real work involved. However, don’t let this discourage  you. You can qualify for a grant and many people do receive grants.  You can be one of them if you know what to do.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">If you want a grant, you will  want to inform yourself about what sort of grants are available. You  can see out federal grants from the government, grants offered by colleges,  or private grants.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Make a point to check out the  official government grant websites if you want a government grant. There  are plenty of grants to be found here. If you are a single parent, you  should be able to find a good many grants for single parents offered  that you will qualify for. Keep in mind that there are many people who  apply for the government grants and the funding is always limited. Expect  some fierce competition – especially for the more popular ones.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">If you are thinking about going  back to school as a single mother, there are many grants for school  you can avail yourself of. Most colleges will offer a wide assortment  of financial aid programs. For example, you can quite often get college  grant money, reduction of tuition fees, and other benefits as a single  mother going to college. Some universities have entire single mother  grant financial aid programs available. So if you plan to go back to  school or are currently going back to school, look at the college financial  aid website to see what your school offers.</span></p>
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Besides government and college grants, there are a wide variety of private  grants to seek out to. The best way to find private grants is to do  a search online and see what sort of grant aid programs you can find.  You are going to have to spend a bit of time looking to see what you  can find. To maximize your chances of getting grant money, you are going  to want to really look at every grant offer you spot – even if you  don’t qualify for the grant. Once in a while, you will stumble upon  a grant that you do qualify for and you can apply for it. Some of the  best grants for single mothers are in fact private grants. Because private  grants are hard to find, there is usually much less competition for  that grant, meaning you stand a better chance of receiving that grant.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">As a single mother, it’s  tough to make ends meet. You want to find every extra source of revenue  possible to help pay those bills. Grants are a great way to get a needed  helping hand. So make sure you spend the time looking and applying for  grants – you may just be able to change your circumstances for the  better.</span></div>
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