One Parent Families
Nonprofit Organization
'Harry Potter dinner' disappears after studio complaint...in her reply: "JK Rowling herself, having at one time been a struggling single parent, and having donated to the National Council for One Parent Families, would probably approve of a single mother being entrepreneurial and creative". In this article: Harry Potter, Warner Bros, Pumpkin, Halloween, National Council, One Parent Families, and JK Rowling |
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Wikipedia | May 11, 2009
One Parent Families
One Parent Families One Parent Families or Gingerbread, officially known as the National Council for One Parent Families, is a registered British charity that advocates on behalf of lone parent families. J. K. Rowling, once a single mother...
In this article: National Council, World War I, John Amaechi, Martina Cole, and J. K. Rowling
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Independent.co.uk - UK | April 26, 2008
The IoS happy list
...400 million copies worldwide, Rowling is also a major philanthropist. Charities she supports include One Parent Families, Comic Relief and the Multiple Sclerosis Society. In 2000 she founded the Volant Charitable Trust to combat poverty and...
In this article: UK, London, Clive Stafford Smith, Cancer, and John Sullivan
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scotsman.com - Scotland | September 20, 2008
JK Rowling conjures up GBP1m donation for Labour
...with the Browns. The writer met with the Prime Minister's wife, Sarah, during a fundraising event for the National Council for One Parent Families and they have since established a close relationship. Rowling offered a...
In this article: JK Rowling, Labour Party, Gordon Brown, Conservative Party, David Cameron, Harry Potter, Edinburgh, Child poverty, and Labour Party
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Politics of Harry Potter
...in Congress. Rowling is a noted philanthropist and maintains links on promoting Amnesty International, the Multiple sclerosis Society, One Parent Families, and the Children's High Level Group, which Rowling co-founded to advocate against...
In this article: J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, Nazism, Hermione, Jessica Mitford, Hogwarts, Elf, and Ministry of Magic
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J. K. Rowling
...wise things with it and give intelligently." Rowling, once a single parent herself, is now president of the charity One Parent Families, having already become their first Ambassador in 2000. Rowling collaborated with Sarah Brown , wife of...
In this article: J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter, Multiple sclerosis, Lauren Child, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Warner Bros., Jessica Mitford, Steve Kloves, and Philosopher's Stone
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One Parent Families|Gingerbread is a registered British charity that advocates on behalf of lone parent families. J. K. Rowling, once a single mother herself, was the charity's first Ambassador and now is President of the organization. Other ambassadors include celebrities such as author Martina Cole, and basketball star John Amaechi.
It was formerly known as the National Council for One Parent Families, and was originally founded in the aftermath of World War I as the National Council for the Unmarried Mother and her Child.
One Parent Families merged in June 2007 with a similar charity known as Gingerbread.
Their Mission Statement says:
One Parent Families|Gingerbread believes we can build a fairer society for all families, in which lone parents and their children are not disadvantaged and do not suffer from poverty, isolation, or social exclusion.
One Parent Families|Gingerbread is a charity which believes that, through working together, we can make change happen.
We recognise that families come in all shapes and sizes and we believe that the diversity of family life should be celebrated. We will work to develop diverse services responsive to real needs.
We will campaign for social justice and for a society within which individuals can grow and contribute.
We provide a platform for lone parents, to enable them to have a voice. We offer information and advice lone parents can trust, through the telephone, our publications, through our website and special events.
We act as a centre of expertise, and work with others to improve services, raise awareness and change attitudes. We will promote a culture that is caring, tolerant, and respectful.
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