Category Archives: Family

Maintaining Your Professional Credibility While Balancing Family Responsibilities

By Suzanne Holman “How in the world can I keep all these ever-increasing plates in the air?” Have you ever asked yourself that question? Running a business efficiently and giving your clients excellent service can be very demanding. Letting one of the plates fall can tarnish your reputation and it is difficult to [...]

Alcoholism In Women With Families

By Erik Birkeland For many young women the process of growing up was rather difficult. Of course this is subjective but to many female teenagers their life was full of problems. Not just any problems but big problems. These problems ranged from normal adolescent issues to truly serious issues like neglect, [...]

More Homeless Families Are in Need

By David Milton Peterson With the economy slowly recovering from the worst recession since the depression, the number of homeless families are on the increase. A myriad of circumstances contribute to this new epidemic, but the sad reality is that everyday people are suffering from this problem. Homelessness doesn’t necessarily mean [...]

Government Grants For Women Can Assist Single Mothers and Their Children

By Amber Keuning Millions of dollars in totally free grant money have been granted each year from the federal government. Grants can certainly help single mothers get out of debt, acquire a higher education degree, and even start up their own business. The US government also awards housing plus family grants! [...]

Group fights abortion and hunger

This is a great story about the summer program sponsored by Abortion Alternatives.  It’s hard to believe that anyone could go hungry in this country of plenty, but these people are doing what they can to deal with the sad reality. The five-year-old program continues to grow.  Meals are driven [...]


  • The Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO) exists to establish and oversee a network of Women’s Business Centers (WBCs) throughout the United States and its territories. Through the WBCs, entrepreneurs, especially women who are economically or socially disadvantaged, are offered training and counseling on a vast array of topics to help them start and grow their own businesses.