PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS (QLD) INC.
PWP History
OUR PRINCIPLES
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THE HISTORY
In March 1957 Jacque Bernard and Jim Eggleston, both single parents, had taken their children to a park in New York for a Sunday outing. The children became involved in an argument with each other and when the parents intervened to separate them, it was revealed that they were both lone parents and experiencing difficulty bring up their children. The idea grew that lone parents and their children could gain more out of life by getting together as a group. They placed an advertisement in the New York newspaper announcing a public meeting, and on the 21st March 1957 Parents Without Partners was formed. Less than a year later, it was registered as a non-profit organisation in the State of New York. PWP grew rapidly from that point and by July 1965 it was widely recognised as the only nationally organised "One Parent" Association in the USA. On 21 October, 1967 Parents Without Partners was founded in Australia with official approval and licence of the parent body in America. It began from a public meeting in Melbourne and quickly spread to NSW and QLD. In 1971 the National Council was formed combining all States and Territories |
OUR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
• To render support in sickness, suffering, distress, misfortune, destitution or helplessness of any person who is a parent without a partner by reason of death, divorce, separation, desertion or by choice, and to render supportive assistance when needed to any member of the public whose circumstances may be similar. • To undertake or carry out any other charitable work or purpose as required. • To develop and provide a broad and comprehensive program for the enlightenment and guidance of its members and their children concerning the special problems they encounter and for their assistance with their various re-adjustments. |
Mission Statement
"Our aim is to provide single parents and their children with an opportunity for enhancing personal growth, self-confidence and sensitivity towards others by offering an environment for support, friendship and the exchange of parenting techniques. And, to offer the children of single parents, the opportunity to meet and relate to peers within similar family structures." |