Food stamp organizations help a variety of people, from disabled people, to single mothers, to children, and those who cannot find or are unable to work. There are many out there who for some reason are unable to get the food they need, and without these programs, these people would not be able to survive in a money-hungry world. Although these programs are put in place to ensure that people are fed properly, there are people out there who think that people are just using it to abuse it. Single mothers are just one of the groups who experience a lot of harassment and are looked down upon. These individuals are looked down upon due to stereotypes and the overwhelming concern that they will ruin the system because of some. According to Poverty and the Homeless, only 9% of single mothers stayed in the programs for more than seven years and less than 10% stayed for more than eight years, also adding that most of them were young single mothers with children of age under three (Williams). Single mothers are not the reason the economy is collapsing, people just need a scapegoat to blame so they don't see their own ignorance. Mothers should not be falsely accused of needing food stamps, because they may need them for a variety of reasons. There are mothers out there who have divorced and their husbands are not paying child support. An online article talked about how this mother had recently separated from her husband and she was using food stamps. His children didn't know because he didn't want to burden them with more than they already had. He said: “I sold everything that wasn't tied down. I ended up finding three part-time jobs that allowed me to be with my kids once they got home from school, trying to keep their lives as structured and normal as possible, as well as saving over $100 a week in the childcare, which is substantial when you do