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CodeDS/UK/17787
NameGingerbread; 1918-; British charity
AliasNational Council for the Unmarried Mother and her Child (1918-1970) | National Council for One Parent Families (1970-2007)
Dates1918-
BiographyGingerbread is a registered charity (England and Wales) which provides advice, support and campaigns for single parent families. Following a merger with One Parent Families in 2007 it was briefly known as "One Parent Families|Gingerbread" before relaunching as Gingerbread in January 2009.

J. K. Rowling, formerly a single parent herself, is the charity’s President as of June 2014.

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