Our Purpose

Helping Hands for Single Moms’ mission is assisting low income single mom families as the mother attains a post-secondary education, financial independence, and positive family legacy.
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Celebrate 500: A Milestone Worth Celebrating

In December 2025, we witnessed our 500th single mom as she attained her college degree!
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2025 Phoenix Holiday Happiness

Holiday Happiness 2025 was truly an opportunity to be part of Santa’s workshop!
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Eddie Johnson 2025 Events

An unforgettable celebration of community, heart, and hope. Eddie Johnson & Friends brought people together to share joy, stories, and laughter. Over $300,000 was raised to uplift single mom college students and their families.
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Single Mom Community College

Our Single Mom College Community provides a supportive network community made up of other single moms who can work together as a whole to empower each mom as an individual.
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Eddie Johnson 2024 Events

This year, Eddie featured a roast of 2023 Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor inductee, Shawn Marion. The roast team included Kurt Thomas, Casey Jacobsen and Eddie Johnson.
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Our Sponsors and Partners

We are supported by many of the most generous large and small businesses in the nation.
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2024 Phoenix Holiday Happiness

A much-loved tradition continued to grow, as we recognized each of our 2024 graduates in attendance.
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Our 2025 College Graduates

We are delighted to share that in 2025 a record number of 55 single mom college students in our scholarship program graduated. The impact is seen in every graduate; in every child inspired by a parent’s perseverance; and in every family moving from financial struggle toward increased earning potential and career opportunity.

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Past Phoenix Events

Holiday Happiness 2024

Holiday Happiness 2025

Holiday Happiness 2025 was truly an opportunity to be part of Santa’s workshop!

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Eddie Johnson & Friends 2023 Events

Eddie Johnson & Friends 2025

A weekend of inspiration, laughter, and generosity—raising over $300,000 to support single moms in college.

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Photo of Single Moms on stage at 2024 Holiday Happiness event

Holiday Happiness 2024

At Holiday Happiness 2024, hundreds of generous donors gathered for our annual gift-wrapping event, hosted at Impact Church in Scottsdale.

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Eddie Johnson and Friends on stage for the 2024 Celebrity Dinner

Eddie Johnson & Friends Celebrity Dinner

Saturday, October 19, 2024

This year, Eddie featured a roast of 2023 Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor inductee, Shawn Marion. The roast team included Amar’e Stoudemire and Kurt Thomas.

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Eddie Johnson and Friends 2023

Eddie Johnson & Friends 2023

October 12-14, 2023

The 2023 Eddie Johnson dinner was full of inspiration and full of laughter. Since 2014 this entertaining evening has been raising awareness and funds to assist single mom families as the moms succeed in college while raising children.

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Moving the Needle on Poverty