Issa M. Mas is a native New Yorker and an advocate for Single Moms everywhere. She currently writes a column for www.Examiner.com about family events in New York City. A passion for writing began early for Issa; she was presented her first award for a piece of her writing at only seven years old by then-New York City Mayor Edward Koch as a city-wide winner of a poetry contest. Issa is a published poet, writer of children’s books, blogger (Single Mama NYC), and founder of www.YourSingleParenting.com—a resource website for all single parents.