Gingerbread (charity) London School of Economics, ref 5GNB Gingerbread (charity) Gingerbread is a registered charity supporting single parent families in England and Wales. Founded in 1918, the charity supports single parent families by providing advice, online information, support groups and training. 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. In addition to these direct services, the charity works to improve the livelihood of single parents through advocacy and policy work, particularly relating to the charity's core areas of employment and skills, families and relationships, living standards
Gingerbread house people of Bergen, Norway, have built a city of gingerbread houses each year before Christmas. Named "Pepperkakebyen" (Norwegian for "the gingerbread village"), it is claimed to be the world's largest such city. Every child under the age of 12 can make their own house at no cost with the help of their parents. In 2009, the people of Bergen were shocked when the gingerbread city was destroyed in an act of vandalism. A group of building design, construction, and sales professionals in Washington, D.C., also collaborate on a themed "Gingertown" every year. In San Francisco, the Fairmont and St. Francis