Gingerbread (charity) 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 and poverty, and welfare. J. K.
The Gingerbread Man also helped popularize the meme of the Gingerbread Man, although Baum's tale, like Ranken's, contained few elements of the original story. Some tales have settings and cultural connections beyond Europe, such as Eric Kimmel's "The Runaway Tortilla" (2000) about a desert-roving tortilla who avoids donkeys, rattlesnakes, and buckaroos only to be defeated by crafty Señor Coyote; the Hanukkah version called "The Runaway Latkes" (2000) by Leslie Kimmelman; and Ying Chang Compestine's Chinese New Year tale, "The Runaway Rice Cake" (2001). Peter Armour's "Stop That Pickle!" (2005) is a tale about a runaway deli pickle. "Marsupial Sue Presents "The Runaway Pancake""