We believe that the best way to support a mom facing the dual challenges of poverty and solo-parenting is to connect her to another caring and compassionate mom in her community. Relationship volunteers are women from different backgrounds, often who have raised families themselves and want to use their knowledge to support other moms. They are stable, non-judgmental allies who offer active listening, and emotional and practical support.

To address food insecurity and the stress that it brings, Mom2Mom provides a monthly grocery stipend to each participant mom based on the number of children in her family. This is predominately delivered through our volunteers who go grocery shopping with participant moms once a month. When this is not possible for the women to shop together, moms will receive a grocery gift card instead. 

The Compassion Fund provides financial support directly to moms to relieve short-term stress, invest in long-term wellbeing, and remove barriers. This support includes extra grocery support, professional development related fees, educational and vocational costs, appliance repair, medical expenses not covered by MSP, activities for moms and children and more.

When school breaks for the summer, critical support vanishes for struggling moms. At Mom2Mom, we step up support for families during the two-month summer break from school. By providing financial support for children’s camps and extracurricular activities, we ease the pressure on moms who are facing an even more isolating season.

Mom2Mom hosts regular drop-in nights that provide the opportunity for moms and their families to get together, relax, and learn or experience something new. Circle of Moms Drop-In Nights always include child care and a healthy meal for the whole family, removing barriers so that all moms can attend. They are a great, low-barrier way to give struggling families a warm, welcoming place to come and be nourished, both physically and socially.