WHY MOMS?

 

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About our focus on Moms

Motherhood can be challenging under any circumstance. The struggles faced by low income mothers raising children in a city like Vancouver - with the soaring cost of housing, food, child care and transportation - make it really tough.

50% of lone-parent families in BC live in poverty.
82% of these families are female led.

Low income mothers in our city are striving to raise their children well, but often, these moms lack the resources they need to provide a loving and stable environment for their children and themselves.

If we can increase the social, emotional and financial resources of low income moms, their poverty-related stress decreases, and this has a tremendously positive impact on family life. Mom2Mom offers programs and services that help low income moms provide for their families, build their careers, and access a welcoming, supportive community sets them up to be the very best mothers they can be.

Children who have healthy, determined, well-supported mothers grow into adults who are resilient, hardworking and compassionate.

When moms thrive, children thrive.

 

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There is nothing that is more significantly associated with the removal of children from their families than poverty.
— Dr. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond

With your support, you can help break the cycle of poverty by keeping families together and helping them thrive under the care of a healthy, determined, and well-supported mother.

Join us to improve the lives of children in poverty by supporting their moms.

 

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