When She Thrives is helping six Pittsburgh women become published authors with a new anthology, and honoring five others at annual event. When She Thrives, a local nonprofit with a mission to help single mothers in the Pittsburgh region “move their families from poverty to prosperity through advocacy, education, personal, and professional development” is now…
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MOMS Club of Centerville giving back to the community
It’s just one way the members of the MOMS Club of Centerville are both creating a sense of community and giving back to the community in which they live. CENTERVILLE, Ohio (WDTN) — If you head to the Little Free Libraries at several parks in the Centerville Washington Park District, you’ll find them fully stocked…
Chicago nonprofit seeks to help young moms finish college
One in five college students in the United States parents, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. New Moms, Inc. is making sure young mothers achieve their goals of finishing college. The Chicago non-profit is partnering with City Colleges of Chicago for a three-year pilot to end the stigma around young motherhood. Gabrielle Carverl-McNeal, senior director…
These moms are changing the dialogue from mental illness to mental wellness
Doris Dorenbaum, Sharon Feldstein and Patsy Noah join forces in favor of children’s mental health. Mental wellness is one of the most urgent issues facing the world today, especially dire after the long isolation periods we’ve all had to endure during the global pandemic. But while some observe from the sidelines, others have dedicated their…
Young mothers bond over cancer diagnosis, use experience to raise $45K for research
Imagine being a busy mom with a career and husband when you suddenly learn you have cancer. Source: Young mothers bond over cancer diagnosis, use experience to raise $45K for research
Moms donate thousands of ounces of breast milk to help mother undergoing cancer treatment
(WASHINGTON) — A woman who was diagnosed with cancer months after giving birth has received thousands of ounces in breast milk donations from fellow moms she’s never met. Rhiannon Lindley, 27, recently put a call out on her Facebook page asking for milk donations and the response “blew her away.” “It’s hard to describe how…
New facility offers private suites for homeless moms, children
FORT WORTH — It has been three years since Kari Huber and her 5-year-old daughter have had a place to call their own. Monday, that trying time in their lives came to a thrilling end. “It feels amazing to be unlocking this door and not seeing someone else in my space,” Huber said with a…