Stories

We Make A Great Pear: Donating Produce to MOM

Food Pantry • Food Pantry Garden

We are grateful for you, and the many supporters within our community, who support our three MOM gardens. During the growing season, we are often asked what produce we need the most. Here is some information about what produce we can most use here at MOM.

Kids Oral Health Initiative

Collaborations

In February, MOM celebrated Kids Oral Health month. With the generous support of the Middleton Endowment, and the Madison Breakfast Rotary Club, MOM was able to distribute at no cost, 400 picture books in English, Spanish, and Arabic illustrating tooth care, trips to the dentist, and proper brushing techniques, plus 200 Kids Dental Health kits containing toothbrushes, toothpaste, and floss from Madison No Fear Dentistry.

Welcome Jo Chalhoub

MOM News

MOM is happy to introduce Jo Chalhoub as our new Case Manager!

Local Farmers Support Local Food Pantry

Businesses • Food Pantry

Recently MOM received 100 pounds of locally raised beef from a farm in Lodi, Wisconsin. This donation will go a long way to support the families and individuals we provide for in our food pantry.

Changing a little piece of her story, together.

MOM News • Food Programs • Housing Assistance • Donors

To me, there is nothing more important than using our lives and our voices to do what we can to create an equitable community. There is nothing better we can do than to act.

Help Families and Receive Beneficial Charitable Deductions with Your Year End Gift

Donors

It’s almost December 31! Contributions are only tax-deductible in the year the contributions are made. To make it count during this tax year, gifts must be made by December 31. If you are 70 ½ years or older, you can make a gift of up to $100,000 per year by directing all or a portion of your required distribution from your IRA to MOM. Your gift will not be counted as income, and you may save thousands in dollars while at the same time, helping our community.

MOM Receives $10,000 Grant from Steve Stricker Foundation

Foundations

We are grateful to the Steve Stricker American Family Insurance Foundation for their support in helping us end hunger and prevent homelessness in our community. Because of their $10,000 grant, we will be able to provide more food, more warm clothes and more rental assistance to families who are most in need.

Vierbicher Food Drives Raises Nearly 5,000 Pounds of Food

Food Drives • Businesses

Having fun while supporting MOM is a win all the way around. Each year Vierbicher of Middleton organizes a food drive. Vierbicher has grown their drive over the past 5 years from 842 pounds in 2014 to nearly 5,000 pounds this year!

Act.

Amy's mom was a master at making her salary cover her expenses for the month, but fewer hours meant less money. Now, Amy's mom was trying to figure out what to cut out of her budget. Rent or fresh carrots? Utilities or milk?

Why We Give: Smith Family

Why I Give

Our favorite time of the day is usually dinnertime, when we can talk about our days, what happened at school, and enjoy each others company. Families that do not have healthy food lose out on the opportunity to spend this valuable time together. MOM helps keep families together by providing food for every family that needs it. We support MOM so that every family can have a healthy family dinner together.