Stories

17 Feb

MOM Hires New Community Outreach and Advocacy Case Manager

We're excited to announce Sitha Ok has been hired as our Community Outreach and Advocacy Case Manager. This is a new position for MOM, created based on requests from community partners to help bridge gaps in services they were seeing for clients at their locations. Sitha will be based primarily in the community and will work to get households connected to MOM services, as well as make referrals to other partner agencies.

07 Feb

Middleton High School Student Collects Over 400 Pounds of Hygiene Items

Youth and Families

Daniel Cooper, a freshman at Middleton High School, recently conducted his second annual holiday drive to collect hygiene items for MOM. The result was a donation of over 400 pounds of needed items.

09 Jan

Donate Culturally Relevant Food to MOM

Food Pantry

You may be familiar with our Top 10 list. But did you know about our Always Welcome Items? This list includes culturally relevant foods that we seek to make available to families and individual who visit our pantry.

09 Jan

MOM Receives Produce from UW’s Seed to Kitchen Project

Food Pantry • Businesses

The University of Wisconsin's Seed to Kitchen project produces about 20,000 pounds of consumable extra produce. Rather than let this go to waste, the Seed to Kitchen project donates it to local food pantries. MOM is one of the recipients.

19 Dec

Ways to make an impact at year-end.

donors

We are so grateful to those of you who have chosen to make a year-end gift to MOM! Learn about opening a Donor Advised Fund or making a gift from your IRA or a gift of stock, as well as tips for year-end giving.

19 Dec

Help us build stability.

MOM News • donors • Housing Stability • Housing Assistance • Client Stories • Food Pantry

MOM's Housing Stability program is designed to assist individuals and families in maintaining stable housing through budget and employment counseling, negotiation and advocacy with landlords, referrals to community partners, and financial assistance designed to access and maintain affordable housing and/or prevent eviction for at-risk families.

26 Nov

MOM Earns Platinum GuideStar Seal of Transparency

MOM News

We are excited to share that MOM has earned the Platinum GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information.

14 Nov

Why I Give: Eliza, 12-year-old sticker artist

Why I Give • Giving Tuesday • Youth and Families

I am a 12-year old digital artist from Middleton, Wisconsin. I love to draw unique zentangled designs and this year I decided I could raise money for charity with my art. I drew a Wisconsin-shaped design and printed waterproof vinyl stickers with the design to sell to raise money for Middleton Outreach Ministry. I raised hundreds of dollars to donate so far and I am going to keep raising money for MOM!

10 Nov

MOM Signs On to a Declaration: Racism is a Public Health Crisis

Poverty Facts

In May 2018, the Wisconsin Public Health Association (WPHA) passed a resolution declaring that racism is a public health crisis in Wisconsin and committed to taking action. MOM is one of the organizations that has signed on to support this declaration.

10 Nov

Congratulations to Adams Outdoor Advertising Wisconsin: a National Philanthropy Day Award Winner!

Businesses

MOM, along with Journey Mental Health, nominated Adams Outdoor Advertising Wisconsin for a National Philanthropy Day award. We were so excited that they were chosen as the philanthropic small business of the year.