Stories

Creating a Pathway to Success for Neighbors in our Community

Client Stories • Collaborations • Businesses • Food Pantry • Housing Stability • MOM News • Clothing Center

MOM offers a range of programs that can help create stability including our Food Pantry, Clothing Center, Housing Stabilization Program, Winter Wishes, Back to School, Thanksgiving Baskets and more. Our work is only possible through the support of individuals, businesses, churches and other groups who volunteer and provide financial and other support.

Moving Forward Into 2022 Together

Client Stories • COVID-19 • donors • food pantry • Thanksgiving Baskets • Housing Stability • MOM News • Volunteers • Clothing Center • Winter Wishes

Although community need and generosity exist throughout the year, both are intensely evident these last couple of months. Thank you for helping us meet the most pressing needs in our community. While we don't know what the future holds, we know the best way to move forward is together.

BUILDING STRONGER FUTURES TOGETHER

Client Stories • COVID-19 • Housing Stability • Food Pantry

Cecilia and Manuel worked hard to build a stable home for their two young kids. Then Covid-19 hit, and things began to crumble. With your support, we can help families in our community like theirs recover from this year's challenges and build stronger futures.

Creating Stability in Tenuous Times

Client Stories • Back to School Program • MOM News

Despite the ongoing challenges, we remain confident that, with your support, we can continue to help neighbors in our community reach and maintain stability during this tenuous time as we build a stronger future together.

We Can Build Stronger Futures by Helping Families Maintain Stable Housing

Giving Tuesday • Client Stories • Housing Stability

Monique, a single mother of four children, was laid off from her job at a local hotel when the Covid pandemic hit in March of 2020. After living with a friend for a month, Monique found herself with nowhere to go. That's when she reached out to MOM.

We Can Build Stronger Futures by Helping Families Gain Stability

Giving Tuesday • Client Stories • Food Pantry • Housing Stability

When Sue contacted MOM in the summer of 2020, her family’s situation was dire. She and her two teenage sons had become homeless when her mother died. MOM was able to provide some assistance to Sue as she worked to regain stability for her family.

We Can Build Stronger Futures by Giving Families the Resources to Reach their Goals

Client Stories • Food Pantry • Utility Assistance • Giving Tuesday

Charmaine’s journey hasn’t been easy. When she has needed help along her journey, Charmaine has been able to rely on MOM.

Creating Stability for Our Neighbors

Michelle first contacted MOM to ask about getting access to the food pantry. In a shaky voice, Michelle explained she was caring for a sick family member, working part-time and attending school full-time. No matter how hard she tried, stability always seemed just out of reach. With your help, MOM was able to help Michelle through this crisis. With your continued support, we can do more than provide emergency assistance. We can help families in our community reach stability.

Warming up with Wigwam Socks

Collaborations • Client Stories

Thank you to United Way of Dane County for helping coordinate a donation of a pallet of socks from Wigwam, perfect for keeping feet warm during these cold winter months! We were able to make these socks available to visitors to our Clothing Center, through our mobile delivery, and to others who needed them.

Winter Wishes Brings Joy to Families

Sharing Christmas • Client Stories

2020 brought with it many changes—including changes to how we carried out many of our programs at MOM. Due to COVID-19, we made adjustments in our Winter Wishes program. This year, we decided to offer Winter Wishes participants $50 gift cards for their family members, allowing them to personalize the program and have an opportunity to pick out those special gifts themselves. We are pleased to share that the program was an incredible success.