Stories

Thank you Sara Shea, Volunteer Clothing Center Coordinator

Longtime Clothing Center lead volunteer, Sara Shea, is leaving this week after more than eight years volunteering at MOM. Thank you, Sara, for bringing your talents to MOM, and sharing your time and compassion for others. All of us - clients, volunteers, and staff - are going to miss you!

Help End Hunger By Donating Your Old Wool Sweaters

Doing some spring cleaning? Donate your 100% wool sweaters. ReMitts will make these into warm winter mittens which will be sold to benefit MOM and other organizations fighting hunger.

Pivoting to Meet the Needs of Our Community

MOM News • Food Pantry • Housing Stability • Clothing Center • Pandemic

With your generous support, MOM continues to create and maintain stability for neighbors in our community during this challenging year.

Sharing Warmth with Our Community

Clothing Center • Businesses

Thank you to Middleton Tourism Board’s Big Bundle Up for providing MOM with lots of warm winter gear. Visitors to our Clothing Center have been able to find what they need to keep warm this winter. We we were able to work with partners such as the Lussier Community Education Center and MSCR Cares sites to make sure winter clothing reached other kids and adults in our community who needed it. School social workers in Middleton and Madison were also able to pick out items needed by kids they work with.

Meet MOM's Food Security Manager, Jules Lee

MOM News • Food Pantry • clothing center

Welcome to our Food Security Manager, Jules Lee!

Community Update - June 2020

MOM News • Businesses • Food Programs • Housing Stability • Food Drives • Pandemic • Volunteers • Seniors Program • Clothing Center • Donors • Back to School Program

What an extraordinary few months it has been! At MOM, we are doing our best to track the need and respond in the safest way we can for the overall, long-term health of our community. Learn about ongoing changes to our programs and how you can assist!

Creating Stability Then and Now: MOM's Clothing Center

MOM News • Clothing Center

Truly a community program, the Clothing Center grew from the idea of a dedicated volunteer in 1999. Throughout twenty years of moves and changes, the Clothing Center has remained a completely volunteer-staffed enterprise while expanding to serve more people. Last year alone, the Clothing Center distributed 127,000 pounds of clothing.

4-H Cross Plains Wondermakers' Year of Service

Clothing Center • Canstruction • Youth and Families

Youth from the 4-H Cross Plains Wondermakers decided to go the extra mile this year. Instead of choosing one project to support MOM, the youth spent the entire year doing a variety of projects with the goal of making a difference for families in our community.

Not just socks, it's success

Client Stories • Collaborations • Clothing Center • Food Pantry • Utility Assistance

Three years ago, when Hannah arrived at MOM for her first appointment with a case manager, things weren’t going well. If she didn’t make a payment soon, her utilities would be shut off. Hannah knew MOM had a food pantry and clothing center. She hoped she could leave with some bread, milk and maybe warm socks for the winter so she could use her limited resources to make a payment on her utility bill. MOM helped her with those things--and provided her the turning point she needed to be successful.

Volunteer Highlight: Gail Krc

Volunteers • Food Pantry • Clothing Center

Gail Krc has volunteered regularly at MOM since 2011, accumulating an amazing 1,700 volunteer hours in that time. As a volunteer, Gail has filled a number of different roles. In fact, here at MOM, we think there’s nothing she can’t do!