Stories

21 Apr

Not just a radish, it's resilience

Client Stories • Collaborations • Food Pantry

Josiah had struggled with mental illness all his life, making maintaining work difficult. Without family in the area, he didn’t have much of a support network. When Josiah came to MOM, he had reached an all-time low. He was out of food, medication—and hope. At MOM, Josiah filled his grocery cart with food. With radishes in his fridge and peanut butter on his shelves, Josiah was able to re-ignite his natural resilience and plot a path out of the dark place he had found himself in.

21 Apr

Not just an avocado, it's advocacy

Client Stories • Collaborations • Food Pantry • Housing Assistance

A single mother of two children, Brenda was working at a full-time job with benefits when she moved into her apartment. She had a Section 8 voucher to help pay for her housing, and she felt like she was on the road to stability. But when her daycare plans fell through, she missed several days of work—and lost her job. She soon fell behind on rent. When her apartment management started the eviction process, Brenda was scared. She didn’t know where to turn. Then she found out about MOM. MOM helped her spaghetti, avocados, school supplies for her kids--and an advocate to help negotiate with her landlord.

14 Mar

MOM's Housing Programs Intervene Before Evictions Strike

Housing Assistance • Client Stories

MOM's Stable Housing program is designed to assist vulnerable families, helping them to proactively plan for future financial hardships before they receive an eviction notice and to offer additional assistance to households already facing eviction. In addition to financial grants, MOM's Stable Housing Program provides employment and budget counseling; referrals; advocacy, landlord negotiation, and rent reconciliation plans. Your support helps MOM’s Stable Housing programs prevent eviction and keep families and their children secure in their homes.

12 Mar

Making a Difference for Families in Crisis

Client Stories • Utility Assistance • Food Pantry

“I can’t tell you how often MOM is on my mind and how much I appreciated the help you gave me at one of the worst times of my life. It’s really tough on the psyche when you literally don’t have even one thing in your kitchen cupboards or refrigerator.” These are the words we recently heard from Carol, a former client of MOM. Read Carol's story here.

20 Jan

MOM’s Food Pantry: A Saving Grace for Families

Client Stories

Parents want their kids to feel safe, happy and loved. They want to make sure they always have their basic needs met. So imagine what it feels like to not know if you’ll have enough money at the end of the month to buy food for your kids. Imagine what it feels like to worry that your children are going to go hungry. That was a very real worry to Shannon—until she found MOM. Here’s Shannon’s experience.

10 Aug

Growing a garden at MOM's food pantry garden plots

Food Pantry Garden • Client Stories

Heather grew up gardening, helping her mother in their family garden when she was a little girl. She returned to gardening recently as part of MOM’s Food Pantry Gardens—and found a way to add fresh veggies to her table and teach her sons a new skill.

11 Jul

Hunger doesn’t take a summer break.

Client Stories

Summer puts more kids at risk for hunger, because those who receive free and reduced lunch/breakfast at school may now be home alone, facing an empty fridge, while mom or dad is at work.

04 Apr

Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.

Client Stories • MOM News • Food Pantry • Housing Assistance

Mary was recently divorced, working part time, looking for full time work. Her power was due to be shut off on the very day she came to MOM to meet with a case manager.

23 Dec

Mission: Possible

food pantry • Housing Assistance • Client Stories • MOM News • donors • Volunteers • Organizations and Groups • businesses • churches

Our families and individuals are up against what can seem like insurmountable odds. They will bring with them incredible courage and resilience, and we will be here to offer the help and hope needed to help them get through tough times. MOM has the privilege to distribute hope in times of darkness and in times of joy.