Mothers Helping Mothers

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

10 Ways to Practice Institutional Racism at your Non-profit Organization

I realize that institutional racism may not be your goal or intention. You may not even be aware of the complexities of racism at your organization.

Belleville's Onesie Bar Crawl Back This Weekend

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (KMOX) - They're just your stay-at-home pajamas tonight, but this weekend they'll be your outfit for the 3rd annual Downtown Belleville Onsie Bar Crawl.

What Happens When You Give Away 50 Million Dollars and Move Into a Trailer Park?

Sometimes society is at fault for creating this fear in us. For training us from an early age to be goal-driven instead of value-driven, instead of cooperation-driven. These goals separate us and make us feel competitive.

The Practical Case for Parole for Violent Offenders

This is one way to fix an unsustainable criminal justice system, and make it more humane.

How Police Are Watching You on Social Media

How does law enforcement use Twitter, Facebook, and other forms of social media to keep tabs on people? Documents from Chicago's Cook County Sheriff’s Office reveal a few of their surveillance techniques.

9 Rainforest Facts Everyone Should Know

Protecting rainforests is a powerful natural climate solution that’s critical to our collective future.

Helping single mothers provide diapers for their children

It costs about $1,000 a year to diaper a child in the average disposable product, but one in three families in this country has trouble affording those must-have items.

Helping Hand: Helping Mothers Around the World With The Little Market

Read on to hear how The Little Market is changing the lives of mothers around the world…

I Use My Phone While I Breastfeed. I'm Not a Bad Mother

'The act of deploring parents’ media use is a nasty, centuries-old tradition'

Making Dreams Come True for Less Fortunate Mothers

I prefer planning to surprises because I find so much joy in anticipating an event. So, being a mother of advanced maternal age came with some perks.

On the Front Line: Helping Moms and Babies

When a pregnant woman comes to Hennepin Healthcare who’s using or suspected of using opiates, inpatient social worker Liz Foltz springs into action“It’s very sad when you see a mom coming in and you can see her actively going through withdrawal,” says Foltz, who works with mothers and babies in the Birth Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. “The social worker’s role is to try to provide encouragement and support. 100 percent of the moms I meet with really love their babies.…

The Mothers I Met in Uganda

Amidst the world's fastest growing refugee crisis, these mothers will not let anything stop them from building a future for their children.

Meet the Tinder-style app for making new mom friends

Nurse-Family Partnership helping first-time moms

Blandine and Simplice Sandwidi are the proud parents of 6-year-old Jayden, but when the Harrisburg couple first found out they were having a baby, they were nervous.

VR is now helping teach midwives to deliver babies

A new project will allow aspiring midwives at the University of Newcastle to deliver babies in a virtual environment.

How $1,000 a Month in Guaranteed Income Is Helping N.Y.C. Mothers

A new, privately funded program offers families in poverty a steady stream of cash.