Mommies Matter is a unique organization as there is no other organization similar to it in Ohio. In supporting the needs of single pregnant women, Mommies Matter's services can be tailored to the Moms' needs. Moms can find help with mental health counseling; getting a driver's license; finishing a degree or other credentials for a job; help with rent or car repairs when needed; and always encouragement to keep moving forward. Many moms achieve the goals they have set for themselves where they are able to create not only a new future for themselves and also for their children.
I recently got involved with Mommies Matter as a volunteer and am so impressed with the organization and with all the other volunteers. Everyone is so passionate in supporting the moms in so many ways. Everyone is hard working, friendly, loving and compassionate. I am so proud to be a part of this organization and look forward to many years as a volunteer.
As a volunteer for Mommies Matter, I see so much love given to single pregnant females.
Our mom’s have so many needs & they are given a community of spiritual, social & financial help along with many other benefits. Our Enrichment meetings are overflowing with God’s love in action.
“ Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me" (Matthew 25:40)
Mommies Matter helps pregnant, single women become empowered mothers and community leaders. As a volunteer, I have seen first hand how Mommies Matter's work changes lives - this change can be felt for generations. The staff and volunteers work tirelessly to create environments that make these mothers feel loved and supported as they grow spiritually, build a future, and begin their parenthood journey.
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As a volunteer with this organization, I am consistently impressed with the intense resolve to meet the needs of struggling moms with dignity and respect. In addition, Mommies Matters' holistic approach to addressing the material needs, spiritual needs and emotional well-being of the mom they support, is a privilege to be part of.
Mommies Matter has provided more than resources for young pregnant women. They have provided a loving and supportive "family" that will be there for every season of life.
There are many ways to see your volunteer efforts and/or money go to good use with Mommies Matter. Providing a meal, lending your open arms to a baby for a couple hours, helping with the set up or cleanup at events are simple ways to help. The monthly Enrichment Nights provide fellowship, a meal, and a couple hours of childcare relief to the Mommies. It is heartwarming to see and hear their excitement as they arrive and their appreciation as they leave. You will not regret helping this organization!
I started volunteering with Mommies Matter about 7 months ago, and every day I am so happy that I have found this group, this family, to be a part of. My role in this community is Ally which means that I have a couple Mommies that I am paired with, that I check in with regularly, and support. I also am a birth doula, so I meet with the moms before and after delivery for some additional support related to birth, postpartum, and feeding the baby.
I’ve volunteered for many different groups throughout the years, but this group is special in the way that everyone- volunteer or not- feels welcomed, appreciated, and supported.
Every time we have our in-person monthly meetings, I am amazed all over again by these single moms and the strong hardworking women that they are. And it is because of Mommies Matter that they are able to live up to their potential, and use their skills to have better lives for themselves and their children.
Mommies Matter is a wonderful organization because it provides volunteers and those it serves opportunities to build relationships with others and with God.
Mommies Matter is a phenomenal non-profit in Columbus, Ohio. They walk with single, pregnant mothers during and even after their pregnancy. Their focus is on walking with single mothers on a path to wholeness. The community and mentorship they provide for single mothers is extraordinary.
Have supported the organization for all three years of its existence. This organization is enthusiastic about the single mothers it supports. It also provides much in the way of personal contact and community through a corp of volunteers who are committed to their cause.
Mommies Matter is the epitome of a selfless nonprofit. They truly care about all the single mothers that they help, and that care is shown through emotional, monetary, and voluntary support.
This program is unique to central Ohio and brings a faith based support system to single mothers. Mommies Matter has created a meaningful, crucial community for mothers that provides empowerment, encouragement, and friendship not only during pregnancy, but into the early years of the child's life. Bringing a new life into the world should be exciting and full of joy. This organization brings resources to mothers that allows them to feel these emotions, when otherwise they may have felt abandoned and helpless. I highly recommend this non-profit to single mothers in need.
This non-profit is amazing. The total focus is on the single moms and their babies! The love and care is genuine and real for our mommies!
I love how this organization works with mommies through pregnancy and through the first years of life. These are hard times for a new mom and having a good support system, can be all the difference. The world is a better place because the amazing women of this organization said yes and continue to say yes everyday!
This organization does so much to help moms. I am grateful that they are serving in this community and that I have the opportunity to work alongside with them to support the women who are caring for their children and making personal progress.
Words cannot express how grateful I am for Monica and the entire Mommies Matter team! They are all doing an incredible work for the community. Every volunteer has a genuine heart for lifting up these mommies and babies and walking with them to support their journey for betterment. From celebrating a magical Easter celebration to rallying around a family in need they are always there every step of the way. I feel privileged to have the opportunity to assist their mission. -Rachel Romes
This organization is very active in the Columbus, OH region and is helping mom's with their little ones. It is such a joy to see new moms and the love they have for their children. Some (maybe most) are single moms and a lot of the volunteers have kids themselves so the help is based on real experience and seems to really help! The organization has mobilized a good group of women to do amazing work in their community and I am glad to see it.
They are very flexible and understand that everyone has a complicated life and they will not be able to volunteer all the time. Also every time I have been there they know exactly where they need me to help the most.
I joined Mommies Matter as a volunteer about a year ago. This organization is made up of an amazing group of caring people who provide support, both emotional and financial, to single moms who make the brave decision to choose life. I learn so much from the speakers, moms, volunteers and staff at the enrichment group meetings. These meetings are all about learning and growing from one another's life experiences.
An amazing organization with amazing staff! A wonderful volunteer experience that embraces community support for expectant mothers who choose life for their unborn child.
As a volunteer with Mommies Matter for a year now I am constantly amazed by the dedication and commitment of the organizers and staff. Mommies Matter provides not only physical help, but much more importantly a network of caring individuals to walk alongside young single moms trying to raise their children in this challenging world.
A great service to new mothers. Provides rental help, transportation and general assistance to single moms.
I have been a volunteer with Mommies Matter for over a year. I have helped administratively and more recently in the role of hosting baby showers! I have experience with several non-profits in a volunteer capacity and would rate Mommies Matter as top notch! The love, patience and devotion that they share with their clients is remarkable - the difference made is palpable. I look forward to continuing my relationship with Mommies Matter for years to come to help mom's in need know just how much they and their babies are loved.
I have been affiliated with Mommies Matter since the beginning! I was drawn to this organization as a single mother, who had lots of family support and it was still a very hard job! I couldn't imagine trying to parent and keep a family together without help. I saw the need for the loving support offered by Mommies Matter as well as the hand-up attitude!
I am a volunteer for mommies matter, I am in the role of “support sister”. Since I work full time and am myself a full time mother to 3 babies I choose to be a support sister. A support sister writes to women giving them words of encouragement and other kind notes. Since they also collect diapers for the mothers I have donated to that cause also. Mommies matter does great things to help empower women!!
Mommies Matter is a loving, non judgmental, sincere organization that cares about the life of the unborn, but beyond that, they care about the life of the mother. They make the impossible possible with the Allies they provide these women to walk through this challenging time with. They provide donations for any needs, they help with work, housing, school, anything a mother would need help with. It takes a village to raise a child, and if a women finds herself without a village, Mommies Matter fills that void.
Mommies Matter is such a beautiful organization that is truly helping single, pregnant women realize their strength and courage for choosing life. This organization walks hand in hand alongside these Mommies every step of the way!
For years I have supported the pro-life movement, but it always weighed heavily on my heart there were not more solutions for women who made the courageous decision not to end a baby's life. Whether a young women decides to keep her baby or offer it for adoption, still takes dedication and perseverance to give life to these little miracles. A few years ago, I began volunteering during weekly enrichment sessions - a time when speakers would come to offer these women coaching and life lessons ranging from financial to parenting topics. The volunteers would feed and play with the babies and children so these courageous women could have time to focus on making their lives more independent and successful going forward. Many of these women have had past lives that were unbelievably sad. But, the Mommies Matter program gives them the skills and tools to dramatically change their lives - as long as they have the determination to follow through. The happiness that I have seen in these women's faces, once they began to succeed and take control of their lives is overwhelming. I am so blessed to have been a part of Mommies Matter and to see how every little gesture of human kindness has the ability to turn someone's life around.
Mommies Matter is a wonderful support system helping single Moms be the best they can be for their families.
My experience with Mommies Matter has been one of revelation and witnessing of blessings. The team truly puts actions behind their words as selfless giving isn't just an act of kindness it becomes a bold mission of expressive love. God bless the MM team. Truly a pleasure to work with.
I have been volunteering with this organization since January. I have found it to be very altruistic. The clients are treated with great respect. The volunteers are listened to and aided in their duties to aid the single mothers and their children. I recommend this organization to those single mothers needing help and to people who wish to help mothers who choose to keep their babies.
Mommies Matter fills a needed void in Central Ohio among non-profits by accompanying woman who have chosen to give birth to their chid(ren) to grow into fine women, wonderful mothers, and contributing members of society. Often, the women who are connected with MM have been through trauma in their lives, have made the brave decision to parent, but are facing life as an unmarried woman and mother by themselves. MM accompanies these women as their equals, not as a saviour, to walk with them on their journey to continue to grow as woman and mothers by developing their life and family skills; learning new skills toward stable employment; finding a safe and healthy peer community; being partnered with an experienced mother as an ally companion; being connected with people, experiences, and resources to help them heal from past traumas; and the support of the wider Mommies Matter community parters as a kind of extended family to step in and assist with emergency situations (when in line with policy) for transportation assistance, living arrangements, health need, etc.. Mommies Matter seeks to help each woman to know deeply her human dignity as a woman and mother and to cultivate the fullness of life in her whole person - body, mind, spiritual/religious needs.
Our Enrichment gatherings give the women of Mommies Matter a wonderful sense of community. It offers a safe space of trust for these women who have experienced all levels of trauma. It is always such an inspiring evening for both volunteers and clients.
I am proud to support Mommies Matter because single parents need all the help they can get. Whatever cause I volunteer for has to be worth my time and effort and this group does the most good for other people and thats what matters to me.