To celebrate five years of service to central Ohio’s pregnant, single mothers, Mommies Matter will host its annual Fall Fundraiser on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 5:30 p.m. at Bridgewater Banquet & Conference Center, 10561 Sawmill Parkway, Powell.
The event will include food, beverages and a silent auction in support of single mothers.
To purchase tickets or sponsor the event, visit mommiesmatter.org.
Mommies Matter was founded on the fact that 75% of women who chose abortion say they would have chosen life for their unborn child if they had been offered support and a community to walk with them during and after pregnancy.
Mommies Matter provides the financial, emotional and spiritual support every pregnant mother needs, for as long as she needs, so she can choose life and support herself and her children. This is done with group support during monthly enrichment nights, life coaching, legal assistance, respite care, long-term goal planning, therapy with trusted partners and more.
In one week, Mommies Matter walked alongside mothers who:
• Lost jobs due to car issues.
• Could not find affordable child care to go back to work full-time.
• Became homeless because of an injury that prevented them from working.
• Are suffering through domestic violence.
When a single, pregnant mother comes to Mommies Matter, she is invited to join a community that will help her navigate these challenges while embracing her dignity and value as a woman.
Within one week, the Mommies Matter family assisted in the following ways:
• Paid rent during unpaid maternity leave to stabilize the financial picture so a mother could bond with her baby.
• Provided support during labor and delivery.
• Drove downtown to submit paperwork to seal an eviction and request child support.
• Cared for children so a mother could attend a job interview.
• Drove kids to school because a mother’s car wouldn’t start.
• Reviewed several mothers’ finances and determined the next steps to move forward with financial goals.
Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, the pro-life community has found itself at a defining moment to rise to the occasion and walk with single, pregnant mothers by giving every mother facing an unwanted pregnancy the support she needs.
This can include hosting a baby shower for a single, expectant mother; becoming an ally and walking with a mother through the challenges of single motherhood; providing a meal or child care at our monthly Enrichment Gatherings so that the mothers can recharge and connect with other single moms; providing a meal for a mother and her children after birth; or working as a community liaison to communicate the needs of Mommies Matter to your church community.
To learn more about how you can get involved, visit mommiesmatter.org.