MOTHERS’ CLUB – THE POWER OF MANY
At Mothers’ Club, our motto is, “The Power of Two.” Everyone who is involved with Mothers’ Club has seen that phrase many times. But, what does it really mean? We are a family learning center, and I like to think our motto refers to the power of a parent and child, together, working to achieve what would have been difficult or impossible for each to achieve alone.
We teach children and mothers together fundamental skills they will need to navigate our complex and difficult world. We teach them to make connections – with each other, with their classmates and neighbors, with their schools and the community around them. The “power of two” is the first step toward the power of many.
Mothers’ Club itself relies on this power of connection. As an organization, we do not stand alone. We are connected in many ways – to grant-making agencies, to foundations, to peers and, perhaps most importantly, to our individual donors.
Throughout our nearly fifty-year history, individual donors have been critical to our growth and survival. Generous individuals got us started, have sustained us through almost five decades of service, and provided much of the capital for our first permanent facility.
In these very difficult times, with formerly reliable government, corporate and foundation grants all substantially reduced and uncertain, our individual donors have held steady. Now, more than ever, individual donors are the foundation on which our services for at-risk families must be built on – families who are barely scraping by in these difficult times.
And yet, in spite of the challenges they face, fragile families continue to come to us, full of hope and fully engaged in work that will set their family on a new path. On a daily basis, it is our job to reflect this hope back to them; to inspire families to dream of a better future and to provide them with the support and education they will need to achieve their goals.
To achieve this impact, we need your help and ask you to please invest in mothers, babies and preschoolers – investments that have been proven to pay off in the future and better our community and nation. That is the power of many.
- John Carlton, President of the Board
