Article Archive for February 2011
It’s that time of year again when Girl Scout troops all across the country make their way to shopping centers and door-to-door selling their famous Girl Scout cookies.
This year, a local troop from the Tri-Cities …
“During winter shelter, we encounter families in crisis every day. One particular family had a newborn baby. In their hasty exit from their previous living situation (which was unsuitable for habitation), they left without diapers. …
“A young woman showed up at St. Vincent de Paul’s Women’s Center in downtown Oakland a few months ago after leaving the husband who had been beating her. She had newborn twins, a child who hadn’t yet turned two, and nothing else—no clothes, no money and none of the items needed to take care of babies.
Updated 2/15/11: Count is up to 7,000 diapers!
Last week we received an unexpected email from Bay Area mom Allie, who has a beautiful baby boy named Max. To commemorate Max’s very first Valentines Day, she decided …
Help a Mother Out requests the pleasure of your company at our First Annual Benefit Tea
Join us as we celebrate two years of social impact!
Honorary Host: Kristen Sze of ABC7 News
Keynote: Rev. Nina Pickerrell, …
”I just want to share that your giving to these women that we serve, even though you may feel its just diapers, it represents hope. Some of our women already feel down and out when …








