Mother Mentor (Community based) Being a new mother has ups and downs…The ups are easy: bringing the new baby home; the first smile, first step…
But with the good days, there are also those “not so great” days: baby’s been up all night and you’ve had two hours of sleep; you’ve been home for what feels like days and wonder is there really life after baby? Do other moms feel this way?
The Mother Mentor program matches new and expectant mothers one-to-one with experienced adult mothers. Mother Mentors are carefully screened and trained volunteers who believe in the value of family and the importance of emotional and educational support for new and teen mothers.
If you’re pregnant or have a child under the age of two, the Mother Mentor program is here for you. It doesn’t matter whether you’re single or married, if this is your first baby or third. You can visit with your Mother Mentor every week or every other week. The two of you decide when, where, and what you’d like to do. It could be going to a movie, learning new ideas for parenting, shopping, signing up for school, attending a Mother Mentor get-together or perhaps just running errands and talking. The important thing is that you have your Mother Mentor’s undivided attention and she wants to be there just for you!