Mother-Wise

“Virginia cerenio thomas jordan chair/dir secretary spouse”

“The board has a meeting to review the draft of the 990 and provide its approval to the tax preparer.”

“The board meets monthly to go over such things and has an open door policy on such matters.”

“The board determines compensation.”

“Form 990 and public documents are made public upon request and on the attoney general's website.”

“Volunteers only consists of the board. They meet every month to discuss business operations.”

“Saathi home visits - trained volunteers, aka saathis, are assigned a mom or mom-to-be and provide emotional and physical support to her at the mom's home. Moms in this category are more likely to have a very limited family or social network nearby. The volunteer visits the assigned (matched) mom(s) once a week and keeps in contact via telephone or social media. Volunteer training includes learning how to be an active listener, providing support in a value-neutral style, identifying the signs of postpartum depression, and referring the mom to available free and low-cost community services for any of her needs. Volunteers are solicited, identified, and trained by the executive director (20%) with the assistance of staff, consultants and volunteers. This was inactive for the fiscal year due to covid.”

“Social media engagement & advocacy - mother-wise conducts targeted outreach through digital platforms to raise awareness and reduce the shame and stigma that surround perinatal mental health disorders. Local moms, families, professionals, and the community at large are engaged through mother-wise's website, online moms' group, public facebook page, and other social media outlets. Mother-wise shares daily posts with information related to weekly group topics, local resources, community events, and pernatal mental health advocacy-in both english and spanish.”