I knew when I was brainstorming for my Motherhood portrait sessions I wanted a component of the session to support Mama’s for Mama’s. So, I hopped on a phone call with their Director of Marketing and Partnerships to get more details on who they are and how they help the community of mama’s in the Kelowna area. This is our chat…
What is Mama’s for Mama’s?
Mama’s for Mama’s is a non-profit organization that is designed to provide help to caregivers and mom’s. The organization is growing across Canada with Kelowna being where they started.
Every Mama’s for Mama’s is slightly different because they’re grown from the bottom up. First, they’re invited into a city where one of their first steps is to figure out what resources are already there and refer out first. After they may build a program around a gap and existing resources. They do it this way so they don’t duplicate resources.
Mama’s for Mama’s in Kelowna
Kelowna is where Mama’s for Mama’s started!
In Kelowna, they have four locations - clinical space (where their social workers work), Karma Market (kind of like a donations storefront), the Farm (where they seed to harvest produce), and the Warehouse (where they sort larger donations for distribution).
Kelowna’s Mama’s for Mama’s has some pillar programs that run throughout the year such as their Fill the Gap Program and the Back to School Program. Along with some groups that are currently online but are working out different ways to bring them in-person such as their Young Mama and their Grief and Loss Support Group.
You then have seasonal programs such as their Christmas Program, Sustainable Nourishment and their part in Mothers Day where they take on a third party role in a lot of events.
Admin Rate
Something that is important to me whenever I am looking into supporting a non-profit is figuring out what their funding structure looks like. Specifically how much of my donation is actually going to the program or cause that I’m trying to support.
With many non-profit’s there is some sort of ‘Admin Rate’ that takes care of accounting, utilities, and overall keeping the establishment running. Non-profits that have 100% of the donations going into the program usually have private donors that cover their operating costs.
Mama’s for Mama’s admin rate is 17% which means 83% of the donations received go into the programs that help moms in that community.
The 2023 Limited Edition Motherhood Portraits and Mama’s for Mama’s
When I was creating my Motherhood portraits it was really important to me that I give back. That I help where I can.
So, for this years Motherhood portraits 25% of each session will be going to the Kelowna - Mama’s for Mama’s as a general donation. I’m making it a ‘general donation’ so Mama’s for Mama’s can identify where the money is the best fit.
Update: Thank you for the mamas that supported the 2023 Motherhood portrait sessions! A donation of $75 was made to the Kelowna Mamas for Mamas on May 11th.
If you want to learn more about Mama’s for Mama’s, become a volunteer, or maybe you have a program, offering or want to form a partnership with Mama’s for Mama’s check out their website!
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