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July 2022
Walking with Moms: Parenting Support
A commitment to serving parents before, during, and after pregnancy is one of the many ways Catholic Social Services of Miami Valley (CSSMV) makes a difference for families in the northern part of the archdiocese. Laura Roesch, the Chief Executive Officer of CSSMV, said around 1,750 individuals were served through …
Walking with Moms: Pregnancy Care Resources: Find Assistance Near You
ADAMS COUNTY St. Vincent de Paul- Adams County 603 E North St, West Union, OH 45693 Phone: (937) 544-0154 Batavia Salvation Army Batavia Corps (Clermont County) 87 N. Market St. Batavia, OH 45103 Phone: (937) 732-6241 Services: Emergency Assistance- food, utility, rental assistance Cincinnati Downtown OLD ST. MARY’S PREGNANCY CENTER …
Walking with Moms: A Place for Hope at Pregnancy Center East
No matter where women are in their pregnancy journey, the staff and volunteers at Pregnancy Center East (PCE) have their doors open and are ready to help. For 40 years, PCE has provided services to women. In 2021, according to the organization’s executive director, Laura Curran, 2,600 services were …
Walking with Moms: Healthy Moms & Babes Mentoring Mothers
When Generra England learned she was pregnant, she was just about to begin her senior year of high school. “I had a lot of people in my ear saying, ‘You’re not going to succeed. You’re not going [to] do this, you’re not going to [do] that. [You’re] going [to] be …
Walking with Moms: Family Youth Initiative
Building healthy future generations begins with providing support for younger generations today. That’s according to Nikki Stefanow, Executive Director of Family and Youth Initiatives, based in New Carlisle. Since its inception as a crisis pregnancy hotline some 44 years ago, Family and Youth Initiatives (FYI) has added support for new …
Walking with Moms: Hope and Healing, Post-Abortive Support for Women and Men
She was 19 years old when she found out she was pregnant. Afraid of disappointing her parents, Sarah (name changed to protect identity) and her boyfriend decided to abort their child. “We were in quick and then the baby was gone,” she said, “and it was something I never talked …
Walking with Moms: Sleep Tight
Sleep Tight: Society of St. Vincent De Paul Provides Beds to Thousands in the Community by Kary Ellen Barger Getting a good night’s sleep is essential for everyone — whether that is a child preparing for school or an adult facing a day’s responsibilities. No matter what a person’s “tomorrow” …
Book Review: Jane Austen’s Genius Guide to Life
“There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil,” Mr. Darcy admits to Elizabeth Bennet when she pokes fun at his seriousness. As Christians, we believe sin separates us from God. And separation from God is separation from our true selves. It seems our God-given dispositions …
A Mother’s Heart
I’ve been a bit emotional while working on this particular issue of the magazine. You see, when it comes to mothers and kids—in utero to toddlers, tweens, teens and everything in between—my mama heart often empathizes to the point of pain. This is your first child and he has a …