American Mothers of Utah coordinates with agencies and other organizations to aid displaced, abused, and disadvantaged mothers and children throughout Utah.
Pantry / Back Pack Service Project
Members and chapters throughout Utah are working with local organizations to provide food over the weekends for school-age children. Read more
Other things that we do include:
- Gather and provide household goods, school clothes and blankets for mothers and children who have been displaced.
- Support mothers and children by providing hygiene kits, Welcome Baby kits, blankets for newborns and young children, and lap blankets for the elderly.
- Provide books for young children through the Books for Beginners program.
- Deliver quilts and blankets to hospitals for babies and children at risk.
American Mothers extends service to mothers and children throughout the world. A former member of the American Mothers of Utah State Board, Nadine Milham, is actively involved in working with children and orphanages in Africa. Read her report and enjoy the pictures from her time in Kenya in February 2017.
AMERICAN MOTHERS
The National organization is reaching out to support mothers and children in the United States and around the world.
The Golden Rule Movement
The Golden Rule Movement encourages moms to do what they do best…teach kindness to others. The Golden Rule Movement creates a more positive and empathetic culture in America by empowering, educating, and inspiring women to lead by example and model kindness and compassion through volunteerism and acts of service in their local communities. American Mothers is helping encourage this Movement by providing charitable and communications support for programs which benefit mothers and children through the Golden Rule Grant. Join the Movement. Show us what YOU are doing in our communities to make this world a better place. Help make the #MomNation proud.
Get Involved: Be part of the Golden Rule Movement and be a champion of the Golden Rule by sharing stories of compassion and kindness in your homes, schools, and communities via social media using the hashtags #MomNation and #GoldenRule. We will follow these #hashtags and share your stories via our social media channels, in the #MomNation E-Newsletter and the American Mother Magazine. So much goodness exists in our world and moms are the perfect people to share these amazing stories.
Golden Rule Grants: Do you volunteer with an organization that exemplifies the Golden Rule? American Mothers would like to help you help others and increase the reach of the Golden Rule Movement! American Mothers has reached out to philanthropic foundations to help us expand this important message and is launching the Golden Rule Grant.You can apply for a Golden Rule Grant that will help you increase your reach! Contributions are made to organizations involved primarily in health and human services and civic and community programs that impact mothers and children. Funding requests for capital projects will not be considered. Applicants can only apply on behalf of programs that are sponsored by a 501(c)3 non-profit. The grant does not fund individuals. Official AMI state associations may submit an application but will not receive preferential treatment. Organizations that receive grants will be featured in American Mothers social media, #MomNation e-Newsletter and The American Mother Magazine to continue to highlight the efforts of the Golden Rule Movement and moms spreading the message of kindness to others. Submit your online application beginning Mother’s Day of 2017.
United Nations
American Mothers, Inc.® is a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. We are currently working with the United Nations and the Commission on the Status of Women to raise awareness about the issue of violence against women and children worldwide. American Mothers also works closely with other organizations around the globe who share our same mission.
Global Motherhood Coalition
American Mothers is leading a global coalition focused on improving the lives of mothers and families to promote intergenerational solidarity around the world. Through the collaborative efforts of international organizations and communities, the Global Motherhood Coalition offers a comprehensive approach to research, services, and action with the mission of promoting best practices in motherhood and improving the health and well-being of mothers and children.
Mothers’ Eyes on the World
American Mothers, Inc.®, Innocents at Risk, and Operation Underground Railroad have forged a partnership to educate mothers and the public on ways to identify trafficking and how to take action. Through the Mothers’ Eyes on the World initiative, these 501(c)(3) charitable organizations are working together to educate the public on how to identify the key signs of trafficking and protect the children of our communities. You can download an information brochure here.