Springboard to Opportunities
Our newest Front & Center story with Ms. Magazine published today!
You and read the full article here.
Jalyn sat down with us to tell us her story from growing up, sharing the highs and lows of being a single mother to two boys, and her goals for this year.
Jalyn is a mother to two beautiful boys named Dillon and Dawson.
On Thursday, April 21, 2022, we hosted our first in-person Night of Storytelling – a night filled with shared stories and conversation with Magnolia Mother’s Trust moms and Kiese Laymon, the award-winning author of Heavy: An American Memoir and several other books and essay. You can watch the livestream of the event below!
On Thursday, April 20, 2023 we hosted our annual Night of Storytelling – a night filled with shared stories and conversation with Magnolia Mother’s Trust moms and Angela Garbes, the award-winning author of Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change. You can watch a recording of the event below.
“It’s different when you have that little extra help. My rent went up, and that was okay, I could handle it. My car broke down, I was able to get it fixed right away. Things would happen, but I could take care of them.”
“I just want them to have a better life than I had. That’s why I push myself every single day, no matter how hard it gets.”
“Being in the Magnolia Mother’s Trust program, that’s been good for me … The thing I love the most is that we have this group chat with the other ladies, and every morning someone just says, ‘Hi, hello!’ ‘Good morning’ and I just love that. I didn’t have that before.”