New Year, New Plan: Centering Economic Security
At the end of 2024, we arrived at a set of priorities, goals, and objectives to guide the organization in achieving its intended impact. Over the past few weeks, we have been sharing our exciting, new path forward with our community. Take a deep dive with us into one of our main priorities for the next three years...
Economic Security: Ensuring Access to Essential Resources and Services
Again and again, from our families, we hear that they face barriers to accessing their basic needs. From our staff we learned that the connections between partner organization resources, staff, and the community need to be stronger.
Strengthening families’ access to basic needs resources like transportation, education, social support, economic barriers, and childcare improves overall maternal health outcomes by reducing stress associated with one’s ability to meet basic needs. Reduced stress also enhances family functioning which improves parent/child connections and increases one’s focus on parenting.
By tackling one of our objectives around economic security and ensuring families’ access to essential resources and services, we better achieve our intended impact.
Examples of this priority in action!
MCC received funding in 2024 to develop a Family Support Fund. The fund provides up to $2,100 to pregnant and parenting individuals with a child one or under to address areas of need such as transportation, housing, utility payments, and baby supplies. To further the continuum of care, families receive coaching on a sustainability plan which includes self-identifying tangible resource connections.
MCC is upgrading its centralized referral and intake system to maximize resource identification and connections for families. The new process and data system will include a comprehensive list of resources generated for a family based on their expressed needs throughout the intake process.
How can you help?
We always need funding to sustain our Family Support Fund. Visit our donate page to learn about opportunities to donate.
Tell your friends! Facilitate introductions to potential collaborative partners interested in creating joint initiatives to achieve economic security in our communities.
