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Resilient Together: A Letter from Our President & CEO

November 6, 2025

“After the storm, you dance in the rain puddles."

Dear MCC Community,

When asked to describe what Resilience meant, this was one answer shared by MCC staff. As I reflect on the past year and take stock of our current moment, it is an image that has stayed with me.

In the face of systemic inequities, MCC’s capacity to endure, thrive, and provide ongoing, high-quality services has not and will never waver. With the families we serve as our focal point, MCC continues to build, support, and move forward, even while contending with uncertainty. This year's theme of Resilience, drawn from our Strategic Plan, is infused into every facet of MCC’s work and is the essence of what keeps me here.

When I came to MCC eight years ago, I realized that I had been hiding my authentic self behind decades of outward success, personal hurt, and trauma. In solidarity with the MCC community, I found healing and a renewed purpose to stand in my truth. I aim to make the conscious choice, every day, to dance in the rain puddles.

This year’s theme of Resilience affirms our deeply held commitment to our communities, while honoring the profound resilience families display and our belief in empowering parents as catalysts for change.

Each year, I cherish the opportunity to look back on all we have accomplished — despite obstacles we’ve faced. Whether it’s a light storm or a downpour, we must take time to dance in the puddles, celebrating our community and fortifying alongside our partners, donors, and funders for challenges that will come our way.

Over the last year, MCC began implementing our new Strategic Plan for 2025-2028, prioritizing Organizational Resilience, Thought Leadership, and Economic Security for the families we serve. Revenue grew from $18.1M to $22.1M. Thanks to your commitment, we raised a record amount of unrestricted dollars.

In our direct service programs, the Doula and Lactation Community Health Worker training expanded to three additional counties, catapulting our ability to provide 1,002 families with doula and lactation services. And through our behavioral health services, we provided mental health and well-being support to 591 families dealing with substance use, depression, anxiety, trauma, and incarceration.

Through our community-level work, we hosted five community baby showers and attended 373 outreach events.

Last, on a policy and advocacy level, we expanded our role in providing leadership for regional and statewide coalitions to improve outcomes and reduce health disparities, while continuing to advocate for statewide Paid Family Leave.

MCC is and faithfully remains resilient because of the families, our staff, and you, our community of donors, who will stand with us. Please join us for another year of impact, as we continue to weather the storms and dance in the puddles.

Warm regards,