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Project Menucha

Mothering Mothers of Children with Special Needsd

aka Menucha for Autism   |   Brooklyn, NY   |  www.projectmenucha.org

Mission

Project Menucha is a program that creates inclusive groups of women worldwide. Each chapter has the same unifying goal: to provide physical, emotional, social and financial sanctuary for mothers to children with special needs. We also offer online support to parents all over the globe to bond, help each other, cope as a group, become stronger better parents and ultimately make all the right decisions when it comes to children with special needs.

Ruling year info

2022

President

Devorah Paneth

Main address

1984 59 Street

Brooklyn, NY 11204 USA

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EIN

81-1553854

NTEE code info

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (P12)

Jewish (X30)

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (T12)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Mom sets the tone in the home. When Mom is down, so is her family. Our goal is to keep the parents of children with needs afloat. The problem we face on a steady basis is funding the intended activities, events and outings to get them the support they deserve, want and need. The huge problem of parents falling apart under the stress of raising children with special needs can easily be solved by constantly offering them an outlet to alleviate their stress.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Mastery Workshops, Coping skills workshops, social events, group therapy

Mothers meet once a week for lunch for a workshop given by deMartini expert Mrs. Dina Friedman on Mastering your emotions (coping with equalibrium in the face of the challenge of a special needs child).
And other important issues.

Population(s) Served
Parents
Religious groups

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of training events conducted

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Caregivers, Parents, Jewish people, Low-income people

Related Program

Mastery Workshops, Coping skills workshops, social events, group therapy

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Trainings on how to stay calm in face of overwhelming situations

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Moms to children with special needs are overscheduled and hypervigilant when it comes to the care of their children. They never rest. We afford them the precious gift of menucha – peaceful rest:
- Rest from guilt, shame, judgment and self-doubt
- Rest from the noise of life; a time to be themselves
- Peace of mind that it's ok not to be perfect
- A communal chance to feel less alone
Project Menucha's activities enable mothers to recharge their inner strength, to revitalize their soul, to be with friends who have walked a mile in their shoes. This support system is in a league of its own, and we depend on generous supporters to make it happen.

Life in a special needs household is like living in a house of cards. Things can fall apart at any moment, and everyone looks to mom for a solution. A special needs mom has to:
- Stay strong even when she feels scared and alone
- Make painfully difficult decisions about her child's constant care needs
- Pretend she's ok even when she's hurting inside
- Keep smiling even when all she wants to do is weep
- Relentlessly fight for her child even when she's weary, because no one else will.
But who fights for mom? Project Menucha does
It's our job to save the tears from spilling over. To whisk mom away for a few moments so she has the energy to go on.
We stand behind mothers who are the rock of the home—even when it feels like it's hitting rock bottom.

With the help of our generous sponsors and creativity of our capable staff of volunteers the unbelievable becomes a reality when it comes to treating the mothers of Menucha

We have and keep on accomplishing our goal of gifting the mothers with a surplus of serenity and calm to take home to their families.
We have accomplished our goal of financially assisting the mothers with an extra few hours of cleaning help, a massage, a trip etc. in previous years. We aim to provide more to more parents on an ongoing basis.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Project Menucha

Board of directors
as of 04/03/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Chaya Mittelman

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Term: 2016 - 2024


Board co-chair

Malky Fruchter

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Term: 2016 - 2024

Mindy Schlafrig

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Goldy Deutsch

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Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 4/3/2024

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Jewish
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Decline to state
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

Transgender Identity

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

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