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Many Mothers

Strengthening Our Families, One Baby at a Time

aka Many Mothers of Santa Fe   |   Santa Fe, NM   |  www.manymothers.org

Mission

Many Mothers strengthens communities by providing vital support at the pivotal time when a new baby joins a family. Trained volunteers share their expertise to help a family with its practical, educational, and emotional concerns. Mothers and caregivers are physically renewed and psychologically empowered to meet the daily challenges of raising a family. Family members are supported in attachment and in bonding which is critical to a child's life-long physical and emotional development. Many Mothers' “village" approach to family support creates a brighter future for our children and our communities.

Ruling year info

2001

Acting Executive Director

Kai Forsley

Associate Director

Kai Frosley

Main address

PO Box 23222

Santa Fe, NM 87502 USA

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EIN

85-0457455

NTEE code info

Human Services - Multipurpose and Other N.E.C. (P99)

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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?

Maternal Support

Our long-standing Maternal Support Program provides practical, hands-on support to all families in Santa Fe, Rio Arriba or Los Alamos counties with infants 0-6 months. By connecting families to trained volunteers, we are able to ensure parents have guidance and an extra pair of hands when caring for new babies. Families will receive at least 36 hours of in-home support for a 12-week period within the baby’s first six months.

In addition to the Maternal Support Program, we provide bilingual home visiting for Spanish Speaking Families. Our Bilingual Home Visitor provides the same support as our volunteers, however, she is on staff and provide additional navigation work.

Population(s) Served
Parents
Infants and toddlers

Our Safe Sleep Program promotes and educates families about current safe sleep practices. Our staff provides research-based education that is proven to reduce the incidence of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) in our community. Safe sleep supplies are available for income-eligible families.

Population(s) Served

The Navigation Program connects families to community resources in order to support positive outcomes for families and their children. Navigation focuses on parenting education, housing/rental support, transportation, food, safety, utilities, and more.

Population(s) Served
Infants and toddlers
Parents

The Village Closet holds new and gently used items such as clothing and books for children ages 0-3. Here, families are able to receive items they need for their children free of charge or on a donation basis.

Population(s) Served
Parents
Infants and toddlers

The Babies’ Basic Needs and Farm-to-Families Programs provides basic needs supplies (diapers, baby food, hygiene supplies) and food from local farms to income-eligible families in Northern New Mexico.

Population(s) Served
Parents
Infants and toddlers

Offered through our partnership with The Birthing Tree, the Doula Program provides free doula services (perinatal visits and birth support) to income-eligible families. Doula support empowers women and pregnant people to take charge of their own prenatal health and increases positive birth outcomes, leading to healthier and more robust babies, families, and communities.

Population(s) Served
Pregnant people
Parents

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How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time

Financials

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

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Many Mothers

Board of directors
as of 09/02/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

MA, OTR/L Jeanne Du Rivage


Board co-chair

NPC Dennis Jung

Maxine Swisa

Dr. Ellen Pope

Eva Bornis

Bernadette Freeman

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 9/2/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black/African American
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

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Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 11/04/2021

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.