- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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6 people are interested
Companion for New Moms
ORGANIZATION: Mother-Wise
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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6 people are interested
Mother-Wise is a program whose goal is to optimize bonding between mother and child by reducing the severity of Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders (PMADS), which include Postpartum Depression (PPD). The project will recruit, train and match volunteer companions with mothers of newborns. You will provide support to the mothers by way of in home visits, phone calls and other means to facilitate prevention, education and intervention. You will develop your own network of volunteers to support your companionship role. When needed, you will intervene with the aid of a professional therapist. Comprehensive and on-going training of all volunteers and professional therapists on PMADS is an essential component of this project. The volunteers mission is to support the mother's emotional needs, promote bonding between the mother and baby, and to assist the mother in providing a safe and healthy environment for her child/children.
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About Mother-Wise
Location:
55 First Street, Box K, Lakeport, CA 95453, US
Mission Statement
Helping Moms Build Strong Families
Description
Mother-Wise is a new program whose goal is to optimize bonding between mother and child by reducing the severity of perinatal mood disorders (PMD), which include postpartum depression (PPD). The project will recruit, train and match volunteer companions, called "Saathis," with mothers of newborns. The Saathis will provide support to the mothers by way of in home visits, phone calls and other means to facilitate prevention, education and intervention. Each Saathi will have her own network of volunteers to support her companionship role. When needed, the Saathis will intervene with the aid of a professional therapist. Comprehensive and on-going training of all volunteers and professional therapists on PMD is an essential component of this project.
The Saathi's mission is to support the mother's emotional needs, promote bonding between the mother and baby, and to assist the mother in providing a safe and healthy environment for her child/children.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
180 North Main StreetLakeport, CA 95453
DATE POSTED
February 6, 2018
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training