The holiday season is a time to reflect on the challenges and triumphs of the past year. For many working mothers, these challenges include balancing career ambitions, family responsibilities, and financial stability. At The Second Shift, we understand that the ability to work and support a family often depends on access to critical resources that enable women to show up for their families and jobs.
This year, we’re highlighting organizations that address essential needs for working mothers and their families. From childcare essentials to body autonomy, these nonprofits help ensure that women have the tools to build a better future for themselves and their loved ones.
Every Mother Counts
For many working mothers, access to healthcare is fundamental to their ability to work and care for their families. Every Mother Counts is dedicated to making pregnancy and childbirth safe for all mothers, helping ensure that women are healthy enough to return to work and provide for their children. By supporting maternal health globally, this organization empowers women to thrive as parents and professionals.
Baby2Baby
Necessities like diapers, clothing, and hygiene items can make or break a working mother’s ability to stay in the workforce. Baby2Baby ensures that low-income families have what they need to care for their children, allowing mothers to focus on maintaining jobs without the constant worry of providing essentials. When families have access to resources, working moms can better balance their roles at home and work.
Dress for Success
Confidence and professional attire are crucial for women reentering the workforce or advancing their careers. Dress for Success provides working mothers with professional clothing, career coaching, and a support network, ensuring they have the tools to secure better opportunities. Economic independence starts with showing up—and Dress for Success ensures women can do so with confidence.
Coalition for the Homeless
A stable home is essential for working mothers to succeed. The Coalition for the Homeless provides housing support, job training, and advocacy for families experiencing homelessness. By helping families secure stable housing, this organization enables working mothers to focus on their jobs and provide financial security for their children.
Donate to Coalition for the Homeless
National Network of Abortion Funds
Access to reproductive healthcare is a cornerstone of economic stability for women. The National Network of Abortion Funds ensures that women have the freedom to make decisions about their bodies and futures. Working mothers’ ability to plan and make choices that align with their life circumstances is critical to maintaining their careers and their families’ well-being.
Donate to the National Network of Abortion Funds
When we invest in women—whether through healthcare, housing, clothing, or family essentials—we empower them to stay in the workforce and provide for their families. This holiday season, let’s show our support for working mothers by giving to these incredible organizations that make it possible for women to succeed at home and work.
Together, we can create a brighter, more equitable future for working families everywhere.