Single Women in Motherhood Training Program

Application

Call or visit website * registration required

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

Single mothers

Fees

$100 annual membership

Executives

Ann Marie Ricketts - Founder and Executive Director

Languages

English

Area(s) Served

Middlesex

Accessibility

Not Wheelchair Accessible

Description of Services:

Social, financial, and childcare supports for single mothers

Child Care Exchange Program - Babysitting exchange program that allows single mothers to exchange monthly babysitting hours with other single mothers * offered once a month for three hours

Let's Talk About It Program - Support group where single mothers can speak freely about their struggles and successes in a confidential environment

Life Skills / Life Coaching - Intensive 6-week program where clients attend group workshops that focus on positivity, practical goal setting, and awareness building * at the end of the 6-week course participants are welcome to attend 3 one-on-one life coaching appointments with a trained life coach where more personal goals are examined

Community Support Agent Program - One-on-one emotional and social support from a Community Support Agent

Little Fish Program - Drop-in child care service for mothers attempting to attend court proceedings, interview for employment, or attend to other business * offered three days a week

Diaper Bank - Supply of diapers available for pick-up

Toys for Tots - Christmas program that distributes toys to families in need

SMART Scholarship - Financial assistance to help single mothers further their post-secondary education * scholarship offered once a year

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About Us

Mothers are one of a kind. Single Women in Motherhood Training Program Inc. S.W.I.M is a non profit organization that offers hope, support, and guidance in order to achieve a safe and secure future for single mothers and their families. S.W.I.M believes that providing single mothers with the confidence and necessary skills to find their way through life will not only help single mothers but their whole family as well.