02/19/2026
I am thinking about the mothers tonight.
The one holding a crying baby at 2am, wondering if she’s doing something wrong.
The one sitting in a hospital room hours from home, trying not to panic while her family keeps life going without her.
The one who would have labored alone if someone hadn’t stepped in and said, “I’ll stay.”
The baby who wasn’t gaining well until someone brought them to group and we caught it before it became an emergency.
The parent who just needed a few supplies, a listening ear, a home visit, a place to come be seen before things spiraled.
I think about what happens when those calls come in and there is no gas in the tank.
No supplies on the shelf.
No office space that week.
No technology to connect virtually.
No way to get there in time.
I am not afraid of hard work.
I am afraid of a mother reaching out in tears and there being nowhere for her to land.
We have always said yes.
We have always found a way.
We have always shown up — even when it meant volunteering hours, covering costs ourselves, stretching everything further than it should stretch.
But we are at a breaking point.
Operating funds are critically low, and the families who rely on this care cannot wait for systems to catch up. Babies are born every day. Feeding struggles happen every day. Emergencies don’t pause for paperwork.
So tonight I am asking — from a place of deep love for these families — for this community to step in.
If you have ever received support that changed your story…
If someone helped you feed your baby…
If someone sat with you in labor…
If someone caught something early that protected your child…
If you carry the memory of a baby, a mother, or a season when care mattered more than words…
Please consider giving in honor of that.
Give in honor of the milk that fed your baby.
Give in memory of a child who should be here.
Give in gratitude for the support that carried you.
Give because you believe no parent should face these moments alone.
We need:
• Businesses willing to make a meaningful gift to keep services open
• Community members able to give $50, $100, $500, or more
• Monthly donors who can help stabilize this work
• Anyone connected to emergency funding who can help bridge this gap
Every larger gift right now directly keeps care in place for families who have nowhere else to turn.
I cannot bear the thought of telling a mother we can’t help.
I cannot bear the thought of a baby slipping through the cracks because we ran out of resources.
I cannot bear the thought of someone giving birth, feeding, or grieving alone when we could have been there.
If you’ve ever believed this work matters, this is the moment to hold it up with us.
Your gift tonight keeps the lights on, the doors open, the phone answered, the visit possible.
Your gift keeps someone from being alone in one of the most vulnerable moments of their life.
Thank you for loving these families with us.
Brandi
Founder, Executive Director
Donate here--->https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-to-support-the-birthstone-center
