November 5, 2025 Initiative to Connect Mothers in Need of Food Assistance with Groceries Brown Mamas and Healthy Start are launching a new initiative that will help to connect mothers and community members in need of food assistance with groceries. Learn More The two organizations are starting The Bridge Project in the wake of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) restrictions tightening and amid SNAP benefits not being paid out during the ongoing federal government shutdown. The project will be a grocery transportation network rooted in mutual aid to connect mothers and community members who need food assistance with others who can pick up, deliver, or help to distribute groceries across local neighborhoods. Organizations that are interested in working as partners should email Brown Mamas at hello@brownmamas.com. Mothers in need of help with groceries, volunteer drivers, those with groceries to share, or community organizations can sign up online to get or give help.
October 10, 2018 Community Health Advocate Training Program for Fathers The Community Health Advocate Training Program is a three-week training, one Saturday per week, that will prepare you to make lasting change in the health of families and communities! Take this opportunity to learn more about advocacy and community engagement, gain skills in self-care to help you be at your best to care for your family, and learn how to use your own experiences to make changes in your community. You will receive: 25 hours of paid training Free meals and child care during the training A netbook – yours to keep after the training This program runs from November 3 – November 17. Space is limited. For more information, contact Shannon Lawhorn at (412) 723-1342. Share this flyer with your networks.
