Volunteer Opportunities

Mother to Mother© is run mostly by volunteers. The primary volunteer activity is the telephone support. Other opportunities for fundraising and community outreach are also available.

Telephone volunteer opportunities:
Telephone support volunteers receive a 15-hour training prior to being assigned a mom. The training is conducted by Dr. Darcell (Darcy) Scharff and includes topics such as: 1) helping moms deal with their current beliefs about their pregnancy, their baby, being a mother, returning to work, etc.; 2) helping moms get what they want through communication and assertiveness skills; and 3) dealing with emotions. Women who have participated in the training have found it to be insightful and fun, as well as an opportunity to create another support system. Trainings are free and held once a year in the fall. Contact Darcy at (314) 977-4009 or Gina Tretter at (314) 991-5666 Ext. 4 or use our online contact form.

Volunteers L to R: Amy Robinson, Mary Scouby, Darcy Scharff, Lisa McDonald, Gina Tretter, Linda Meyer, Ann Book, Jennifer Fuller

Fundraising volunteer opportunities:
Mother to Mother© relies strictly on donations and grants for its income. Therefore a number of volunteer opportunities exist and include:

• Assist with the annual garage sale by soliciting donations, working the garage sale, helping with set-up and tear down.
• Assist with the annual solicitation of donations by helping to create a solicitation letter and prepare the letter for mailing.
• Assist with the annual open house, which is an event at which vendors sell their goods and donate a proportion to Mother to Mother. Help is needed with soliciting vendors, working the event, and sep-up and tear down.
• Assist with other events such as gift-wrapping at Borders.

Community Outreach and Education volunteer opportunities:

• Distribute brochures to physician office, hospitals and other organizations.
• Conduct presentations about Mother to Mother at local organizations.
• Help work events such as Parents as Teachers workshops and conferences.

Special Thanks!

• Thank you to Tony Smallmon and Mid America Web Solutions for developing this website for Mother to Mother at a reduced cost.
• Thank you to Kathy Jessen for helping to fund the website's development and maintenance.
• Thank you to St. Luke's Hospital for providing meeting space for our Board meetings.