Mother’s Day Flower Project

For the 25,000 women who’ll spend this Mother’s Day in a battered women’s shelter, concerns like securing a new home, keeping their children safe and putting food on the table make the holiday just another day to survive. This year, go above and beyond flowers and brunch, and honor the women you love by supporting women in need.

Every spring in time for Mother’s Day, JWI’s Mother’s Day Flower Project sends beautiful bouquets to 150 battered women’s shelters across the U.S., including the Social Service Center, while raising funds for initiatives that work every day to educate communities, empower women and break the cycle of abuse.

On a single day in September 2008, nearly 61,000 victims of domestic violence were served by DV programs across the country (up from 53,000 the previous year); more than 21,000 hotline calls were answered; and almost 9,000 requests for services were unmet due to inadequate funding or lack of available staff to assist these victims.

If you are interested in donating to the Mother’s Day Flower Project please visit www.jwci.org.

Mother’s Day Flower Project coming to the SSC

Once again Jewish Women International will provide our mothers in shelter with a bouquet of flowers this Mother’s Day.  The Mother’s Day Flower Project is a wonderful project that combines social justice, education and Mother’s Day.  Beyond lifting the spirits of women in the shelters, the project also gives donors an opportunity to raise awareness about domestic abuse.  Proceeds from the project go toward delivering bouquets of flowers to 150 battered women’s shelters throughout the United States on Mother’s Day in addition to JWI initiatives that work every day to educate communities, empower women and break the cycle of abuse. 

If you are interested in donating to the Mother’s Day Flower Project click here to see how.

Jewish Women International to Provide Flowers for Mothers this Mother’s Day

Sunday brunch and armfuls of tulips are traditional ways to honor women on Mother’s Day.  But what if mom is one of more than 25,000 women nationwide who will spend the holiday in a battered women’s shelter?  Jewish Women International’s Mother’s Day Flower Project raises awareness and funds for victims of domestic violence by sending bouquets to 150 battered women’s shelters across the United States, including The Salvation Army Social Service Center.

“For so many of us Mother’s Day means corsages and lovely meals with family.  But for women who are victims of domestic violence, the holiday may pass without any appreciation or celebration,” says JWI Executive Director Lori Weinstein.  “The Mother’s Day Flower Project is an opportunity to show women whose lives have been marred by violence that we care and that we won’t rest until we bring the entire country’s attention to this problem.”  What a wonderful blessing for our ladies!