Oct 20, 2017 | Hot Topics, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Erin Althaus These days it’s hard to turn on the television. It can be scary to turn on the news or look at your Facebook feed. And it’s not exciting to listen to the radio. Hurting of one kind or another is all around us. Here a man shoots and kills...
Jul 28, 2017 | Local Resources, Non Profits
By Suzy Fielders, Development & Marketing Partner of Winston-Salem Ambassadors Winston-Salem is home to many amazing non-profit organizations that do everything from feeding the hungry, to helping the sick, and even providing arts to kids. Many people aren’t...
Jun 20, 2017 | Child Care Facilities & Programs, Education, Local Resources, Non Profits
By Guest Blogger Melissa Payton, Chief Fund Development Officer with Imprints Cares Imprints Cares, an early childhood education nonprofit, seeking to break the cycle of poverty by providing children the early start they need in life, has received a Half-Million...
Jun 19, 2017 | Family Time, Food & Nutrition, Local Resources, Non Profits, Nutrition, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Gwen Frisbie-Fulton with Second Harvest Food Bank When many of us think summer, we think summer food: hot dogs, popsicles, and watermelon. However, across the Northwest North Carolina, one in every four children is facing food insecurity. This means...
May 26, 2017 | Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Elizabeth Thomas, Greater Triad Branch Director What would you do if you had to choose between buying food, paying your bills, and keeping your baby in clean diapers? For 1 in 3 families in our community, this isn’t a hypothetical question. Diapers...
May 1, 2017 | Just for Dads, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Non Profits
By Guest Blogger Jay Callahan I began my blog at www.jmclaincallahan.com in 2016 and it had a great first year. It was runner-up for best Winston-Salem blog of the year (2016), and I was awarded with a Winston-Salem Under 40 Leadership Award. I thoroughly enjoyed...
Mar 18, 2017 | Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
Sponsored by Forsyth Creek Week It’s jokingly referred to as “Nature Deficit Disorder” — the propensity for kids to spend all their time indoors, often with their eyeballs glued to a screen. But it’s no joking matter: A host of studies over the past 20 years...
Feb 22, 2017 | Health, Local Resources, Non Profits, Safety
By Rachel Hoeing and guest blogger Krystin My friend Krystin is a board member of Lily Pad Haven, which is a nonprofit organization that provides housing for survivors of human trafficking. She has shared bits and pieces about the organization with me, but I wanted...
Jan 4, 2017 | From the Heart, Hot Topics, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Non Profits
By Kelly Hines I went through a phase recently where I just didn’t watch the news. There was too much fighting, too much sorrow, too many people yelling at each other and solving nothing. It was easier and so much more pleasant to bury my head in the sand and ignore...
Nov 29, 2016 | Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits
By Jessica Powell, Major Gifts Officer for Brenner Children’s Hospital Quality children’s health care is a gift, something my family knows better than most. Our daughter Sydney was born with a very rare metabolic disorder that had her in and out of the...
Nov 20, 2016 | Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits, Sunday Spotlights
By Rachel Hoeing Today’s spotlight focuses on ways you can give to others. Be sure to visit each website below, and consider that if you can’t give monetarily, maybe you can give your time. Our spotlight includes: Brenner Children’s Radiothon...
Oct 3, 2016 | Adult Health & Wellness, Health, Local Resources, Non Profits
By Guest Blogger Nikki Warren “I love you all. Bye.” This was one of the last texts I received from my brother, Gregg, before he took his own life at age 35. Once I saw the text on my phone, my heart sank to the pit of my stomach. I felt like I was going...
Sep 13, 2016 | Adult Health & Wellness, Health, Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits
By Guest Blogger Cameron Harris Presented by First Tennessee Bank Benefiting the National MS Society Thursday September 29, 6-8:30 pm The Millennium Center 101 W. 5th St., Winston-Salem, NC Grab a friend and come see rising country music star Julie Roberts in an...
Jul 21, 2016 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Local Resources, Middle School, Non Profits
By Chelsea Cullen, Marketing and Communications Director for the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina Do you remember your first day of school? Maybe you laid out a new outfit, organized your brand new school supplies and loaded up your new backpack, excited and ready to...
Jul 11, 2016 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Local Resources, Non Profits
By Kris A. Cox, Director of the Winston-Salem Augustine Literacy Project Tutor ONE Child. Change TWO Lives. The Winston-Salem Augustine Literacy Project®, a program of READWS has been serving low-income, struggling readers for fifteen years. The Project trains and...
Jun 29, 2016 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Education for Special Needs, Health, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Parenting & Family
By Guest Bloggers Kim Shufran and Courtney Perry In 2008, the iCan House was created by Kim Shufran who was seeking support and help for her daughter, Erica. Kim’s intelligent, sweet, and engaging 11year old daughter was eager to make friends, but struggled so much...
Jun 6, 2016 | Children's Museums & Playhouses, Day Trips, Local Resources, Non Profits, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Aprille Donaldson, author of the blog Beautiful in His Time The Museum of Life and Science is truly a hidden treasure for North Carolina families. The Museum, located in Durham, has been around for a long time. New additions from the last ten years...
Apr 14, 2016 | Camps, Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits, Recreation
By Roderick Howard, Executive Director of YMCA Childcare Services Do you remember your best summer ever? Did you spend time at the pool? Did you head to the local Y and play basketball? Or was your best summer the summer you discovered your favorite literary heroes...
Mar 18, 2016 | Family Time, Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
Sponsored by Forsyth Creek Week Checking for crawfish, rooting for your entry in the rubber duck regatta, learning how to catch a fish. Forsyth Creek Week, returning April 2 – 10, offers all these family-friendly opportunities and more to celebrate and enjoy our...
Jan 21, 2016 | Education, Elementary, Family Time, High School & Beyond, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Local Resources, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Non Profits, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Aaron Looking for a way to give back, meet new people and be involved in your child’s life on a new level? Then volunteering in your child’s school might be just what you are looking for! One of the best things about volunteering in...
Dec 22, 2015 | Children with Special Needs, Education, Education for Special Needs, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Ginger Shields, Director of Children’s Ministry Each month, West Market Street United Methodist Church in downtown Greensboro offers Nathaniel’s Hope Buddy Break to families in the Greensboro community. Buddy Break is a free kids program where...
Dec 15, 2015 | Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Local Resources, Non Profits
By Guest Blogger Caren Grice When Marty Tennille talks about feeding children, it’s crystal clear that she and her husband Ben are doing exactly what God has called them to do. One Sunday morning in 2013, the congregation at Centenary United Methodist church was...
Dec 10, 2015 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Hot Topics, Local Resources, Middle School, Non Profits, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Tutoring
By Guest Blogger Kennette J. Burgess B.Sc, MBA, Marketing Consultant for Empowered Girls of NC Today we feature another organization working hard to make a difference in our community. To read the last post in our Doing Good Things series, click HERE! ~ Katie...
Dec 4, 2015 | Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Education for Special Needs, Health, Hot Topics, Local Resources, Non Profits
By Chanel James and Dayna Gury Our TMoM team is happy to kick off a new series of blogs today! “Doing Good Things” will focus on locals who are giving their time, effort, and personal funds to others. We have found so many women in our area whose hearts...
Nov 5, 2015 | Local Resources, Non Profits
By Guest Blogger Jenny Moore A recent post making the rounds on social media really resonated. It was a “Holiday To Do List.” Item #1 read: Buy BE Presents. The list went on, but I was already gone, lost in the memory of a truly special holiday gathering with my...
Oct 17, 2015 | Health, Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits, Safety
By Guest Blogger Bob Gfeller, Executive Director of the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma In November 2014, the Broughton family was visiting downtown Winston-Salem to host a conference at the convention center. They were joined by their then 10-year-old...
Sep 14, 2015 | Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Local Resources, Non Profits
By Allison Schweizer, Wish Mom When we’re young, we aren’t expected to understand diseases or illnesses. Our children only understand smiling, laughing, playing outside, enjoying sports, watching favorite Disney® movies, being kids. Unfortunately, many of our children...
Aug 17, 2015 | Holidays, Local Events, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Non Profits, Our Favorite Finds, Parenting & Family, Pop Culture, Books & Movies, Shopping
By Guest Blogger Suzy Fielders Do you love Christmas music? What about Winston-Salem? If you answered yes to these questions then you will love to hear about this community project that local businesses Across the Horizons and SoundLizzard Productions are working on!...
Aug 5, 2015 | From the Heart, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Non Profits
By Kelly Hines A minister stood before a group of parishioners recently and asked how many of them had been divorced. About half of the group raised their hands. He then asked how many had experienced a life altering illness, like cancer. A quarter of them raised...
Jun 9, 2015 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Non Profits
By An Anonymous Blogger for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC “I’m new to the parenting thing. Last year I became stepmom to a sweet, funny, rapidly growing ‘tween,’ and the surprises are endless! When school let out last year, it hit me that he’d be at our...