Holiday Opportunities

Gifts of Hope Catalog

An item from our Gifts of Hope gift catalog is the perfect gift for the person who has everything, or placed in the stocking of someone you love!

Creating for a Cause: MOM Holiday Art Fair

Come and shop for a cause! Over 60 local artists are donating 20% or more of their proceeds to MOM's homelessness prevention and hunger fighting programs.

Winter Wishes

The Winter Wishes program matches donors with hundreds of MOM client families who would otherwise be without gifts during the holiday season.

Made by area volunteers, ReMitts are made from recycled sweaters and soft fleece. When you purchase ReMitts at area stores, 100% of the proceeds go to area Food Pantries. You can purchase ReMitts in support of MOM at many area retailers.

#GivingTuesday

Celebrate #GivingTuesday with MOM this year and help us keep the possibilities limitless for families in our community.

Donate Money

Hunger and the threat of homelessness affect all aspects of a child's life. Your financial gift is about so much more than meeting day-to-day needs. It's about giving families - individuals, parents, and kids - the support they need to make it through today and live with hope for the future. Financial gifts of money help support MOM's programs, such as the Food Pantry, Clothing Center, Homelessness Prevention (Housing) programs, Family Stabilization and seasonal programs in the Middleton, West Madison and Cross Plains areas of Wisconsin.

Sharing your holidays can be one of the most meaningful things you do this season. Every year, donors tell us that giving back to their community over the holidays is their favorite tradition.

Other ways to share your holidays

Donate to the Thanksgiving Basket program

This year's Thanksgiving program offers all the fixings for a lovely Thanksgiving meal to 300 families in the MOM service area and smaller meal baskets to 75 seniors and individuals with disabilities.

Donations of $15 help us give a family the food they need for a delicious holiday meal. When making a donation, write "holiday meals" in the memo.

This program is sponsored by Shurfine Food Center and Certco Employees.
Donate Mittens

When it’s cold outside, mittens, hats, and other warm winter items are much needed. Dig through your boxes for gently used items and make warm hands your gift to your community this holiday season.
Donate a Baking Items
Donations could include:
- salt
- baking powder
- baking soda
- flour
- sugar
- oil
- cinnamon, cloves, or other spices
- baking sheets
- measuring cups
- hot pads
- holiday cookie cutters
- cookie decorations
You can bring your donations to the Distribution Center during their regular business hours.

Other Holiday food items that are needed are listed on our top ten page.

Donation Location
Donate a Clothing Kit
Donate NEW items (of the same size - child and adult items needed!) and wrap them in a bow, if you wish. Some ideas include:
- pajamas
- underwear
  - bra/underwear pairs
  - men's boxers or briefs
- slippers
- socks
- shirt and tie for men
- robe, etc.
Kits are sometimes left as is, and sometimes disassembled, depending on the volume and need in the Clothing Center. Thank you for contributing these NEW items and for your understanding!

Donation location
Buy a MOM Ornament

MOM ornaments will be for sale at the Holiday Art Fair for only $10. Proceeds directly prevent homelessness and end hunger in our community.

MOM News

Working Together to Create Stability

Nick* and Brenda* were working hard to care for their boys but just making ends meet. Then Brenda’s mom, who cared for their kids while they worked, suddenly became ill. Brenda had to quit her job to stay home with the kids. With almost no savings, money was running out fast. That’s when they learned about MOM.

Changing a little piece of her story, together.

To me, there is nothing more important than using our lives and our voices to do what we can to create an equitable community. There is nothing better we can do than to act.