November 2011

Call for Volunteers: Holiday Adopt-a-Family Program

The holidays are once again just around the corner! MOMS Orange County is gearing up for its Annual Holiday Adopt-a Family Program.  This year, more than 100 families have been adopted by our generous supporters at Disneyland Resort and community members!  MOMS is looking to recruit an Adopt-a-Family Coordinator and a number of Santa’s elves [Read More]

November 9th, 2011|

A Quiet Strength That Inspires

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month.  Get to know Ana, an exceptional mother with gestational diabetes, as she shares about her journey with MOMS Orange County. Ana was six months pregnant and had just been diagnosed with gestational diabetes when she came to MOMS Orange County (MOMS).  It was at MOMS where she learned more [Read More]

November 8th, 2011|

Funding for Gestational Diabetes Prevention Program

MOMS Orange County received a $75,000 grant award from UniHealth Foundation to support its Pregnancy & Diabetes program.  The funds provided by the grant will support a community-based pregnancy and diabetes prevention, education and self-management program which include in-home health education, targeted prevention-based classes and support groups facilitated by a bilingual Diabetes Coordinator. [Read More]

November 8th, 2011|

Community Snapshots

Thank you to THINK Together's Early Literacy Program New Book Grant, we distributed new books to our 12-24 month Mommy & Me graduates to build their home libraries!   Members of the Disney VoluntEARS Leadership Council helped organize and collect donations during the Little Monsters Cast Member event on October 24, 2011.  Cast Members donated 60 [Read More]

November 8th, 2011|
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