🪺 Help Build the Village

Every parent deserves a village, but villages don't build themselves.

Your gift helps ensure that no one has to face infertility, postpartum transitions, or the journey of parenthood alone. Whether you make a one-time gift or become a Nest Builder with a monthly donation of $25 or more, you're creating connection, hope, and support for families throughout our community.

Together, we're building the nest.

👋 Who We Are

Connected Nest creates connections for those on the journey to, through, and beyond parenthood, increasing solidarity and support during life's most meaningful—and often most challenging—transitions.

Through infertility support groups, weekly gatherings for new moms, educational workshops, and community events, we help families find connection, encouragement, practical resources, and hope.

Founded as an independent nonprofit in 2023 by Megan Shane, Alicia Leggett, and a dedicated Board of Directors, Connected Nest was created to continue the meaningful work already happening in our community while expanding support so that more families have somewhere to turn when they need it most. It has three pillars of Programming we aim to grow: Facing Fertility; Empowering Moms; Equipping Parents.

Every conversation, every support group, every workshop, and every new connection helps create healthier families and stronger communities. And we envision these happening with a wider geographical and topical reach through collaboration, support and funding.

🫶 Why Your Support Matters

Parenthood can be one of life's greatest joys—but it can also be one of its most isolating experiences.

1 in 6 people experience infertility while trying to grow their family.
1 in 5 mothers experience maternal mental health challenges.
Every parent experiences emotional, relational, and identity shifts throughout pregnancy, postpartum, and raising children.
In 2024, the U.S. Surgeon General identified parental stress as a significant public health concern and called for stronger community support for families.

Too many parents experience these seasons feeling isolated, overwhelmed, or unsure where to turn. They are left asking:

"Is anyone else feeling this way?"

"Where do I go for support?"

"Why do I feel so alone?"

Connected Nest exists so less families ask those questions alone.

💝Your Gift Creates Connection

When you support Connected Nest, you're doing far more than making a donation.

You're helping a mom find friendship during one of the hardest seasons of her life.
You're helping someone facing infertility discover people who truly understand.
You're connecting parents with trusted resources, education, encouragement, and hope.
You're creating relationships that continue long after a support group ends.
Most importantly, you're helping build the village so many parents are searching for.

Your generosity creates places where families feel seen, supported, and reminded they don't have to carry everything alone.

🪺 Become a Nest Builder

Build the future of Connected Nest with monthly giving.

The most meaningful way to support Connected Nest is by becoming a Nest Builder with a monthly gift of $25 or more.

Nest Builders are the heart of our sustainability.

While grants and special events help us grow, it is our community of monthly supporters that keeps our programs strong year-round.

Families don't need support only when a fundraiser happens—they need it every week, every month, and every season.

Monthly giving provides the dependable foundation that allows Connected Nest to plan ahead, sustain programs, respond to growing community needs, and welcome every family looking for support. If you're not at a $25 level, all reoccurring donations help.

A reliable community thrives from reliable support.

That's what Nest Builders provide.

📆Why Monthly Giving Matters

One-time gifts make an immediate difference.

Monthly gifts create lasting impact.

As a Nest Builder, your recurring gift helps us:

• Keep support groups free and accessible.

• Plan programs months in advance with confidence.

• Train and support compassionate facilitators.

• Provide educational workshops and family resources.

• Expand into communities where parent support is limited.

• Spend less time fundraising and more time serving families.

Your monthly gift gives Connected Nest something every nonprofit hopes for:

Stability.

And that stability allows us to provide stability for families during some of life's most vulnerable moments.

👊Your Monthly Impact

$25/month

Helps provide a welcoming, supportive environment for parents attending weekly and monthly support groups.

$50/month

Helps provide educational resources, workshop materials, and family programming that equips parents with practical tools and encouragement.

$100/month

Helps sustain regular support groups while expanding services to reach more families throughout our region.

Every recurring gift—large or small—helps build a stronger, more connected community.

Small gifts.

Given consistently.

Creating lasting change.

🗨️Hear From Families

Every story below represents a family whose life was changed because Connected Nest existed when they needed it most.

During the new moms group I gained the most valuable information on transitioning into parenthood. I also received encouragement during a difficult time in my marriage—not to mention an amazing group of wonderful friends!

I started coming to the group one year into my infertility journey. I was struggling with deep sadness and seeking a place where I would feel seen and able to relate to other women going through the same thing. It has been immensely helpful to be able to share my story and receive encouragement from women who truly understand. Infertility can be so isolating. I am so thankful to have this group to help me feel less alone.

Empowering Moms supported and guided me through the toughest period of my life. I struggled with postpartum anxiety during the fourth trimester, and the group was a huge part of my recovery. I am so thankful I found this community.

I was struggling as a first-time mom, worrying I wasn't doing things 'right.' Empowering Moms gave me an outlet to share those feelings and helped me realize I was doing a better job than I thought. It helped me feel less isolated and made an incredible difference in my mental health.

I continue to be so thankful for the Secondary Infertility Support Group. I struggled to find where I belonged as a mother of one child who felt our family wasn't yet complete. This group became a place where I could share my grief, fears, and hopes with women who truly understood. It has been an incredible blessing.

Help Build Connected Nest Today

Community is built by people choosing, month after month, to invest in one another.

Whether you make a one-time donation or become a Nest Builder with a monthly gift of $25 or more, you're helping ensure that families throughout our community always have a place to turn for connection, encouragement, and hope.

Together, we're creating a community where parents feel seen.

Where friendships begin.

Where families find strength.

Where no one has to navigate parenthood alone.

Thank you for believing that connection changes lives.

Together, we're building the nest.

Stay Connected

Your support goes beyond a donation.

Follow and share Connected Nest (and our programs) on Facebook and Instagram to help more parents discover the support, friendships, and resources they deserve. Every share helps another family find the village they didn't know existed—but desperately needed.

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