This Mother’s Day, we honor the mothers who are smiling in photos—but struggling underneath. The ones navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and isolation.

When a mother is held, a family heals. But too many are left without support.

Your gift helps remove the barriers that keep mothers from accessing the care they deserve.”

The Anchor Center for Perinatal Mental Health Advancement is a 501c3 nonprofit organization striving to reduce barriers to receiving critical maternal mental health care. In North Carolina, we are lucky to have two programs for moms with severe perinatal mental health symptoms - Anchor Perinatal Wellness and UNC's Perinatal Psychiatric Inpatient Unit. However, there are many who cannot access this lifesaving care, due to lack of childcare, transportation, technology, and funds for copays. With these moms in mind this Mother's Day, The Anchor Center is stepping in to eliminate barriers to care.

$20 pays for an hour of childcare during a therapy session
$50 pays for transportation for 2 mental health appointments
$100 pays for a month of copays for mental health care
$250 pays for 5 free perinatal mental health screenings for moms in need
$400 pays for a week of childcare for someone who needs inpatient care
$500 pays for a week of IOP for a mom without insurance (discounted 67% by Anchor Perinatal Wellness)

Please donate to give new and expecting moms the support that they need to quickly heal and return to their families as the parent/partner/friend/community member they want to be.

Held on Mother's Day

A fundraiser to reduce barriers for mothers in need of specialized mental health care.

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