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Press statement: Executive Director of The Current Project Responds To FoodCorps’ $250M Initiative

Executive Director of The Current Project, Alisha Gordon, Responds To FoodCorps’ $250 Million Initiative To Address Child Hunger Media...

Feature: The Current Project's Deep Understanding of Black Single Mothers Is Hard-Earned

Founder Alisha Gordon knows first-hand what it's like to be stuck between thriving and surviving. Written by Aley Arion for Kindred x...

From our ed: Lengthen the Runway so Black Mothers Can Take Flight

Recently, I’ve become enthralled with aviation science and the role aircraft runways have in a plane’s ability to take off or land. As an...

Article: Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Improves Brain Function in Babies, Study Finds

The New York Times reported a new study that correlated the congnitive brain development of babies and the economic wellbeing of their...

From Our ED: Toni Morrison’s Radical Model of Care for Black Single Mothers

"Morrison offers a model of care that aims to address the social, communal, and financial wellbeing of Black single mothers in the most...

Article: Mothers are Being Left Behind in the Economic Recovery from COVID-19

Female-led head house took the biggest economic hit during the height of the pandemic, leaving many mothers who work hourly or gig jobs...

Article: "The White People Over Your Fave Nonprofits Often Ignore Black Leaders" on Zora.com

Photo by Christina Morillo from Pexels As a Black woman who has worked in both sacred and secular nonprofit spaces, I know first hand...

From Our ED: Reclaiming the Dream: Single Mothers and the Power of Innovation

I found out I was pregnant with my daughter Easter weekend 2004. Though I had taken a pregnancy test at home and received a positive...

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