Welcome to our Bettering Communities page. Enjoy tips and ideas for being a better neighbor, getting involved in a local service project, and doing random acts of kindness. This list highlights our most popular posts, or scroll down for the most recent tips and ideas.
Big Heart Dance Beats for Childhood Cancergiving back • bettering communities
A mother’s heart is as expansive as the universe. We look at our babies and the world explodes with wonder and expectations. We never expect that one of our children will be diagnosed with cancer. When that happens, our world implodes. Even the most independent among us find that …
Climate Kids for Haiyan Reliefgiving back • bettering communities
Our kids are growing up in a world where climate change is having harmful, and too often devastating, impacts on communities here at home and around the world. Just days after the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy striking the Eastern Seaboard, Super Typhoon Haiyan—the largest typhoon to ever make landfall …
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Being More Aware of Breast Cancergiving back • bettering communities
You may or may not know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While it may seem that every month touts its own cause, October's cause is indeed poignant and very, very relevant. Breast cancer is still a mean killer, and a prevalent one: one in eight women will be…
No Kid Hungry: Help End Child Hungergiving back • bettering communities
For the month of September, many organizations are coming together to focus on raising awareness for child hunger, including "No Kid Hungry" and "Feeding America." Mom It Forward is excited about having the opportunity to share some of the ways each of us can make a difference. The Facts About…
Google+ Hangouts: Community Servicegiving back • bettering communities
Learn how to be a Super Hero Family by unlocking your family's 11 super powers. In the sixth Google+ hangout in our "Becoming a Super Hero Family" series, MomItForward and our guest experts will be talking about "Community Service". On the path to finding the super in our…
Community Service: 7 Tips to Giving Back as a Familygiving back • bettering communities
Families that serve together, stay together. Strong families recognize the need to give back to the community that so readily gives to them through community service. The Benefits of Performing Community Service as a Family Community Service provides endless benefits for all involved. When families perform community service together,…
