Want to create your own “mom bags” for those newly resettled in your community?

Step 1

Click here to find your nearest refugee resettlement agency. Connect with them to tell them about The Mom Bag project and how you wish to provide self-care bags for refugee mothers.

Step 2

Click here to create an Amazon Wishlist with self-care items that people can easily purchase and have sent directly to your home, organization, or church. *Tip* Try to choose items that are labeled "Amazon Prime"...this allows free shipping for those that have an Amazon Prime account.

Step 3

Download this image to use for your social media accounts to post about The Mom Bag. Also include the link to your Amazon Wishlist. Feel free to use the tag #TheMomBag so we can see other Mom Bag initiatives! Download this printable flyer for your work, school, or church.

Step 4

If you wish to purchase and print The Mom Bag pineapple design (that means "welcome!) onto totes, please submit your purchase order through Grand Palace Silkscreen.

Step 5: 

Have a packing party! Invite your friends, neighbors, and local refugees to attend in packaging up the bags. After completion, deliver the bags to your local resettlement agency for distribution! *Tip* Print these welcome cards to attach to each bag.

Our History

The Mom Bag is for newly arrived refugee mothers. Each bag includes items that help provide dignity and self-confidence to their already amazing selves and to help ease the transition of a new country and home.

A brief history:

The Mom Bag was inspired by a friendship with a Syrian refugee woman. We shopped together to introduce her to American culture. She had not been able to buy lotions and soaps for four years since her house was bombed. After our shopping trip, she felt like herself again. The Mom Bag began with a pineapple bag and a wishlist, and by the end of the week, I had received over 1,000 self-care donations for refugee women. The Mom Bag group grew to become a mentorship group for newly resettled women, hosting English classes, field trips, and monthly get-togethers. We also supported women farm workers in Ventura County and women and children at the border. Thank you to Southern Living Magazine for featuring this project in 2016.

Thank you to Southern Living Magazine for featuring this project in your "Meet 50 People Moving the South Forward with groundbreaking nonprofits, Impactful Projects, and Innovative Ideas." in 2016!