“I Came Home with Hope”
Reflections from the 2026 Mary’s Pence Grantee Gathering By Anisa Hajimumin When Comfort Dondo, Founder and Executive Director of Phumulani: African Women Against Violence, invited me to accompany her to the 2026 Mary’s Pence Grantee Gathering, I thought I knew what awaited me. What I did not expect was to leave with a renewed sense […]
Why I Support Mary’s Pence
I like the Mary’s Pence values and I like what they do, so I feel that my dollars are being spent very wisely. Also, I’m just one of many in the organization. I feel very strongly that my dollars can be put with others and can go so much further in helping the women and families of the Americas.
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Living Into the Mary’s Pence Story: Farewell From Svitlana
Groups of women working together do have a lot of power. Yet every group is as strong as the individuals that comprise it. I felt embraced and encouraged in my work at Mary’s Pence, and I am grateful for every single one of my coworkers.
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Charity, Justice and The Justice Project
The work The Justice Project does spans the continuum between charity and justice, direct service and education/advocacy. By working from a variety of angles, The Justice Project is deliberately and effectively dismantling the barriers that prevent the most vulnerable women from navigating beyond their current crises.
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Nicaraguan Women at the Heart: A Story of Accompaniment
“At the heart of our work are the women,” explains Gilda Larios, ESPERA Team Lead. This is the profoundly intentional notion behind our work.
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Mujeres Nicaraguenses en el Corazón: Una Historia de Acompañamiento
“En el corazón de nuestro trabajo están las mujeres”, dice Gilda Larios, la líder del equipo de ESPERA. Esta es realmente la profunda intención de lo que busca lograr la comunidad de ESPERA.
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Immigrant Women Acing Lessons in Solidarity and Justice
“I love it when they are learning. You see their faces light up as they get more active, more involved.” Maria knows how important it is for recent immigrants to find peer support. CREA has over a hundred participants, hailing from Mexico, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, and Guatemala.
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ESPERA and Immigration
In our community in the last three years, men, women, and children have left. Some women migrated because their partners are in another country, others go because of the fear they have of the situations in their countries, and many people leave because there aren’t enough jobs.
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Meet Mary’s Pence – Kaye Cassidy
An ethic of obligation asks the question “what do we owe the poor and marginalized?” while an ethic of love asks “what do we want for the poor because they are beloved children of God and my sisters and brothers?” An ethic of obligation has limits, an ethic of love knows no boundaries.
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Fiber Art for Mary’s Pence
The idea of empowering women appealed to me since they are so often the powerless in their families and communities. Young girls who see their mothers achieving some financial autonomy are more likely to receive an education and grow into strong and resourceful women themselves.
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