Strengthen Families. Support Research-Informed Action.

At HLC Maternal & Family Mental Health Research Center, we connect research with real-world stabilization. Your support helps reduce financial strain, expand access to essential goods, and advance maternal and family mental health.

—Why Your Support Matters —

Financial stress does not just impact budgets. It impacts mental health, family stability, and long-term well-being.

Through community-based research and direct stabilization programs, HLC addresses the real stressors families face and translates insight into practical support.

Your generosity fuels both immediate relief and long-term solutions.

— Where Your Gift Goes —

• Research & Insight : Community-based studies and focus groups that identify stress patterns and inform targeted interventions.

• Financial Stabilization: The HLC Essential Living Program (HELP) provides micro-relief support toward essential household bills.

• In-Kind Stabilization: The HLC Essentials Hub provides clothing, hygiene items, baby supplies, household goods, and shelf-stable food.

• Seasonal Community Support: Adopt-A-Family for Christmas and Meals for Thanksgiving reduce predictable seasonal stress and strengthen family connections.

—— Give With Purpose ——

Every gift matters. You can support individual needs or sponsor sustained impact.

• Individual Giving

$25 supports essential goods distribution
$75 sponsors one month of HELP support
$100 supports micro-relief assistance toward a household bill
$250 underwrites a community research session
$900 sponsors a full year of monthly HELP stabilization

• Sponsor a Month of HELP

Churches, businesses, and individuals can underwrite a full month of stabilization support.

• $75 sponsors one month

• $900 sponsors a full year

This model transforms one-time giving into sustained family support.

— Support the Essentials Hub —

Monthly or annual sponsorship helps maintain inventory and ensure families have access to clothing, hygiene items, baby supplies, and household goods when needed.

• Kind Giving

We gratefully accept new or gently used donations that support the HLC Essentials Hub.

Priority needs include:

• Women’s and children’s clothing
• Baby supplies and diapers
• Hygiene products
• Household necessities
• Shelf-stable food

In-kind donations directly reduce financial pressure for families while expanding program reach.

• Shop Our Amazon Wishlist

You can support families immediately by purchasing needed items through our Amazon Wishlist.

Items ship directly to support the HLC Essentials Hub and seasonal initiatives, allowing us to respond quickly to community needs.

- Become a Monthly Supporter-

Recurring gifts provide consistent funding for research, micro-relief assistance, and essential goods access.

Monthly giving strengthens our ability to respond sustainably and scale impact over time.

Your support strengthens both immediate stabilization and long-term research-driven solutions.

Together, we are building a cycle of insight, action, and community impact that advances maternal and family mental health.