The actress first became involved with Room to Grow, which helps parents and children in need in New York and Boston, when she was pregnant with daughter Maya Hawke.
“Eighty percent of a child’s brain develops by their third birthday,” says Thurman, a founding board member of the nonprofit and its ambassador. “Room to Grow steps in during the incredibly critical, life-altering years that set children on a path toward health and success. The work being done is vital to so many who don’t have access to these resources.”
Under the guidance of CEO Akilah B. King, the organization offers a comprehensive approach that empowers families and benefits children from before they are born. Parents can start working with Room to Grow during the last trimester of a pregnancy. Until a child turns 3, clients meet one-on-one for two hours with staff once every three months at one of the organization’s family centers in New York or Boston.
Explains King, “We provide critical support to families who are raising young ones. Our families come and visit a family center once a quarter and we talk about the challenges and the joys of early parenting and really focus on the needs of the child and their development to just support the overall family.” She adds, “We make connections to additional community resources.
Room to Grow provides books for families as well as parenting support and services benefiting childhood development.In the United States in 2023, poverty for a family of three is defined as making less than $24,860 a year. Parents in these circumstances who have been clients of Room to Grow say that the organization has helped them reduce stress and they report self-confidence in parenting.
This Mother’s Day, the nonprofit is looking for donors to support the group’s mission of helping families. There are a number of ways to help out, from donating baby and toddler items (including from
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