Rent For Moms…
How did we get here?
CAMPAIGN EXTENDED THROUGH BLACK HISTORY MONTH •
CAMPAIGN EXTENDED THROUGH BLACK HISTORY MONTH •
The average unhoused family in the US is a single parent household headed by an African-American woman.
About a quarter of Black babies and toddlers in rental households face the threat of eviction in a typical year.
Although more than half of Black women have attended college, Black moms are almost twice as likely to live below the poverty level in the US compared to white or Asian Americans.
Despite decades of equal pay laws, Black women are typically paid only 63 cents for every dollar paid to white men, regardless of industry.
Decades of discrimination in employment, housing, lending, and the justice system have left Black moms struggling to make ends meet. Housing insecurity, like mass incarceration, disproportionately impacts Black Marginalized Genders (MaGes). Rent in Boston consumes about 71% of income in Black neighborhoods, but just 35% in White communities.
We’ve noticed that this tracks with many underserved communities across the United States, so we’re teaming up with community organizers from around the U.S. to raise funds and pay rent for Black moms this holiday season!
Rent for Moms is a grassroots fundraising initiative led by Black Women and other marginalized genders (MaGes) that centers the family, redistributes resources and places agency where it belongs - with the Moms. Over the course of the campaign Rent for Moms will raise at least $100,000 to help Black moms pay rent through the holiday season. Invest in Black joy this winter, and make it your tradition.
“We’re inviting individuals, community groups, and businesses to make a pledge to raise funds for Rent for Moms. Whether it’s $250, $500, $1000 or more. We’ve got toolkits and resources to help you reach that goal. You won’t be doing it alone and you’ll be helping secure housing for 50 families this holiday season.”
Though white and non-Black folks are often eager to give money around the holidays, this campaign moves beyond saviorism.
Rent for Moms challenges systemic issues that maintain the need for feel-good campaigns like holiday toy drives and giving trees, all the way back to their sources.
Rent for Moms helps subvert oppressive economic systems stacked against Black MaGes, by putting cash directly in the hands of Black moms across the country.
When Black moms are supported, Black communities are supported. Black women are the driving force in keeping generations of families and neighborhoods together. When housing is not a stressor, people are able to secure better jobs and build better family and community connections.
DiDi Delgado:
“It irks my soul that every month, millions of Black Americans hand over half of our livelihood to the descendants of those who forcefully brought our ancestors here to work for free. Essentially, America is in the business of charging its captives rent.”
Read Social Media Stars Making a Social Impact: Why & How DiDi Delgado of Done for DiDi Is Helping To Change Our World • Yitzi Weiner, Authority Magazine • Dec 15, 2022
Check out our GiveButter campaign or text “RENT” to 53-555 and donate without ever leaving our site.
Don’t forget to add a personalized message and credit a team member that let you know about Rent For Moms.
This will be the 3rd time Rent for Moms has raised funds to help pay the bills.
In December 2020, Done For DiDi (DiDi Delgado) and The Black Fairy Godmother (Simone Gordon) worked together with Black organizers to move resources in a big way, raising $37,420 for over 20 single Black moms across the US.
Just last year, alongside 8 other Black organizers, Done For DiDi & supporters raised the roof with $107,661 to pay rent and utilities for 50 moms– and we’re set to do it again! We can’t wait to share out about our 2023 partners soon.
Together, we know we can raise another $100,000 to support Black moms.
Restore National, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) • (EIN: 86-3949548)
Restore National engages in Black liberation work through a reparations lens. Our team provides resources and funds to those living at the intersections of anti-Blackness, sexism, classism, queerphobia and ableism, while providing hands-on antiracism and social justice education to non-Black people.
We hold collective ownership, progressive stack, and creating a brave learning space as some of our most essential values.
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