BETTIE BRAND MOTHERS' EMPOWERMENT FUND

ANNUAL APPEAL

Every Woman. Every Stage. Every Story Matters. 

Your support helps her take the next step

✨ A Hand Up at Every Stage Makes a Difference

Life takes its twists and turns—and we all need help at just the right time.

That’s the power of the Bettie Brand Mothers’ Empowerment Fund: small gifts that meet women at key turning points in life.

From young adulthood to later life, Spirit Award recipients show us that a little love goes a long way—no matter when or where it’s given.

💫 Through the Ages and Stages of Strength

Through the Ages and Stages of Strength

 Early Career Beginnings

“I am working diligently to break every mold that says I will not find success due to lack of education … No matter how overwhelming life’s challenges become, I plan to persevere.”

— Jessica Reed, 2021 Spirit Awardee

🔗 Read her story ➜ Jessica Reed 2021 | Bettie Brand Fund

“My resilience, strength, and tenacity have allowed me to become the woman I am today—and will help me become the compassionate physician I’ve always dreamed of being.”

— Lindsay Stanford, 2023 Awardee

🔗Read her story ➜ Lindsay Stanford 2023 | Bettie Brand Fund

 Mothers Rebuilding

"I had gone to work earlier that day as a server making little money. It was then I decided that enough was enough and applied to college while working a full-time job."

— Amirah Swann, 2021 Awardee

🔗Read her story ➜ Amirah Swann 2021 | Bettie Brand Fund

 Midlife Women Finding Their Voice

"I worked and cried, and I was knocked down countless times, but I never gave up… I can now look in the mirror and affirm that I am strong."

— Sakima Jules, 2018 Awardee

🔗Read her story ➜ Sakima Jules 2018 | Bettie Brand Fund

 Later-Life Reinvention

“It doesn’t matter how old you are when you go back to school.”

— Mattie Spencer-Henry, 2025 and 2020 Awardee

🔗Read her story ➜ Mattie Spencer-Henry 2025 | Bettie Brand Fund

💡 What Can a Gift Do?

💜 Give $50, $100, or more—and you’ll become part of her story.

Or invite your book club, neighborhood, faith group, or coworkers to give together and sponsor a woman as a team.
 Donate now!

Click here to explore the stories of our past Spirit Awardees

Bettie Brand Mothers' Empowerment Fund Mission:

The Bettie Brand Fund Mothers' Empowerment Fund gives stipends to “provide women in need with a hand up, not a hand out, so they may live with dignity and independence.”

Women chosen to receive stipends from the Bettie Brand Fund

 must agree to “pay it forward” in whatever way they can.