We like to break away from our regular routine from time to time to do special projects. These projects draw on the strengths of women and mothers from across generations and cultures.
Some special projects done in the recent past have been canning and homemade bread workshops, making baby blankets, making baby slings, making wreaths at Christmastime, crafting memory boxes, sewing fleece mitts, toques, and scarves, and we are about to embark on knitting baby booties.
These special projects help mothers to bond with their babies and learn new skills and it provides mothers with a sense of accomplishment.
Where is the proof that this works? How do we know the Food for Thought program is meeting our goal of achieving better health for pregnant women and their children? Much of what we consider to be successful outcomes is difficult to measure. We believe that the most powerful proof of the success of Food for Thought is in the stories.