Mrs. Mom's Mother's Club started with the mission of giving moms some much needed "mommy time" according to the organization's Executive Director Jasmine Williams who is also a wife and mother of six.
"As moms we get overwhelmed, and we forget about ourselves. If you’re nothing for yourself how can you be something for anybody else," she explained.
The club launched on Mother's Day of 2025 as a spinoff of her husband, Joseph Williams', organization, Mr. Dad's Father's Club, which offers a number of resources and services to those who need them.
"The ultimate goal of the program is helping fathers help their kids," he explained.
Now the two clubs are teaming up to bring a united parental front into schools and to help mentor and inspire children.
Their first joint book reading to second graders at John T. Pirie Fine Arts and Academic Center on the Southside was a hit with students, teachers and faculty. The featured book was "Hair Love" by Matthew A. Cherry.
When asked what her favorite part of the book was, one student enthusiastically replied, "the puffy hair that looks like an octopus!"
Principal Carlepha Kyser says the impact of these types of interactions on students is immeasurable. "That was a perfect book especially for Black history month. It’s important for us that they see themselves in literature," explained Kyser.
And Mr. and Mrs. Williams say they know how important that is to the children too.
"That’s inspiring. Like, if she can do it, I can do it too," said Mrs. Williams with her husband adding, "just to have someone who looks like them doing something positive gives them hope for the future."