Since 1983, PEPS has provided opportunities for new parents to build community and find support through programs and events. Families have shared their highs and lows of parenting and have connected during their many weeks together and sometimes beyond that!Many parents have expressed a desire to meet and connect with families whose identities intersect with their identities recognize the need for this form of connection.

PEPS is thrilled to offer a peer-support program for mothers working outside the home. 

In 2018, mothers working outside of the home accounted for nearly one-third of all employed women in the United States ⁽¹⁾. Each day, they face unique challenges as they sort out an additional and new identity as mothers and grapple with returning to their jobs or re-entering the workforce. Mothers also often find themselves needing to balance a career with managing childcare, house care, and caregiving, all of which are often unpaid work. The intersection of these responsibilities and identities translates into an even greater desire to be among those who can understand, empathize, and support their efforts.

The PEPS Working Moms program is an 8-week series designed specifically for local mothers working outside of the home and raising children ages 0-5. This program is intended to help mothers explore their identity and values as working parents and align those principles with their lives and careers. It has been developed as a safe space for working mothers to build community, find support, and share practices, resources, and connections with other moms in a similar life stage.  
 
Each week, a PEPS Group Leader trained in inclusive facilitation will guide a discussion on a relevant topic, providing time for socializing, connection, and skill building. The curriculum was developed with input received from nearly 200 working mothers and personnel professionals from local businesses on the topics and aspects working mothers have expressed needing additional support. 

Be sure to participate in the pre-and post-program surveys to share your feedback and help this program grow! PEPS will use this feedback on this program to learn and adapt as we strive to enhance our curriculum continuously. 

Program Details

Who: The Working Moms PEPS Group is open to mothers, adoptive mothers, and non-gestational mothers with children aged 0-5 who work outside the home and live in our service region. Participants may be in various stages of their return-to-work journey: preparing to return to work, returned to work in the past 1-12 months, or have been back to work for 12 months or more. Attendees may choose to attend with or without their child, with up to 10 parents participating in each group.

What: A virtual peer-support group for parents and caregivers who identify as working mothers. Groups will meet once a week for 1.5 hours for eight weeks. This series is meant to supplement our PEPS Newborn Groups and does not cover the same curriculum as our Newborn Groups. 

The Working Moms curriculum has been developed with the participants in mind. Sample discussion topics may include:

• Successful Re-entry After Parental Leave​  
• Career Support
• Authenticity at Work 
• Guilt as a Working Mom
• Self-care: Physical and Emotional Health

Where: In the comfort of your own home! These groups are offered virtually over Zoom. Registered participants will receive a Zoom link with a password to maintain the privacy and security of the call.

Cost: We offer Flexible Pricing for all groups.

PEPS programs fill quickly — register now to secure your spot!

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Questions?
Call PEPS at (206) 547-8570 or email us at registration@peps.org.

¹ Christnacht, C., & Sullivan, B. (2020, May 8). About Two-thirds of the 23.5 Million Working Women with Children Under 18 Worked Full-Time in 2018. United States Census Bureau.  https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/05/the-choices-working-mothers-make.html