Magenta Momz
For the mom nobody sees

She holds them.We hold her.

Magenta Momz holds the moms raising children with special needs. One circle. One hour a month. A place that finally gets her.

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150+ moms held in 2024. A Georgia 501(c)(3).

This is the first time anyone asked how I was doing.

A Magenta Mom, after her first circle
501(c)(3) Nonprofit EIN 87-2116457 Emmy-recognized story Founded 2021 Atlanta, Georgia
Nobody sees her

The world sees her child. Nobody sees her.

She wakes at 5:47 a.m. Before her feet hit the floor, she is already thinking about his meds, his school, his next appointment.

She loves him fiercely. She would do it again tomorrow. But somewhere between the third call to insurance and the second night of broken sleep, she disappears.

Nobody asks how she is doing. So we do.

That is where we step in

We pull her into a circle that gets it.

We connect her to the help she needs. We give her one hour a month that is just for her. Magenta is the color that refuses to blend in. And neither will she, not anymore.

In one year, our moms report less loneliness, less burnout, and more hope. We have the numbers to prove it.

Measured, not guessed

Real outcomes, real tools

Less loneliness Less burnout More hope

Tracked with the UCLA Loneliness Scale and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The numbers are real. So is she.

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moms held in 2024
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of every dollar to programs
$25
covers one seat for one mom

Every program is free to the moms we serve.

What we do

Hands-on help. Free to every mom.

Four programs that meet her where she is. From a circle that gets it to a fast hand in a crisis.

Peer Support Circle

Bi-weekly small groups of 8 to 12 moms who get it. She walks in carrying everything and walks out a little lighter.

Bi-weekly · Free

Wellness Workshops

Monthly sessions on stress, self-care, and burnout. Tools she can actually use that same night.

Monthly · Free

Mental Health Navigation

One-on-one help finding therapists, providers, and insurance answers. We make the calls with her.

One-on-one · Free

Emergency Referrals

Fast links to food, housing, and crisis help for the days the bottom drops out. She is never left to figure it out alone.

On demand · Free
Our story
“I am a special-needs mom too. I built Magenta Momz so no mom has to hold it all alone.”

Maria’s story reached living rooms across Atlanta in the Emmy-recognized 11 Alive segment Keeping Jaylen. She turned what she lived through into the circle she once needed, and built a team and a board to carry it forward.

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Find your way in

Three ways to be part of it.

I’m a caregiver

You do not have to do this alone. Every Magenta Momz program is free, and there is a seat with your name on it.

Find your circle

I want to give

Hold a mom who holds her child. $25 covers one seat. Your gift turns invisible into seen.

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