Rent for Moms

The average unhoused family in the US is a single parent household headed by an African-American woman.

About a quarter of Black babies and toddlers in rental households face the threat of eviction in a typical year.

Although more than half of Black women have attended college, Black moms are almost twice as likely to live below the poverty level in the US compared to white or Asian Americans.

Despite decades of equal pay laws, Black women are typically paid only 63 cents for every dollar paid to white men, regardless of industry.

Decades of discrimination in employment, housing, lending, and the justice system have left Black moms struggling to make ends meet. Housing insecurity, like mass incarceration, disproportionately impacts Black Marginalized Genders (MaGes). Rent in Boston consumes about 71% of income in Black neighborhoods, but just 35% in White communities.

We’ve noticed that this tracks with many underserved communities across the United States, so we’re teaming up with community organizers from around the U.S. to raise funds and pay rent for Black moms this holiday season!

Though white and non-Black folks are often eager to give money around the holidays, this campaign moves beyond saviorism.

Rent for Moms challenges systemic issues that maintain the need for feel-good campaigns like holiday toy drives and giving trees, all the way back to their sources.

Rent for Moms helps subvert oppressive economic systems stacked against Black MaGes, by putting cash directly in the hands of Black moms across the country.

When Black moms are supported, Black communities are supported. Black women are the driving force in keeping generations of families and neighborhoods together. When housing is not a stressor, people are able to secure better jobs and build better family and community connections.