Mother Matters Mentoring Circles - October
Back For Another Year! Mother Matters Mentoring Circles Returning October 2026!
On October 5, 2026, we’re launching 3 NEW! Mother Matters Mentoring Circles, still the first Monday of every month 5:45-8pm at The Boys and Girls Club with everything you’ve come to know and love—free fellowship, child care, dinner, an inspirational speaker, prayer, community resources, transportation, if needed, and the same great mentors and leaders. We’re also welcoming back our partners: DreamBuilders, Emily Wachter Early Intervention Services, expERIEnce Children’s Museum, and Youth for Christ.
Join our mailing list for more information regarding this years Mother Matters Mentoring Circles. There are still openings! Click here to be added to our mailing list! Mentoring Circles in the 2026-2027 programming season will run November through June. Mentoring Circles will break for our annual Christmas and Mother’s Day celebrations.
Circle Topics To Be Announced!
If you’re looking for MORE hope, SAFER community, STRONGER friendships, and a HEALTHIER, more VIBRANT future for yourself and your family—this is where it’s at.
Circles were created by our Peer Planning Committee based on feedback received from Erie City Moms over the past 10 years. Seats are limited to encourage sharing, growth, and trustbuilding.
Mother Matters Mentoring Circles - November
Back For Another Year! Mother Matters Mentoring Circles Returning October 2026!
On October 5, 2026, we’re launching 3 NEW! Mother Matters Mentoring Circles, still the first Monday of every month 5:45-8pm at The Boys and Girls Club with everything you’ve come to know and love—free fellowship, child care, dinner, an inspirational speaker, prayer, community resources, transportation, if needed, and the same great mentors and leaders. We’re also welcoming back our partners: DreamBuilders, Emily Wachter Early Intervention Services, expERIEnce Children’s Museum, and Youth for Christ.
Join our mailing list for more information regarding this years Mother Matters Mentoring Circles. There are still openings! Click here to be added to our mailing list! Mentoring Circles in the 2026-2027 programming season will run November through June. Mentoring Circles will break for our annual Christmas and Mother’s Day celebrations.
Circle Topics To Be Announced!
If you’re looking for MORE hope, SAFER community, STRONGER friendships, and a HEALTHIER, more VIBRANT future for yourself and your family—this is where it’s at.
Circles were created by our Peer Planning Committee based on feedback received from Erie City Moms over the past 10 years. Seats are limited to encourage sharing, growth, and trustbuilding.
Mornings for the Mentors
Good Friends, Mentors & Staff Saturday Coffee
The Boys & Girls Club of Erie
1515 East Lake Road, Erie
2nd Saturdays | 8:30–10:00 AM
Led by Jane Johnson, Amanda Burlingham
Mentoring is better together.
Mornings for the Mentors is a casual coffee gathering for Good Friends, Mentors, and Erie City Moms staff to strengthen and encourage the team supporting our Mothers. Together, we’ll make space for:
Building relationships among Mentors, Good Friends, and staff
Checking in on how mentoring relationships are going
Talking through challenges and problem-solving together
Sharing resources, ideas, connections, and opportunities
Applying Biblical Truth and our collective knowledge, experiences, and resources to complex situations
Celebrating progress, breakthroughs, and wins and grieving setbacks
Plenty of high-fives and hallelujahs!
Come as you are. Grab some coffee. Connect with the people doing this hard work alongside you–because even Mentors need a Village.
September 12, 2026 — Kickoff
November 14, 2026
February 13, 2027
April 10, 2027
Mother Matters Mentoring Circles - January
Back For Another Year! Mother Matters Mentoring Circles Returning October 2026!
On October 5, 2026, we’re launching 3 NEW! Mother Matters Mentoring Circles, still the first Monday of every month 5:45-8pm at The Boys and Girls Club with everything you’ve come to know and love—free fellowship, child care, dinner, an inspirational speaker, prayer, community resources, transportation, if needed, and the same great mentors and leaders. We’re also welcoming back our partners: DreamBuilders, Emily Wachter Early Intervention Services, expERIEnce Children’s Museum, and Youth for Christ.
Join our mailing list for more information regarding this years Mother Matters Mentoring Circles. There are still openings! Click here to be added to our mailing list! Mentoring Circles in the 2026-2027 programming season will run November through June. Mentoring Circles will break for our annual Christmas and Mother’s Day celebrations.
Circle Topics To Be Announced!
If you’re looking for MORE hope, SAFER community, STRONGER friendships, and a HEALTHIER, more VIBRANT future for yourself and your family—this is where it’s at.
Circles were created by our Peer Planning Committee based on feedback received from Erie City Moms over the past 10 years. Seats are limited to encourage sharing, growth, and trustbuilding.
Mother Matters Mentoring Circles - February
Back For Another Year! Mother Matters Mentoring Circles Returning October 2026!
On October 5, 2026, we’re launching 3 NEW! Mother Matters Mentoring Circles, still the first Monday of every month 5:45-8pm at The Boys and Girls Club with everything you’ve come to know and love—free fellowship, child care, dinner, an inspirational speaker, prayer, community resources, transportation, if needed, and the same great mentors and leaders. We’re also welcoming back our partners: DreamBuilders, Emily Wachter Early Intervention Services, expERIEnce Children’s Museum, and Youth for Christ.
Join our mailing list for more information regarding this years Mother Matters Mentoring Circles. There are still openings! Click here to be added to our mailing list! Mentoring Circles in the 2026-2027 programming season will run November through June. Mentoring Circles will break for our annual Christmas and Mother’s Day celebrations.
Circle Topics To Be Announced!
If you’re looking for MORE hope, SAFER community, STRONGER friendships, and a HEALTHIER, more VIBRANT future for yourself and your family—this is where it’s at.
Circles were created by our Peer Planning Committee based on feedback received from Erie City Moms over the past 10 years. Seats are limited to encourage sharing, growth, and trustbuilding.
Mornings for the Mentors
Good Friends, Mentors & Staff Saturday Coffee
The Boys & Girls Club of Erie
1515 East Lake Road, Erie
2nd Saturdays | 8:30–10:00 AM
Led by Jane Johnson, Amanda Burlingham
Mentoring is better together.
Mornings for the Mentors is a casual coffee gathering for Good Friends, Mentors, and Erie City Moms staff to strengthen and encourage the team supporting our Mothers. Together, we’ll make space for:
Building relationships among Mentors, Good Friends, and staff
Checking in on how mentoring relationships are going
Talking through challenges and problem-solving together
Sharing resources, ideas, connections, and opportunities
Applying Biblical Truth and our collective knowledge, experiences, and resources to complex situations
Celebrating progress, breakthroughs, and wins and grieving setbacks
Plenty of high-fives and hallelujahs!
Come as you are. Grab some coffee. Connect with the people doing this hard work alongside you–because even Mentors need a Village.
September 12, 2026 — Kickoff
November 14, 2026
February 13, 2027
April 10, 2027
Mother Matters Mentoring Circles - March
Back For Another Year! Mother Matters Mentoring Circles Returning October 2026!
On October 5, 2026, we’re launching 3 NEW! Mother Matters Mentoring Circles, still the first Monday of every month 5:45-8pm at The Boys and Girls Club with everything you’ve come to know and love—free fellowship, child care, dinner, an inspirational speaker, prayer, community resources, transportation, if needed, and the same great mentors and leaders. We’re also welcoming back our partners: DreamBuilders, Emily Wachter Early Intervention Services, expERIEnce Children’s Museum, and Youth for Christ.
Join our mailing list for more information regarding this years Mother Matters Mentoring Circles. There are still openings! Click here to be added to our mailing list! Mentoring Circles in the 2026-2027 programming season will run November through June. Mentoring Circles will break for our annual Christmas and Mother’s Day celebrations.
Circle Topics To Be Announced!
If you’re looking for MORE hope, SAFER community, STRONGER friendships, and a HEALTHIER, more VIBRANT future for yourself and your family—this is where it’s at.
Circles were created by our Peer Planning Committee based on feedback received from Erie City Moms over the past 10 years. Seats are limited to encourage sharing, growth, and trustbuilding.
Mother Matters Mentoring Circles - April
Back For Another Year! Mother Matters Mentoring Circles Returning October 2026!
On October 5, 2026, we’re launching 3 NEW! Mother Matters Mentoring Circles, still the first Monday of every month 5:45-8pm at The Boys and Girls Club with everything you’ve come to know and love—free fellowship, child care, dinner, an inspirational speaker, prayer, community resources, transportation, if needed, and the same great mentors and leaders. We’re also welcoming back our partners: DreamBuilders, Emily Wachter Early Intervention Services, expERIEnce Children’s Museum, and Youth for Christ.
Join our mailing list for more information regarding this years Mother Matters Mentoring Circles. There are still openings! Click here to be added to our mailing list! Mentoring Circles in the 2026-2027 programming season will run November through June. Mentoring Circles will break for our annual Christmas and Mother’s Day celebrations.
Circle Topics To Be Announced!
If you’re looking for MORE hope, SAFER community, STRONGER friendships, and a HEALTHIER, more VIBRANT future for yourself and your family—this is where it’s at.
Circles were created by our Peer Planning Committee based on feedback received from Erie City Moms over the past 10 years. Seats are limited to encourage sharing, growth, and trustbuilding.
Mornings for the Mentors
Good Friends, Mentors & Staff Saturday Coffee
The Boys & Girls Club of Erie
1515 East Lake Road, Erie
2nd Saturdays | 8:30–10:00 AM
Led by Jane Johnson, Amanda Burlingham
Mentoring is better together.
Mornings for the Mentors is a casual coffee gathering for Good Friends, Mentors, and Erie City Moms staff to strengthen and encourage the team supporting our Mothers. Together, we’ll make space for:
Building relationships among Mentors, Good Friends, and staff
Checking in on how mentoring relationships are going
Talking through challenges and problem-solving together
Sharing resources, ideas, connections, and opportunities
Applying Biblical Truth and our collective knowledge, experiences, and resources to complex situations
Celebrating progress, breakthroughs, and wins and grieving setbacks
Plenty of high-fives and hallelujahs!
Come as you are. Grab some coffee. Connect with the people doing this hard work alongside you–because even Mentors need a Village.
September 12, 2026 — Kickoff
November 14, 2026
February 13, 2027
April 10, 2027
Mother Matters Mentoring Circles - May
Back For Another Year! Mother Matters Mentoring Circles Returning October 2026!
On October 5, 2026, we’re launching 3 NEW! Mother Matters Mentoring Circles, still the first Monday of every month 5:45-8pm at The Boys and Girls Club with everything you’ve come to know and love—free fellowship, child care, dinner, an inspirational speaker, prayer, community resources, transportation, if needed, and the same great mentors and leaders. We’re also welcoming back our partners: DreamBuilders, Emily Wachter Early Intervention Services, expERIEnce Children’s Museum, and Youth for Christ.
Join our mailing list for more information regarding this years Mother Matters Mentoring Circles. There are still openings! Click here to be added to our mailing list! Mentoring Circles in the 2026-2027 programming season will run November through June. Mentoring Circles will break for our annual Christmas and Mother’s Day celebrations.
Circle Topics To Be Announced!
If you’re looking for MORE hope, SAFER community, STRONGER friendships, and a HEALTHIER, more VIBRANT future for yourself and your family—this is where it’s at.
Circles were created by our Peer Planning Committee based on feedback received from Erie City Moms over the past 10 years. Seats are limited to encourage sharing, growth, and trustbuilding.
Mentoring Circle & Good Friend Graduation
Join Erie City Moms as we celebrate the Mothers, Mentors, Good Friends, Peer Advisors, and team members who have walked together throughout the year.
Our annual Mentoring Circle & Good Friend Graduation is a joyful evening recognizing growth, perseverance, relationships, and the goals Mothers have worked toward through Mother Matters Mentoring Circles and the Good Friend Initiative.
We’ll share a meal, celebrate accomplishments, recognize Mentors and volunteers, and cheer on the Mothers completing this year’s mentoring experience.
Come ready for plenty of encouragement, celebration, high-fives, and hallelujahs!
Praise, Play, and Pray: Worship Together!
Come as you are! Join us at Table of Grace Church, 2113 Sassafras Street, Erie, every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Share a meal, engage in worship, and fellowship with community in a space with fun for the whole family!
Register Here! **Please submit a fresh registration for each event.
Women at the Well - Bible Study
You are invited to join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday 10-11:30 a.m. for summer fellowship and bible study June 13-August 22, 2026, at Table of Grace Church, 2113 Sassafras Street, Erie.
Book, materials, childcare, and snacks all included for FREE and led by one of your favorite Erie City Moms mentors, Diane Kuvshinikov.
Register here! **Please submit a fresh registration each session.
Praise, Play, and Pray: Worship Together!
Come as you are! Join us at Table of Grace Church, 2113 Sassafras Street, Erie, every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Share a meal, engage in worship, and fellowship with community in a space with fun for the whole family!
Register Here! **Please submit a fresh registration for each event.
Women at the Well - Bible Study
You are invited to join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday 10-11:30 a.m. for summer fellowship and bible study June 13-August 22, 2026, at Table of Grace Church, 2113 Sassafras Street, Erie.
Book, materials, childcare, and snacks all included for FREE and led by one of your favorite Erie City Moms mentors, Diane Kuvshinikov.
Register here! **Please submit a fresh registration each session.
Women at the Well - Bible Study
You are invited to join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday 10-11:30 a.m. for summer fellowship and bible study June 13-August 22, 2026, at Table of Grace Church, 2113 Sassafras Street, Erie.
Book, materials, childcare, and snacks all included for FREE and led by one of your favorite Erie City Moms mentors, Diane Kuvshinikov.
Register here! **Please submit a fresh registration each session.
Praise, Play, and Pray: Worship Together!
Come as you are! Join us at Table of Grace Church, 2113 Sassafras Street, Erie, every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Share a meal, engage in worship, and fellowship with community in a space with fun for the whole family!
Register Here! **Please submit a fresh registration for each event.
Women at the Well - Bible Study
You are invited to join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday 10-11:30 a.m. for summer fellowship and bible study June 13-August 22, 2026, at Table of Grace Church, 2113 Sassafras Street, Erie.
Book, materials, childcare, and snacks all included for FREE and led by one of your favorite Erie City Moms mentors, Diane Kuvshinikov.
Register here! **Please submit a fresh registration each session.
Praise, Play, and Pray: Worship Together!
Come as you are! Join us at Table of Grace Church, 2113 Sassafras Street, Erie, every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Share a meal, engage in worship, and fellowship with community in a space with fun for the whole family!
Register Here! **Please submit a fresh registration for each event.
Women at the Well - Bible Study
You are invited to join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday 10-11:30 a.m. for summer fellowship and bible study June 13-August 22, 2026, at Table of Grace Church, 2113 Sassafras Street, Erie.
Book, materials, childcare, and snacks all included for FREE and led by one of your favorite Erie City Moms mentors, Diane Kuvshinikov.
Register here! **Please submit a fresh registration each session.
Praise, Play, and Pray: Worship Together!
Come as you are! Join us at Table of Grace Church, 2113 Sassafras Street, Erie, every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Share a meal, engage in worship, and fellowship with community in a space with fun for the whole family!
Register Here! **Please submit a fresh registration for each event.
Women at the Well - Bible Study
You are invited to join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday 10-11:30 a.m. for summer fellowship and bible study June 13-August 22, 2026, at Table of Grace Church, 2113 Sassafras Street, Erie.
Book, materials, childcare, and snacks all included for FREE and led by one of your favorite Erie City Moms mentors, Diane Kuvshinikov.
Register here! **Please submit a fresh registration each session.
Praise, Play, and Pray: Worship Together!
Come as you are! Join us at Table of Grace Church, 2113 Sassafras Street, Erie, every 2nd and 4th Wednesday. Share a meal, worship, fellowship, and fun for the whole family!
6 pm - 8 pm
Register Here! **Please submit a fresh registration for each event.
Mother Matters Mentoring Circles
Sign up by October 15 for the Mother Matters Mentoring Circle of your choice and stick with that topic and circle of Moms and leaders for six mentoring sessions during the 2025-2026 programming season, November through June. Mentoring Circles will break for our annual Christmas and Mother’s Day celebrations.
Also see: NEW & IMPROVED Moms Night Out, coming January 2026
3rd Annual Mothers Making History
Nominated and selected by fellow Erie City Moms members and Good Friends, join us in celebrating the incredible Mother Figures recognized in our 3rd annual Mothers Making History Awards. Moms are recognized for overcoming an obstacle in pursuit of their goals while caring well for themselves and their children. Watch our Facebook page as we share Moms’ inspiring stories and spoil our winners with a spa day, compliments of Beauty Bar Salon and Spa, and a very special dinner with our Board of Directors. Details coming soon!
Save the Date! 100 Women Fundraiser
Save the Date for our Annual Mothers Day Fundraiser! Our powerful, collective gifts will help Moms reach new heights, transform their families, and impact generations!
Mother Matters Mentoring Circles
Sign up by October 15 for the Mother Matters Mentoring Circle of your choice and stick with that topic and circle of Moms and leaders for six mentoring sessions during the 2025-2026 programming season, November through June. Mentoring Circles will break for our annual Christmas and Mother’s Day celebrations.
Also see: NEW & IMPROVED Moms Night Out, coming January 2026
Prayer Team Meeting
Church and community partners come together to pray with and for Erie City Moms. Location varies. To join this team, complete our Volunteer Form.
Mother Matters Mentoring Circles
Sign up by October 15 for the Mother Matters Mentoring Circle of your choice and stick with that topic and circle of Moms and leaders for six mentoring sessions during the 2025-2026 programming season, November through June. Mentoring Circles will break for our annual Christmas and Mother’s Day celebrations.
Also see: NEW & IMPROVED Moms Night Out, coming January 2026
Mentor Training
Training for all mentors currently in our Good Friend Initiative, led by Jane Johnson and Amanda Burlingham. If you are a Good Friend and did not receive details about this event, email ErieCityMoms@gmail.com.
Peer Advisor Meeting
Our Peer Advisor Program offers training and leadership opportunities to Mother Figures with real-world experiences and a heart to serve diverse Moms. These extraordinary volunteers help plan and measure the impact of programming, offer peer-to-peer support, and create safe, consistent spaces for growth. Participation reflects readiness, consistency, and alignment with Erie City Moms’ mission and values. Seasoned Mentors provide ongoing instruction to Peer Advisors in teamwork, trauma-informed care, servant leadership, conflict resolution, and access and inclusion. By investing in Mothers as leaders, we strengthen trust, ensure cultural responsiveness, and build a leadership pipeline rooted in lived experience.
Prayer Team Meeting
Church and community partners come together to pray with and for Erie City Moms. Location varies. To join this team, complete our Volunteer Form.
Mother Matters Mentoring Circles
Sign up by October 15 for the Mother Matters Mentoring Circle of your choice and stick with that topic and circle of Moms and leaders for six mentoring sessions during the 2025-2026 programming season, November through June. Mentoring Circles will break for our annual Christmas and Mother’s Day celebrations.
Also see: NEW & IMPROVED Moms Night Out, coming January 2026
Mother Matters Mentoring Circles
Sign up by October 15 for the Mother Matters Mentoring Circle of your choice and stick with that topic and circle of Moms and leaders for six mentoring sessions during the 2025-2026 programming season, November through June. Mentoring Circles will break for our annual Christmas and Mother’s Day celebrations.
Also see: NEW & IMPROVED Moms Night Out, coming January 2026
Mother Matters Mentoring Circles
Sign up by October 15 for the Mother Matters Mentoring Circle of your choice and stick with that topic and circle of Moms and leaders for six mentoring sessions during the 2025-2026 programming season, November through June. Mentoring Circles will break for our annual Christmas and Mother’s Day celebrations.
Also see: NEW & IMPROVED Moms Night Out, coming January 2026
Mother Matters Mentoring Circles
Sign up by October 15 for the Mother Matters Mentoring Circle of your choice and stick with that topic and circle of Moms and leaders for six mentoring sessions during the 2025-2026 programming season, November through June. Mentoring Circles will break for our annual Christmas and Mother’s Day celebrations.
Also see: NEW & IMPROVED Moms Night Out, coming January 2026
What Moms Are Saying
"Erie City Moms has had a profound effect on my life. I started coming at a time when I didn't know what to do next. I had just moved back home, was freshly unemployed, and struggling in many ways. But through lots of love and support, I learned that I had a community of prayer warriors, supportive sisters, and sassy queens who would be there anytime I reached out. Erie City Moms has taught me to be more present and to seek gratitude within each life lesson and experience."
2025 #MotherMakingHistory nominee Spring Stephens,
Mom of two and preschool educator, Member for 5 years
"Through Erie City Moms, I've learned that it takes a village to be a Mom who is trying to be the best for her kids, just as it takes a village to raise a child. When Mothers support and uplift one another, it allows us each to thrive in our roles as well."
2025 #MotherMakingHistory nominee Noe'Khea Williams,
Mom of four, 2025 college graduate, Member for 4 years
“The love and acceptance I’ve received at Erie City Moms has helped me gain independence and confidence. Without this program, I’d probably still be living at home with my parents. To the many leaders, mentors, and donors who support the work we do at Erie City Moms, thank you for loving me as I am and helping me grow.”
2025 #MotherMakingHistory winner Ashley Duran
Mom of two, Peer Advisor, Member for 8 years