11/09/2026
We all know what it’s like to be alone in the dark.
Parents and caregivers know a particular version of it. The long nights with a newborn who won’t settle. Quiet hours spent alone with your worries. For a lot of the families we serve, the dark stretches aren’t seasonal. They’re the weeks after a baby arrives, the months a partner is deployed, and the days when the bills, toddler, and exhaustion all pile up at once.
This year, more Whidbey families found us than ever before, weaving together more than 16,000 moments of connection, care, and practical support. This looks like countless tea parties and blanket forts. First steps celebrated. A mealtrain, created by parents, to show up for a family in need. A dad who found support in other new dads.
You can make sure a Whidbey parent doesn’t have to feel alone in the dark. Your gift offers diapers during the long nights with a newborn, a Mentor to visit during the months a partner is deployed, and a warm place to land the days when everything piles up at once.
This winter, you can be the light. ✨
Give by December 31 and your gift is matched dollar for dollar, up to $20,000. 💛 www.mothermentors.org/bealight
