In Honor of Mom
This Mother's Day, give a gift to struggling mothers Mother’s Day is right around the corner—May 9th. As the parent of a rambunctious...
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calliecrowder
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
You Become What You Celebrate
A viral Facebook post and the kindness of neighbors “You become what you celebrate.” I heard someone say that a while back, and it’s...
calliecrowder
- Feb 3, 2021
- 2 min
2 Out of Every 10 Children
Like so many others, I'm looking forward to a new year. Even so, over the past month, I've been going through the stats for the Maker's...
calliecrowder
- Dec 8, 2020
- 1 min
Requesting: Size 6 Diapers!
If you're collecting or donating diapers for our December Diaper Drive, we have a special request: Size 6 diapers! They're our most...
calliecrowder
- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min
Help Lower Anxiety for Your Neighbors
Can you collect diapers for stressed out families? It might just lower your anxiety levels too! It's fair to say that we're all a little...
calliecrowder
- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
Why Diapers?
The humble diaper is one of the overlooked costs of poverty, and a frequent source of stress and frustration for families who struggle to ma
calliecrowder
- Jun 21, 2020
- 2 min
Dads Change Diapers Too
5000 diapers for dads, and what I learned along the way. Recently I came across an anecdote about a man who, because of COVID-19, was...
calliecrowder
- Jun 9, 2020
- 2 min
Money Tells a Story
Someone once said, “Money tells a story.” Especially once we have the essentials for our own survival taken care of, the way we use our...
calliecrowder
- Jun 2, 2020
- 2 min
From Our Maker's Place Board of Directors and Staff Team
“They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.” [Jer. 6:14] Those...
calliecrowder
- May 29, 2020
- 2 min
Should We Talk About Abundance During a Pandemic?
[Originally published 5/22/2020] Not long ago, Lucia, one of our most regular Diaper Depot members missed her pick-up appointment. This...
calliecrowder
- May 29, 2020
- 2 min
Can You Help a Mom this Mother's Day?
[Originally published 5/9/2020] It’s never easy being a mother, even at the best of times. And these aren’t the best of times. Just...
calliecrowder
- May 4, 2020
- 2 min
A Call to Generosity
Not long ago, I was talking to a mother of two about her family’s challenges because of COVID-19. “What do you need?” I asked. She laughed a
calliecrowder
- May 4, 2020
- 3 min
Love in the Time of Coronavirus
[Originally published April 24, 2020] Last week, the Maker’s Place received a phone call from Carlos, a father of three. In the same week...
calliecrowder
- Apr 27, 2020
- 5 min
So... Do You Have a Building?
[Originally published Dec. 6, 2018] That's a question I get asked a lot. Nearly every time I talk about the vision for the Maker’s...
calliecrowder
- Apr 27, 2020
- 5 min
What is Asset-Based Community Development?
[Originally published Nov. 28, 2018] I know a pastor who never says the word ‘Need.’ I don’t think he’d say, “I need a cup of coffee,”...
calliecrowder
- Apr 27, 2020
- 7 min
What Are You Doing Here?
Originally published Nov. 12, 2018 This is a longer transcript of a talk I gave on Nov. 17, 2018, to United Methodist pastors and church...
On Fishing, Waiting & Fun...
It seems we’re always waiting on something. I’ve never been a huge fan of hanging my fishing pole out in the water. I think I’ve only...
A Mother's Day Prayer
We give thanks For mothers and mother figures who have shown us how to persevere through tough times. We give thanks For the love and...
Greetings from the Board Chair...
One of the earliest memories I have of my childhood was being a baby in cloth diapers. Although disposable diapers were a becoming trend...
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