By Mushka & Chaim Leiter
“What are you going to do Labor Day with the kids?”
“Go to Miriam’s Motherhood Center, of course.”
“The price of everything has gone up!”
“Except at Miriam’s Motherhood Center!”
“Where was this when my children were young?”
-Any mom with grown kids that walks into Miriam’s Motherhood Center
“How can I open a place like this for my community?”
-Any out of towner that walks into Miriam’s Motherhood Center
These are the conversations surrounding Miriam’s Motherhood Center.
If you have benefited from the Motherhood Center or if you’ve heard your daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, niece, neighbor or friend mention that they have benefited from it, please be so generous and donate today. It is only with your partnership that the center is able to keep its doors open.
Some FAQs
What is offered at the center?
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A community playroom for mothers and toddlers
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Weekly Mommy & Me classes
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Weekly Music & Movement classes
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Weekly sensory play
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Fitness classes with babysitting
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Monthly childbirth education classes
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Postpartum support classes
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First aid & CPR classes
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Parenting classes
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Monthly baby massage classes
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Taharas Hamishpacha classes
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A shared workspace for women
Where is the center?
The center is located on East New York Ave right next door to the ODA. It is conveniently situated between Crown Heights and the growing East Flatbush and Remsen Village communities.
How much does it cost to go?
Annual membership is $180. That gives a mother unlimited access to the playroom and our weekly programs for mothers and toddlers. We have 96 families with membership!
Non-members can enjoy the playroom for just $5 a child. All our offerings and classes are kept to minimal pricing. There is also a scholarship fund so that this community center is truly accessible for everyone.
What is your budget? How do you cover your costs?
Our annual budget is $190k a year. $25,000 comes in from membership and classes. Another $20,000 from corporate partners. For the rest…we rely on donations! We are a registered 501C3 and your tzedakah is what allows us to keep our doors open.
Who is Miriam’s Motherhood Center named for?
The center is dedicated in loving memory of our grandmother, Mrs. Miriam Friedman, of blessed memory. We are eager to give her a grand tour when Moshiach comes!
Im very happy for todays moms but cant not be also little sad for my generation in Crown Heights as a Bubby, that we did not have this little get a way to give mothers a chance to bond and get off on the right start in raising their kinderlach.
Kol Hakavod to the organizers and our community should and will be a lot better because of this mini haven both bruchnios and b gashmious
My generation did not have anything like this. I, as a Bubby, am happy to contribute to your fundraiser because I know my children and nieces have taken advantage enjoyed your wonderful Motherhood Center. Kuddos to Chaim and Mushka Leiter for giving so much time and effort to create and maintain such a warm space. I visited it to check it out for myself and loved the davening room. Plush furniture and leather bound siddurim far from the playful noise of the children in the playroom. A great space for a Mom to daven with Kavana knowing her toddler is… Read more »