PROJECTS
The Mothers' Union is a Christian organisation with 3.6 million members in 77 countries. It's aims are to support and encourage marriage and stable family life. Our projects are local, national and world wide.

In the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich we are involved with voluntary work in the prisons at Highpoint, Edmund Hill and the Carlford Unit at Hollesley Bay. We run a Birthday Cake Project for the inmates of the Carlford Unit. MU members donate money and cakes are purchased locally and given to the lads on their special day. Often this is their first experience of birthday cakes.

We are able to offer Parenting Courses in some parts of the diocese. Our facilitators are trained to a very high standard and courses are well received. Also, several of our members help at the Ipswich Contact Centre, where absent parents can see their children in secure and supportive surroundings.

We run a holiday scheme for needy families. Members fundraise to support these holidays, usually spent in caravans on the coast. Families are referred to the MU by health visitors, doctors or the clergy.

Many branches run Toddler Groups, pram services, Sunday school classes and after school clubs to reach out to young families. Others run bible study groups, assist at drop-in centres, or organise lunch clubs for the elderly. Some branches produce packs for hospital patients, whilst others knit clothes for premature babies. We also offer support for the victims of domestic violence, by giving gifts of toiletries, dried foods and household linen. Some branches offer marriage preparation and baptismal classes.