Mission Statement
MPPOM is a non-profit organization that provides support and encourages the exchange of information, ideas and experiences relating to the birth, care, and raising of multiples on the Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Our Message
Whether you have twins or just found out that you will be having twins, the Mid-Peninsula Parent of Multiples welcomes you! We are a diverse group of parents who share the joys and challenges of raising multiples. The Mid-Peninsula Parents of Multiples provides support, education, and friendship to those of us raising twins or higher order multiples. We offer meetings and programs for the different stages of twin parenthood. If you just found out that you’re having twins (congratulations!), we invite you to attend our pregnancy support group that provides a forum for expectant parents to exchange information and get their questions answered by those who’ve been through this experience. We also offer support and fun social gatherings for new parents of twins, parents of twin toddlers, preschoolers, and even parents who have another child or children in addition to the twins. Our club also offers a program called “Helping Hands.” Helping Hands is a philanthropic program that helps those who are having difficulty
managing the financial burden of multiples. The program provides families with donated
clothing and equipment and a free one-year club membership. We invite you to attend one of our meetings and see what the club is like for yourself.
If getting out of the house with your twins is next to impossible or you are juggling a career with twin parenthood, we invite you to take advantage of our active online forum where many twin parents exchange tips and advice and/or sell items that their kids no longer need.
While it’s true that having children changes your life forever, having twins is a somewhat unique experience, unlike that of raising siblings of different ages. No matter how understanding and supportive our friends with “singletons” may be, they don’t have the first-hand experience of raising twins. They may treat us with awe and reverence (and rightfully so) while we pick up on their fear of our situation. In addition to the amount of work raising twins requires, what makes twin parenting unique are the two or more souls who came to this world only minutes apart and, as a result, share a the lifelong bond.
Come and share your experiences with other parents of multiples. While parenting is a right of passage and many new moms feel like they’ve “joined a club”, by becoming a parent of twins you join a unique league of your own.
The Mid-Peninsula Parents of Multiples offers an opportunity to get to know those other “club members” better and to share what at times can be overwhelming and, at other times, deeply gratifying experience of raising twins. You many even meet a few people that become great friends. We hope you join our community!
- Sonya Doernberg Vice President
