Talking to Leigh Blake about Helping Strangers

My neighbor, Leigh Blake, has been a tireless humanitarian for many years. She has started a myriad of phenomenally successful organizations to help complete strangers over the years, including AIDS charities Keep A Child Alive and Arms Around The Child. Her latest project, Fund a Mom, is an amazing grassroots effort to prove that small monthly cash gifts directed to women creates a lasting impact. She started in India with a group of destitute mothers in the slums of Jaipur 9 months ago, and has built up the program to help 40 women turn their lives and the lives of their children completely around using monthly contributions ranging from $10 to $100 from her friends and neighbors (including me). We talk about this amazing effort at my kitchen table. Give a listen, and join this incredible movement at fundamom.net.

If you're in New York, and want to join us next TUESDAY, MAY 21, at 7:00 to hear more about how to partner with a "stranger" mom, send me a message at stephsthompson@gmail.com.