Mothers' Springboard, home

Free programme for mothers across London

From surviving to thriving.

Are you a mother facing financial barriers and looking to start your working life?

Helping mothers rediscover their confidence and build the skills and self-belief for a meaningful and lasting future for their families.

Our vision

A London where no mother's circumstances define her future.

Our mission

To relieve financial hardship and promote inclusion for mothers across London through advice, training and practical support.

A smiling mother lifting her baby in the air
100%reported increased confidence
85%attended all or most sessions
62%chose a path into work
38%higher weekly income

Results from our 2025 cohort

Registered charity 1205024Regulated by the Charity Commission for England and WalesServing mothers across London

Our next programme starts January 2027. Places are limited.

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What we do

Practical support delivered with warmth

Four focus areas to help mothers move from simply coping to confidently building a future they choose.

Confidence and Identity

  • Reconnect with yourself and explore who you are becoming.
  • Recognise your strengths, values and unique qualities.
  • Build self-belief, confidence and resilience.
  • Identify and overcome barriers that may be holding you back.
  • Take purposeful steps towards the life you want.

Work, Business and Education/Training

  • Explore your skills, interests and career aspirations.
  • Build confidence around returning to work or exploring something new.
  • Get practical support with CVs, LinkedIn, business and education/training planning.
  • Access expert-led learning and resources through our members’ area.
  • Turn your ideas and aspirations into achievable next steps.

Money Management

  • Build confidence in managing your money.
  • Develop practical budgeting and everyday financial skills.
  • Understand your household finances and make informed choices.
  • Explore ways to create greater financial stability for yourself and your family.

An Ongoing Community of Mothers

  • Connect with mothers who understand the challenges you may be facing.
  • Share experiences, ideas and encouragement in a safe and non-judgemental space.
  • Learn from and support one another.
  • Build connections that continue beyond the 10-week programme.
  • Become part of a community where you don’t have to navigate it all alone.

How it works

A 10-week journey and a community for life

Join a workshop

Interactive expert-led sessions to inspire you, build your confidence and help you move forward.

Work with a coach

1:1 coaching to help you work out what you want and plan your next steps with confidence.

Build your toolkit

Practical support with CV development, business planning, work experience opportunities and creating your own 90-day action plan.

Stay connected

Keep going with peer support groups and ongoing workshops. You can also become an Ambassador.

Our Theory of Change

How we break the cycle

We build confidence, access to opportunity, economic stability and connection. That helps mothers break the cycle of unemployment, isolation and financial hardship.

Our Theory of Change. The need: London mothers face poverty, unemployment and isolation. What we do: confidence and identity, access to opportunities, economic stability, and connection and community. What changes: renewed identity, a clear pathway, better financial capability and less isolation. Long-term impact: sustainable careers, financial independence and mothers reconnected with their community.

Why it matters

The challenges mothers face in London

52%of London households made up of a single adult with children are in poverty
43%of children in single-parent families live in poverty compared with 26% in couple families
42%lower monthly earnings for mothers five years after a first child

Sources: Gingerbread (using Department for Work and Pensions data, March 2025); Trust for London (poverty after housing costs); Office for National Statistics, October 2025.

Mothers taking part in a Mothers' Springboard workshop, seated around tables while a facilitator speaks

Early intervention

You don’t wait for the rain to fix your roof

We fix the roof while the sun is shining.

We are an early intervention programme. We support mothers before challenges become crises, when the warning signs are there but there is still time to act.

A young woman in a checked shirt and tool belt hammering a nail into a wooden fence on a sunny day

We reach mothers:

  • before a serious crisis takes hold
  • before financial pressures become overwhelming
  • before debt begins to spiral
  • before isolation takes hold
  • before confidence and self-belief are lost
  • before small challenges become much bigger ones

Many of the challenges mothers face can be recognised early. With the right support at the right time we can stop difficulties from escalating.

Small confident steps taken today build the stability and self-belief that help a family weather the storms of tomorrow.

“This is a ‘MUST’ programme for any mother.”

Aina, mother of 2

“Helped me to get unstuck and move on with my life.”

Marianita, 2025 programme

“My thinking was very rigid… but now I know that I can do and be anything I want.”

Lucy, mother of 1

Partner organisations

Refer the mothers you support, co-deliver a workshop or share expertise. We would love to work with you.

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Funders

We are a registered charity with measurable outcomes. See how donations are used.

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Mothers

Ready for your next step? Register your interest and we will let you know when a place opens.

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Know a mother who’d love this? Anyone can refer her. You don’t have to be an organisation. Refer a mother →

Our next programme starts January 2027. Places are limited.

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Help a mother take her next step

Your gift funds free workshops, 1:1 coaching and peer support for mothers across London.