Mothers' Springboard, homeFree 10-week programme

Free 10-week programmeStarts Tuesday 26 January 2027

From surviving to thriving.

Take your next step with our free 10‑week journey and make it a life‑changing one.

Are you a mother facing financial pressure while carrying the responsibilities of parenting? Do you want to create a working life that works for you?

Empowering mothers across London to build confidence and move forward. Built by mothers for mothers.

Our mission

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

Our vision

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

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

Results from our 2025 cohort

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

What we do

Practical support delivered with warmth

We believe mothers are not lacking in ability or potential. It is circumstance, limited opportunities and accumulated barriers that hold them back. Our four focus areas help mothers move from coping to building a future they choose.

How it works

A 10-week journey and a community for life

Join the programme

Attend expert-led workshops and become empowered.

Work with a life coach

1:1 coaching to plan your next steps with confidence.

Choose your path

Work, education/training or business. Leave with your own action plan.

Stay connected

Join our community of mothers. You are not in this alone.

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 reach 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

Small intentional steps taken today build stability for the future.

“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 or share your expertise with us. We would love to work with you.

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Funders

We are a registered charity with measurable outcomes. Talk to us about funding.

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Mothers

Take your next step and make it a life-changing one. You won’t regret it.

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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.

MSP Theory of Change. Our mission: to relieve financial hardship and promote inclusion for mothers across London through advice, training and practical support. 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.

Help mothers take their next step

Your gift funds free workshops and support for mothers across London.