“Your kindness and belief in me has taken a great load off my mind.  Words cannot express how much I appreciate your generosity.  I will forever be in your debt.  I wish to join your group of volunteers and was wondering what I needed to do to get that in motion.    

                                   With love, Penny”

              The Journey Begins

“Each person touched by the Nurturing Network soon discovers that they have embarked upon a Journey with no discernable beginning or end. Whether a Client, a Member or a Servant Leader, each person enters through the same narrow Gateway. They move on to both offer and receive Gifts. This loving energy lives on to nurture the seeds of a Harvest that becomes more abundant with each passing season…

Perhaps this is why those associated with the Nurturing Network often refer to their experience as “a Journey of the Heart.  Each person plays a unique and essential role in this unending love story.  I invite you to meet the unsung heroes who give meaning to the phrase, ‘Compassion in Action’:

l  Clients who find the courage to trust again, to overcome fear and accept practical support from total strangers.

l  Volunteer Members who nurture in more ways than can be captured in words.

l  Families who open their heart and home to a woman whose own family is unable or unwilling.

l  Doctors and nurses who provide medical care without charge and with the utmost of respect.

l  Counselors who listen and guide, encourage and inspire at any hour of the day or night.

l  Employers who find a place at the professional table for a woman who needs to keep her resume intact.

l  Leaders in academia who provide expedited transfers to ensure that a woman’s educational plans will not be interrupted or compromised.

l  Lawyers who offer free consultations when boyfriends use legal maneuvering to intimidate and undermine a woman’s resolve.

l  Benefactors who fund tuition payments when a scholarship is lost, medical bills when family resources are denied, rent and groceries when safety risks require a confidential relocation.

l  Board members who guide and inspire the leadership of TNN while serving as Members in all of the ways mentioned above.

l  Staff members who choose to devote sixty hours of work each week and still donate their compensation.

These are the unforgettable characters who have written the script for the love stories that are at the heart of TNN. They are the wayfarers along the path to a more hopeful life.

I invite you to consider the kind of world they are helping to form. Quietly and effectively, communities are being created. Families are being born. Friendships are being forged. Unconditional love is taking its rightful bow.”

                                      –Mary Cunningham Agee

                                         President and Founder

“When I saw your website it was like coming home.”

 As we embrace the joys
and challenges this new year,
I send a special thank you!

 Your friendship, your affirmation of TNN, your awareness of why this mission matters so much in our culture and world today … these are the gifts for which I am most grateful. 

I hope that you will think of our client, Chris, as your friend – someone whose life you have already touched in a meaningful way through your prayers and support.  As the song says so well and your gift has put into practice,

 “Let there be peace on earth
and let it begin with me.”

 With gratitude,

Mary

Wishing you a

filled with many blessings.

Merry Christmas!

 from Mary

 and all your friends at

The Nurturing Network

This Christmas as you count your blessings

will you consider becoming one?

 Your gift today will help 

to provide "room at the inn" 

for a mother and child 

in need of our love and support.

Each day offers many reasons to be grateful – especially when the gift of nurturing comes full circle.

Many women whom TNN has supported remain active volunteers and serve other mothers as Inspirational Counselors.

Joy is just one of these maternal profiles in courage.  We invite you to read her story and discover encouragement for your own journey.

The Nurturing Network’s Board of Director’s is happy to announce an exciting new opportunity for TNN. The Board has unanimously approved a well-earned sabbatical year for TNN’s Founder and President, Mary Cunningham Agee.

 After nearly 30 years of managing TNN’s daily operations and personally counseling thousands of women in crisis, Mary has accepted this recommendation to place a priority on the educational component of TNN’s mission during the next twelve months.  Specifically, her focus will be the writing of a book that will capture the very essence of what has made TNN such a healing force in our culture.  TNN’s Board of Directors looks forward to the publication of this best-selling author’s book noting that she is uniquely qualified to communicate a message of compassion and hope.  

     (For more details, read the full announcement)

“The absence of real choice is of particular concern because it is known that the single most significant influence on both the speed and degree of recovery from any life crisis is a person’s ability to regain control over one’s life.  Thank you for all that you are doing to bring hope and healing to those who need this gift the most.”

“This last year has been full of learning experiences, some joyful, some filled with sorrow.  My son is doing extremely well with his family, and I have found a job.  Thank you so much for your kindness, your respect, your support, and your prayers for me.”  

                             Mia