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About Us

Modern Widows Club® is built on four key pillars: Pioneering, Solutions, Support, and Advocacy

Our Impact

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annual in-person and virtual meetings and activities

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support communities and special interest clubs for widows

16,000

Widow Life® App subscribers served with self care, mental and physical health, purpose and meaning, and personal growth content in widowhood

Our Story

Modern Widows Club® began with a simple yet powerful idea: to create a supportive community for widows who felt isolated and alone in their grief. Founded by Carolyn Moor in 2011 after the tragic loss of her husband, the club started as a small gathering in her living room. Carolyn quickly realized that widows needed more than just a place to share their stories—they needed a network of understanding, inspiration, and empowerment.

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Where to Begin

Begin with our Widow Empowerment Quiz assessment tool. You will clearly see which stage of widowhood you are currently in: Hope, Heal, Grow, or Lead. From there, explore our online e-courses, support groups, and Widow Life® publication to find the guidance and connection you want.

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Our Work

Modern Widows Club® empowers widows to rebuild their lives by providing support, resources, and a strong community focused on healing and growth.

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Our Impact

Modern Widows Club® has transformed the lives of countless widows by offering a supportive community that fosters healing, growth, and renewed purpose.

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Our Mission

The mission of Modern Widows Club® is to empower widows to thrive by providing support, resources, and a compassionate community.

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Leadership

The leadership at Modern Widows Club® is dedicated to guiding and inspiring widows through compassionate support and innovative initiatives.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Each month, MWC focuses on topics related to one of MWC’s Pillars of Healthy Widowhood: emotional and mental health; physical health; financial health; purpose and meaning; spiritual health; fun and creative health; and relational health. Communities meet monthly, both locally and virtually. We also offer an ongoing variety of clubs, events, online education courses, and webinars designed specifically for widows.

  • Visit Find Your Community to see a list of currently active communities, both local and virtual. Complete the form on that page and you will be connected with a Community Advocate who will walk you through how to get involved.

  • Modern Widows Club (MWC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, founded in 2011 with a mission to empower widows to thrive. MWC is pioneering advancements in widow support, medical research and education. Many of our unique endeavors have been trademarked to protect our innovation. With over a decade’s worth of materials and research in the “MWC Vault,” we continue to develop data and materials to advance opportunities, create change and enable widows to thrive.

  • Modern Widows Club is unique in that we model a mentor-focused program to teach women to become leaders with our Hope, Heal, Grow, and Lead curriculum. We’ve helped thousands of widows develop the tools they need to strengthen themselves with our Seven Pillars of Widowhood. Ultimately, we focus on your health, not your grief.

    MWC’s curriculum provides ongoing training to outreach-volunteers, who provide support in local communities through virtual chapters and clubs. Additional programs and services include e-courses, podcasts, online resources, leadership conferences, and national events dedicated to improving widows’ lives. MWC can provide the support and tools to help you gain hope, begin healing, learn to grow, and if you choose, become an advocate for widows in your community and worldwide.

  • Modern Widows Club seeks to empower partners, who consider themselves widowed, of all ages, races/ethnicities, beliefs, faiths, partner statuses, sexual orientations, socio-economic statuses, and loss circumstances in widowhood to lean into life and build resilience through mentoring, awareness, and advocacy.

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Your Support Makes a Difference

Thanks to donors like you, we can continue to provide compassionate support and a path to empowerment for widows

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