{"id":2597,"date":"2020-10-28T15:37:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T15:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=2597"},"modified":"2025-02-11T10:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:32:08","slug":"multitasking-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2020\/10\/28\/multitasking-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"Multitasking Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column2597_093db6-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column2597_093db6-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2597_093db6-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2597_093db6-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2597_093db6-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2597_093db6-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2597_093db6-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2597_093db6-2c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2597_093db6-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column2597_093db6-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2597_093db6-2c dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"for-samantha-speck-support-is-a-shared-resource\">For Samantha Speck, support is a shared resource.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Speck was a stay-at-home mom of three boys when she earned her bachelor\u2019s degree in Psychology from Wilmington University in 2018. Now she\u2019s pursuing her master\u2019s in Applied Family Science through the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Let\u2019s just say she\u2019s a superstar multitasker.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the past two years, she\u2019s been helping other families. At her job as an international adoption specialist for Madison Adoption Associates in Claymont, Delaware, she manages cases originating in China and Bulgaria. Her other job with Wilmington-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wingmomde.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wingmom<\/a> allows her to be part of a team of local moms lending a hand in homes throughout New Castle County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI feel very fortunate that I found not one, but two positions that have allowed me to use what I\u2019ve learned at Wilmington University to give back to the community,\u201d says Speck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speck was Wingmom\u2019s first hire in June 2018, as it began its growth from a two-woman babysitting, grocery delivery, and ride-to-the-airport startup to a full-service, 40-mom-strong community-based business. It now offers household assistance with everything from home organization to meal preparation to doctor\u2019s appointment transportation for seniors to waiting for the cable guy to show up. \u201cIf we can do it,\u201d says Speck, \u201cwe\u2019ll definitely do it for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founder Kate Maxwell was inspired to create Wingmom by the support she received from family and friends after her fianc\u00e9, Christopher Leach, a 14-year veteran of the Wilmington Fire Department, died fighting the Canby Park house fire in September 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the cautions surrounding COVID-19 have curtailed the demand for rides and inside-the-house services, Wingmoms equipped with masks, gloves, hand sanitizer and wipes are still providing contactless grocery drop-offs at their clients\u2019 front doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen this all began, I wondered how I could support Wingmom without putting my family at risk,\u201d says Speck. \u201cBut without our services, some families wouldn\u2019t be able to put food on their tables. So, it\u2019s worth it to me to continue to work for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Samantha Speck, support is a shared resource. 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