Tina Ford’s M.O.M.S. organization a beacon of light for grieving mothers

TINA FORD, CRYSTAL COATES (PHOTO BY GENEA L. WEBB) ‘My son is not dead; he still lives with me.’ & by Genea L. Webb For New Pittsburgh Courier Tina Ford has big plans for her Mothers of Mur­dered Sons (M.O.M.S.) group for 2024. She found­ed the group in 2019 after her 23-year-old son, Ar­mani Ford, was shot and killed that same year in Clairton. “We will go out and visit women and we’re going to be there for these wom­en because they need us,” Ford said. “I have contrac­tors that are willing to provide their services for free to grieving mothers. Those services include hairdos, small house re­pairs, getting nails done. All of these people will come to the grieving mother’s home and pro­vide services to the wom­en who need and want them so that if they don’t have transportation, we will come to them.” M.O.M.S.’ mission is to provide support through­out the grieving process and beyond. JEAN GRESSEM-JACOBS (PHOTOS BY GENEA L. WEBB) “This group is important because it’s a safe space, a healing place for those who have gone through this to have people to lean on and it’s also a place for those of us who haven’t...