non-profit OF THE YEAR
veronica thompson
Founder, Victory For Families
“Single mothers are not statistics. They are strong, capable, resilient women who deserve the opportunity to achieve their goals”
— Veronica Thompson
Veronica Thompson’s work began long before she founded an organization. It began in lived experience.
At 15, Veronica became pregnant. At 16, she gave birth to her daughter. By 18, she was expecting her second child and soon became a single mother. In a season when many people would have allowed circumstances to define them, Veronica made a different decision: her future would not be limited by what she had been through.
She remembers what it felt like to be unsupported, judged, misunderstood, and looked down on. She also remembers what it took to keep going. Those experiences shaped not only her resilience, but her purpose.
Today, through Victory For Families, Inc., Veronica supports single mothers in and around the Brockton area because she understands their struggles firsthand. Her work is rooted in a simple but powerful belief: single mothers are not statistics. They are strong, capable, resilient women who deserve the opportunity to achieve their goals, build success, and create fulfilling lives for themselves and their children.
For Veronica, the boldest move was not a headline moment. It was simply starting.
Launching a nonprofit with no prior experience felt intimidating and uncertain, but she knew deep down that the work was connected to her purpose. What once felt like hardship became preparation. Her journey as a single mother was not in vain — it became the foundation for a mission to inspire, uplift, and support other mothers walking through similar seasons.
Brockton is central to that mission.
Brockton is where Veronica’s family first arrived after coming from Cape Verde. It is where she was raised, where she went to school, where she worked, and where she grew into the woman and leader she is today. Building here matters because the need is real, the impact is visible, and the work has the power to uplift families for generations.
And the impact has already begun.
Victory For Families has grown not through large grants or major sponsors, but through everyday people who believe in the mission and choose to give what they can. That kind of support speaks to the heart of Veronica’s work: community helping community, one family at a time.
At the center of Veronica’s inspiration is her grandmother, Maria G. Monteiro, whose legacy of service continues to shape her. Growing up in Brockton, Veronica watched her grandmother care for children of working families with selflessness and love. Even after losing her vision, she never lost her heart to serve.
Through Victory For Families, Veronica is carrying that legacy forward.
Her vision now reaches beyond immediate support. She is working toward building a Supportive Living Community/Village for single mothers — a safe, stable environment with wraparound services, affordable housing, access to resources, financial education, and onsite childcare.
It is a vision rooted in restoration.
A place where families can rebuild stability.
A place where mothers can restore hope.
A place where generational change can begin.
quick hits
non-profit of the year
Industry
Community Advocacy / Family Support
Organization
Victory For Families, Inc.
Focus Area
Support for single mothers and families
Mission
Uplifting single mothers through resources, encouragement, and community support
Vision
A Supportive Living Community/Village with wraparound services
Inspired By
The legacy of Maria G. Monteiro
Brockton In One Word
Vibrant
Fun Fact
Veronica discovered what she calls her “superpowers” after being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult
why they stand out
Veronica Thompson represents the kind of leadership that is built through lived experience, deep empathy, and the courage to turn pain into purpose.
Her work does not come from a distance. It comes from knowing firsthand what it feels like to be a young mother trying to survive, provide, and be seen. That lived understanding gives her advocacy a level of honesty and urgency that cannot be manufactured.
What makes Veronica especially powerful is that she did not wait for perfect conditions to begin. She launched Victory For Families with no prior nonprofit experience, driven by the belief that her story could become a source of strength for other women. Starting was the bold move — and that decision has already created a pathway of support for families across the Brockton area.
At a time when many families are navigating economic pressure, housing instability, childcare challenges, and emotional exhaustion, Veronica is building something deeply needed: a community-rooted support system for single mothers.
Her vision is not temporary assistance. It is transformation.
Through her plan for a Supportive Living Community/Village, Veronica is imagining a future where mothers have access to stable housing, financial education, childcare, and wraparound support in one place. That vision has the potential to change not only individual lives, but entire family trajectories.
Veronica’s story reflects one of Brockton’s greatest strengths: resilience that refuses to stay quiet.
She is not just serving families.
She is restoring hope.
And she is building it here.
Veronica’s vision is bigger than one program, one event, or one moment of recognition.
She is building toward a Brockton where single mothers are supported, families are stabilized, and the next generation can rise from a stronger foundation.
A city she describes in one word:
“Vibrant.”
A city full of strength.
A city full of families worth fighting for.
A city where hope can be restored.
This is only the beginning.
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