A “curse breaker,” in the parlance of New Moms, is a young person who is taught the tools- mentally, educationally, and financially- to break a generational cycle of dysfunction. The five young women featured in Curse Breakers are participants and recent graduates of New Moms programs, offered for free by the organization to young mothers across Chicago who need a hand up in putting themselves and their families on the track to longterm peace and success. As Lanetta explains in the film, New Moms “helps us know that we are heard, that we are loved, that we have a spot in this world.”