A Few Words From Our Director
WOW! It is hard to believe that we have been opened for over
three years!
In our short time of service, we have made an impact on the
Las Vegas community and the lives of our young mothers and their babies.
We have just hosted our 3rd annual Gala for
Grace, a fundraising banquet that highlighted our young ladies, their challenges,
successes, and our vision for the future. If you were able to attend, thank
you! If not, hope to see you next spring.
In just over three years, we have provided, shelter, care,
and hope to 49 young ladies for all or part of their pregnancy. There have been
45 babies born to the moms from Living Grace Homes, three have been placed for
adoption in loving, two parent homes.
At least two of our former residents are pursuing college
degrees, while current residents work on high school diplomas or GEDs.
Our goal of assuring that when young ladies leave Living
Grace Home that they move into permanent housing, and not repeat out of wedlock
pregnancies, which is the number one indicator of poverty in the United States,
have exceeded our expectations.
Our vision for the future is to expand into Phase II and
provide expanded services to young moms who are not ready to move out on their
own at the end of the 90 days after their babies are born. We also plan on
closing the gap in services for teen moms who already have one child and may be
pregnant again. Our current program does not provide for sibling care.
We
are excited about the opportunity to serve and assist these young moms and to
help them move on from here as parents who are able to care for themselves and
their children, and to become contributing members of our society!