Organization: ST GIANNA'S PLACE INC
Mission: PROVIDE A SAFE HARBOR FOR MOTHER AND CHILD AND A TEMPORARY RESIDENCE FOR PREGNANT MOTHERS IN NEED.
Activities: ST. GIANNA'S PLACE IS A WARM, WELCOMING, SAFE HOME FOR HOMELESS PREGNANT WOMEN UP TO ONE YEAR AFTER THE BIRTH OF THEIR BABY. WE OFFER VOCATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT (OUR RESIDENT MOMS COME FROM A BACKGROUND OF TRAUMA), LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, PARENTING CLASSES, COMPUTER CLASSES, BUDGETING AND FINANCE CLASSES AND MORE. WE TEACH MOMS TO SAVE MONEY SO THEY CAN RENT AN APARTMENT AND BUY A CAR ONCE THEY LEAVE. WE HELP COORDINATE THE CARE FOR OUR MOMS WITH SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSIST THEM IN GETTING GOOD MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE. OUR GOAL IS TO GET THESE MOMS TO BE INDEPENDENT, SELF-SUFFICIENT, TO BE A GREAT MOTHER TO HER BABY AND TO END THE CYCLE OF INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY. IN 2019 WE HAD 1 MOM RECEIVE HER GED, 1 MOM RECEIVED HER LNA AND ANOTHER MOM WAS IN THE LNA TRAINING PROGRAM (SHE GRADUATED IN 2020). THEY ARE BOTH HOPING TO ENTER NURSING SCHOOL IN THE FUTURE.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Housing & Shelter