The rest come from greater Minnesota. Most clients come from a growing list of 250 social service agencies and crisis pregnancy centers. Social workers and counselors predetermine the needs and apply to Cradle Of Hope with the client. By filling out the application with the client, a social worker may find other needs or suggest various resources which will help further. Also, by exploring possible solutions, a social worker may be able to help the client identify the origin of the crisis, therefore, prevent reoccurrence.
Brochures are also available.
Clients are referred to agencies that will complete the application with them. Grant requests are reviewed by the Funds Approval Committee. The principal criteria considered is that the need be pregnancy related, or be related to expenses brought on by the birth of a child. However, a collateral benefit of our funds approvlal process is that it is designed to help a woman analyze her financial situation. The client is asked to produce a plan that will show the financial crisis will not reoccur and that she can maintain or foresee a way to become self-sufficient.