I came across a recent news article out of the Orange County Register, about a new infant care center in Orange County, California. The center is the latest project of Casa Teresa, a charity organization that provides intensive parenting classes, shelter, and support to low income mothers, drug addicted mothers, etc.

On Thursday, Casa Teresa and a coalition of partners and supporters opened an infant care center for its high-risk, low-income... more

Last month, I told you about two different programs that house pregnant women and then help them with the resources and tools that they need in order to successfully parent their children. I’ve run across a similar program that is nearby in Charlotte, North Carolina called Lois Lodge. Lois Lodge is a family style, Christian based, modern day maternity home that provides housing to women in need while experiencing unplanned pregnancies. Lois Lodge does not force... more

I ran across an article out of Knoxville, Tennessee about a new program for women in unplanned pregnancies. This one is called House of Courage. House of Courage was created by Bonnie Skolfield who had her own unplanned pregnancy at age 15. Luckily, Bonnie had the support of her family and her church to aide her in raising her child but she knows that not all women in unplanned pregnancies are that lucky. Bonnie’s church helped her to find a job and ironically it was at a crisis pregnancy... more

Lately I have featured a few news articles about programs for women who are experiencing unplanned pregnancies with little financial resources or family support. I will continue to feature these programs as I come across them as they could possibly help an expectant mother who might be reading.

In the Clarion Ledger out of Jackson, Mississippi (which is where I grew up!) there is an article about one of these programs called “Christmas Village.”

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