A Place of Their Own, LLC

A friend of mine told me about A Place of Their Own, a home for teenage moms and moms-to-be. From a letter by the directors, Saprina Campbell and Chanisty Mitchell:

...the mother should have a sincere desire to overcome the barriers of domestic violence, substance abuse, unemployment, homelessness, financial hardship, institutionalization, or natural disaster in order to achieve greater success in life. The program strives to provide a home-like environment in a therapeutic community setting. Every effort is made to aid in the alleviation of problematic behaviors and issues based on previous emotional trauma. Our mission is to promote this atmosphere by creating opportunities of learning and healing to transition families into a stable and independent level of care.

Even beyond how wonderful this program will likely be for the participants, I'd be curious to know the long-term financial impact of such a program: helping mothers into financial self-reliance, giving children a healthy start which could easily lead to healthier lives, both in terms of physical health and behavioral health... all of which likely means a lessened impact on the welfare system and fewer people in need of free medical care. Preventative medicine, as it were.

A Place of Their Own is just getting started up and they need donations of money and household goods. Contact Saprina Campbell -(704) 293-3446 - or Chanisty Mitchell - (336) 382-0178 - or email aplaceoftheirown@yahoo.com to find out how you can help.