fter many months of prayerful planning, construction, and decision-making, we are excited to share news that our Family Care home in Mobile has now opened its doors for families! A ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony was held on October 1, for this beautiful new home, “Grace’s House of Hope.” This transitional home for single mothers and their dependent children will serve Mobile area families and is beginning to welcome families. Family Care exists to help mothers get back on their feet after facing difficult life circumstances, which in many cases, finds them without a home. Longtime supporters and advocates of the ministry of ABCH, Grace Pilot and the Pilot family, have been instrumental in seeing this dream come to fruition, along with many other individuals, churches, and businesses in the Mobile community. Family Care operated in Mobile for many years, but due to limited space and location, the home closed in 2015, allowing us to break ground on a state-of-the-art facility near our West Mobile campus the following year. This large, apartment-style home will serve up to seven families at one time and features two-bedroom apartments for families, a common kitchen and dining room, a playroom for kids, an onsite playground, and a business center for moms. Mothers who come into Family Care are given the tools to rebuild their lives in a safe and healthy space during a transitional time. Dana Watson, Chief Operations Officer for South Alabama, has served with ABCH for over 10 years, and in that time, has seen many lives impacted
family care is a new start for you and your family if that’s what you want it to be. through this program, which can last for up to 12 months. Watson says, “Family Care is a unique ministry that allows the family to stay intact while direct care staff addresses the spiritual, financial, and physical needs of the mother and her child(ren). Through this valuable program, we’ve seen mothers leave better equipped to live independently, provide for themselves and their children, maintain steady housing, meet their educational goals, and gain employment. This positively impacts the family, but also strengthens the community in which they live.” Presently, Family Care homes are assisting mothers and children through two homes in the Birmingham area. Last year, through the support of faithful donors, we were able to serve 49 mothers and children through Family Care. We are so joyful that the doors have now opened at Grace’s House of Hope, knowing that even more families will be forever changed through those serving as the hands and feet of Christ in Mobile. Valencia Pritchett, a Mobile native and graduate of Family Care says, “I Joys of the Season
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