Monday, May 23, 2011
Mentor maternity home provides care and love for young, pregnant women
When 18-year-old Chelsea of Mentor moved into Hannah’s Home about three months ago, she didn’t like it. During their first two weeks of living at the Mentor maternity home, the young, pregnant women are not allowed to use the phone, access the Internet or have people visit. But Chelsea is grateful for that “quiet time” and now realizes that it allowed her to think about her challenging situation and what she needed to do to carve a new life for herself and her daughter, who will be born in October. “I understand that what I needed was structure, and had it not been for that, I don’t think I would be in a position that I am in today,” said Chelsea, who has reconciled with her family and has goals to attend college, become a veterinarian, …
Friday, May 20, 2011
The maternity house that helps single, pregnant women welcomes visitors to an open house this Sunday
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Jason Lea
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Friday, May 20, 2011
In the basement of Hannah's Home, there is a framed napkin. Carol Beresford wrote her initial idea for Hannah's Home on this napkin. The idea was a simple one. She wanted to give young, pregnant women with nowhere to go a place where they could prepare for motherhood or, if they chose, adoption. "I would see and hear about people picketing these women but they weren't really offering them any alternatives," Beresford said. "I wanted to give them a place to stay where they could have their babies." The simple idea took years to come to fruition. Jerome Osborne Sr. donated the lakefront property at 8525 Lake Shore Boulevard in 1998. Beresford still remembers that it was "parcel No. 7." It took the work of numerous volunteers and supporters …
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Mentor Patch highlights five wonderful nonprofits in Mentor
Patch Picks is highlighting five of the fantastic nonprofit organizations in Mentor (though, to be fair, there are many more.) These nonprofits, in addition to helping the community, also offer opportunities to volunteer. So get involved with your community and help make Mentor even better. Mentor has several other wonderful, worthy nonprofits that deserve recognition. Feel free to talk about them in the comments section.
tina
1:30 pm on Monday, May 23, 2011
It's wonderful that these pregnant teens have somewhere to go while pregnant, but what happens to these girls after they give birth? Are some just left to fend for themselves and a newborn? you would think they would be able to come back after birth for a certain alotment of time... more ›