What's Happening Now
Panel Discussions
Director Jill Trammell appeared on World
Have Your Say on a WGCU panel discussion
moderated by Doug Malloy on human trafficking on January
6 at noon as well as on January 13 on the International
edition.
Trammell will also be participating in a panel discussion on
troubled girls on February 1.
If you are concerned about Human Trafficking or
helping young foster moms,
make a secure donation to Our Mother's Home using the
button below.
Volunteer Homemothers Auxiliary
You are invited to attend a coffee social and information session
about the Volunteer Homemothers Auxiliary at Our
Mother's Home on Friday, February 12, at 9:00 a.m. To RSVP, call
(239) 267-4663.
Journeys: A TRANSITION Program
But this is only half the story. An
average of four OMH residents a year
turn 18 and are no longer supported by the foster system, even if
they have children and are still in high school. Our Mother's Home
is dedicated to helping these young women transition from
foster care to self-sufficiency without giving up their children,
their education or their future.
 Our Mother's Home is currently working on a
transition home for
foster mothers who are losing their state support because they have
turned 18. The transition home will provide a group home setting
where mothers can receive support as they enter the workforce,
master self-sufficiency skills, and support each other as they enter
adulthood. This support is essential in
breaking the cycle of foster
care in young Moms, and enables mothers who desire to continue their
education to pursue these opportunities.
A yearly average of four mothers and their
babies are required by the State to leave Our Mother's Home at age
eighteen. Many of our mothers have not completed high school or
desire to go to college. We would like to provide safe, transitional
housing for these mothers and their babies under the guidance of the OMH Transitional Program Specialist.
"Where children are cherished and futures
are formed."
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