"Where children are cherished
and futures are formed."

FOUNDED IN 2000
At the "tender age of 74, Helen Coppage, a community-minded citizen, saw a need for a home that kept foster teen mothers and their children together, so she gathered her friends together and started a not-for-profit organization headed by a board of directors. 

With all of their help and Helen's profound determination, Helen's dream home became a reality. The house was dedicated on Mother's Day in the year 2000.  Helen passed away in the fall of that same year at the age of 81 -- her "mission" accomplished.

FOCUS
Our Mother's Home is a large home with facilities adequate for housing eight young Foster mothers and their babies. Our Home is unique in many ways, one being that we help teenage Foster mothers from age thirteen to age eighteen, as long as they stay in school or have a job. 

Any pregnant or post-partum Florida teen that is a Foster Child or is in the process of becoming under the care of the Department of Children and Families can come to our home to live after the first trimester of pregnancy or with her child, if the baby has already been born.

MISSION
We strive to break the cycle of foster care in the children of foster mothers. Rather than separate foster Moms and their children (the current practice of state foster care), Our Mother's Home supports the mother and child together, teaching the Mother how to care for her baby. We are especially active in teaching self-sufficiency skills and supporting the mothers as they transition out of the foster care system at age 18.

In traditional foster care systems, 70% of foster Moms end up returning to the situations that led them to foster care in the first place, losing their children to the foster system in the process. Our Mother's Home is a prototype program with an 80% success rate in keeping both Moms and their children out of foster care system.

EDUCATION
Our Mother's Home improves the ability of an individual to become independent and learn skills to enhance activities of daily living. We have programs that promote health, happiness and integration into the community. OMH has home based services for the teens such as: personal care, housekeeping and life skills training including family values, parenting skills, etc...

There is a home atmosphere filled with love and hugs and appreciation for just being who they are. We have support services in prenatal care, nursing your baby, counseling, independent living and tutoring. 

STAFFING
We have a caring staff and a very active volunteer Board of Directors who operate Our Mother's Home.

FUTURE
This prototype program is halfway to demonstrating the full power of mother/child care. Our home for current foster Moms is proving itself with terrific results. We look forward to building and maintaining our transitional home for mothers who have turned 18 and need support as they become self-sufficient mothers. The goal for our transitional program is to empower these young mothers with the skills necessary to break the welfare cycle.