Our Home

Values

At Mater Maria, we practice mutual respect, honesty, cooperation, and openness. We are a pro-life organization.

Housing

Mater Maria can house up to ten women and their infants. The length of stay may vary based on individual needs. Mothers live in the house under the supervision of a live-in house mother, or Ima.

During their stay, we provide them with the following at no cost:

• A furnished, shared bedroom
• Shared bathroom, toiletries, and towels
• Three nutritional meals a day
• Baby supplies
• In-house laundry
• Access to technology

Care

At Mater Maria, mothers learn to appreciate and understand their value as a person and the new member coming into their lives. To help mothers, we provide:

• Counseling and wellness services supervised by a licensed therapist to guide mothers through their current challenges and prepare them for self-dependency
• Health promotion and lactation programs overseen by a register nurse and board-certified lactation consultant who is experienced in the care of prenatal and postpartum mothers

Support

Each mother-to-be is assigned a Doula for individual support. With the help of volunteers, we provide educational workshops, tutoring, and occupational training to meet individual and group needs.

We depend on a team of dedicated supporters and volunteers to operate our homes. Thanks to the support of medical professionals, counselors, educators, lawyers, architects, and other active members of our community, we can offer assistance such as:

• Group prayer and spiritual guidance*
• GED and ESL tutoring
• Employment and etiquette coaching
• Résumé building and time management skills
• Arts and crafts activities
• Housing application and discharge planning

*Participation in prayer is voluntary