I remember the birth of Maggie’s Place. Before I left for the Peace Corps, I met this very impressionable woman who worked at the Andre House. About a year later, while I was in Russia, I received this newspaper clipping from my dad about these five women (around 25 years old) who started a home of hospitality in Phoenix for pregnant women who were homeless and alone. I recognized one of the five women in the photograph as that cool lady I had met. I was just amazed by what those women were doing.
Maggie’s Place now consists of four homes: Magdalene (Phoenix, AZ), Elizabeth (Tempe, AZ), Michael (Glendale, AZ) and Zecharia (Ohio). In these homes, expectant moms live and receive constant support during their pregnancies and are able to stay until their infants are 6 months old. In the future, the moms may have the opportunity to transition into affordable apartment complexes also owned by Maggie’s Place.
This charity is definitely one of my favorites. It has been so neat to watch it grow! I’ve been in two of the three houses in Arizona and they really are beautiful.
If you want to know more about the history of this organization and learn about how they are able to do what they do, check out this link:
http://www.maggiesplace.org/
How can we get involved?:
If you have the time, they are always looking for volunteers.
If you have a ton of baby stuff you are no longer using and you haven’t already sold it on Craig’s List, given it away to the Salvation Army or passed it down to the Stinchfield sisters, please donate it to any of the homes.
If you don’t have any baby items but you want to help, each house has a needs list located on the website.
The Maggie's Place 9K run will be at Cleveland Zoo, Ohio, on August 27 and at the Art's Park in Tempe, AZ, on October 16.
Right now, they are selling bricks as a fundraiser. If that sounds unusual, check out their website...
One woman’s gently used baby goods are another woman’s treasure! I know this from experience. You know who you are you wonderful donorsJ
Keep up the great work Angie!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for highlighting Maggie's Place! I've had the pleasure of getting to know the women at Elizabeth House recently and I can affirm what a blessing this organization is to the moms, the house staff, AND anyone who has the pleasure of spending time with them.
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