Purposes

Named after the Venerable founder of the Knights of Columbus, the Father Michael J. McGivney Center of Hope and Healing is organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable and educational purposes in accordance with the section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. More specifically, the Corporation is organized to provide care to women with difficult pregnancies who carry their babies to term, through provision of transitional housing, spiritual nurturing, and other care for mothers and their children in need, and all in accordance with the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Mission Statement

The McGivney Center is a community that provides hospitality for expectant women who wish to achieve their goals in a dignified and welcoming atmosphere. Following Catholic social teaching, we recognize that we are responsible to and for one another. We challenge one another to strive toward personal growth, to welcome the gifts of every person that enters our door, and to promote positive social change. In this way, we celebrate and provide for the next generation.

Mission

The McGivney Center offers a two-two and one half year program for young adult pregnant women and their infants. The objective of this program is to lead to eventual self-sufficiency through a structure curriculum that nurtures their personal sense of value and that of their children. Each resident will be encouraged in character development, parenting, faith building, and the development of practical life skills leading to employment and independence, is a community that provides hospitality for pregnant women that are alone or on the streets. We offer a place to stay where they can mature into loving parents and develop the life skills necessary to become self-sufficient.
We have a two-fold strategy in assisting mothers to grow. First, the McGivney Center provides for the immediate physical and emotional needs of our guests including shelter, food, clothing, and a supportive community. As such, we are a family and a community! Secondly, the Center connects the mothers to the appropriate agencies and resources including prenatal care, health insurance, low-cost housing, and education programs. In doing so, we are supporting the mother in both her short-term
and long-term goals

Criteria

Our residents are eighteen years of age or older and of various racial/ethnic backgrounds. They must be less than 6 months pregnant when entering the program to allow for adequate preparation and training. Often in difficult and complicated situations, the backgrounds of the mothers might include previous drug use, rape, abusive relationships, poor understanding of self-worth, no employment experience, limited education, bad relationships with family members, or poor support networks. Women that are parenting or placing their child with an adoptive family are welcome. We are not able to assist women with other dependent children in their care and women in the midst of recovery from addictions or in physical danger are more appropriately served by other community agencies.