Age 16, pregnant, sleeping on a friend’s couch, no permanent place to live and feeling very alone.
New Beginnings is a program that helps women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy have a safe place to live and support/education throughout the pregnancy, birth and first months of their child’s life. Staff and trained volunteers teach life and parenting skills, help women connect with needed community resources, find and keep employment and/or school. They make sure they are connected with a health care provider.
This is in the heart of St. Cloud near Caribou and Dairy Queen. We go about our daily business and have no idea these little miracles are happening right next door.
United Way supports this service because of the solid start these infants are getting – a much better chance for long term health and success in life for both mom and child.
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