“Making the decision to have a child is momentous.
It is to decide forever to have your heart
go walking around outside your body.” - Elizabeth Stone

Dear Friend:

Making the decision to have a child is momentous and precedes a totally new and fulfilling way of life for most women. In contrast, having a child without considering what it really means, what it really takes, to be responsible for another human being’s life, can be a disaster. At Milagro House, we work with women who have a history of making decisions without considering the consequences of those choices. When they have finished our program, those same women will have learned to make reasoned judgments based upon what is best for their families rather than careless decisions based on their own desires.

Women come to Milagro House for many reasons. Some are recovering from addiction, most of them have been abused, all have been in relationships that, rather than making their lives easier, have made their lives and the lives of their children, unbearable. Low self esteem, little or no education, inadequate parenting skills and poor self discipline combine with poverty to take these families to a place where there is no safety, no security and no home.

Milagro House has proven to change the lives of homeless women by providing them the knowledge and guidance they need to make informed decisions. We require them to pursue their schooling and challenge them to build a successful life for their families.

In nine years, this is the first time that we have chosen to make what will be an annual Mother’s Day appeal to our community for funding. You know that Milagro House does not solicit or accept funding from the government at any level. Neither are we an agency-related organization. One hundred percent of the money necessary to operate our program for mothers and children comes from our community. You are our community.

Please take just a few minutes to read the Mother's Day Appeal Flyer . Consider the worth that Milagro House has in our community and the nearly four hundred families whose lives have been restored through this program. Then, please, make a donation. There are so many different ways you can support the women and children of Milagro House - you need only choose one.

Respectfully,

Renee Valentine, Executive Director

A copy of the official registration and financial information of Milagro House may be obtained from
the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999.
Registration does not imply endorsement.