Providing Refuge and Restoration for Homeless Women and Children

The face of homelessness in America is changing. Instead of the stereotypical disheveled middle-aged man with a bottle in a bag, the typical homeless person today may be a young woman with a baby in her arms and a toddler at her side.


Crisis Shelter
Single women or families enter Open Arms through a three night crisis shelter program. After this, guests may choose to complete a 30 day short-term shelter program, requiring a commitment from the woman to set reasonable goals toward independent living and to actively pursue those goals.

"GROWING"
At the end of 30 days, women are offered the opportunity to enter the intermediate level program (5 months) called "GROWING," Graciously Restoring Our Women In Need of God. GROWING will require the woman to attend classes such as Basic Life Skills, Spiritual Growth and improve their learning skills in the computerized Learning Center. The women must agree to keep their own personal sleeping area clean, complete a housecleaning chore for the benefit of the shelter and abide by curfew. Otherwise, they may choose to leave.

"WINGS"
After completing six months at Open Arms, women may choose to enter the long term program called WINGS which will provide a total stay of one year. WINGS (Women In Need of God's Salvation) will help the women address the deeper underlying causes of their homelessness. Larger sleeping quarters with a private bathroom are available to these women for the remainder of their stay.

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