Children come to stay with us because their families are facing an emergency. These emergencies include:

- Homelessness or other housing issues
- Substance abuse
- Hospitalization or medical issues
- Domestic violence
- Incarceration
- Risk of abuse or neglect
- Lack of appropriate care
- Legal matters
- Mental health
- Parenting issues
- Family Stabilization

-Children are kept safe rather than being left in an unsafe environment or with an inappropriate caregiver.

- Children receive attention in addition to healthy meals, snacks, and shelter.

- Children thrive in an environment that brings routine and stability to their lives.

- Children establish positive relationships with staff.

- Children attend their home schools while at Blessing House, minimizing the disruption in their lives during their family’s crisis.

- Families are relieved to know their children are safe and well cared for when no safe, out-of-home alternative for the care of their children is available.

- Families receive information to help them resolve their crisis.

- Families have time to deal with their emergencies and prepare for their children to have a safe, stable return home.

- Families know they have an organization that will provide help and information whenever a crisis arises, no matter the time of day or night.

Each stay is determined by the family’s situation. The length of stay depends on the nature of the emergency and the assurance that the children are returning to a safe environment.

No. There is no change in legal custody when children come to Blessing House. Parents/custodians maintain all legal rights and responsibilities for the care of their children while they are at Blessing House.

No, only children are permitted to stay at Blessing House, but we do provide information and support services to our parents and caregivers to help them address their needs.

We care for children from newborn through 12 years old.

We are licensed to care for up to 20 children at a time. The number of children cared for at any one time depends on the needs of the children as well as the availability of space and staffing.