Woman Thou Art Set Free Ministry

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Woman Thou Art Set Free Ministry

Transitional Housing Teen Mom

The young ladies, which our program is targeted at, are, or have been homeless, pregnant, or parenting, with no family support or contact, (occassion there has been girls that with learning disabilities) with little or no educational background that will afford them the opportuity of obtaining a job with livable wage to support themselves and their child without assistance of FIA or any other program of that nature.

These young ladies are sent to us through the court system, the FIA, or have heard of the Organization through their church or from the general public. While residig in the home for a period of not less than (2) years

History/ Services

Women ''Thou Art Set Free'' Ministries was incorporated in 1195, and opened the Doors to admit it 's first Resident on June 4, 1999. serving young ladies from the Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck areas. Our aim is to assist young unwed Teen Mom's from the ages of 16-21 year. This is a (2) year resident program, which provides:

1.Transportation to any and all appointments including doctors, school, job hunting, and to the job once obtained

2. Provide in house DayCare while mom is working or in school

3. Provide in house programs towards the preparation for Independent Living:

a. Nutrition
b. Conflict (non violent)
resolution
c. Anger and time management
d. Budgeting

Executive Director 's Desk

My sisters and I formed this agency so that our religious faith and upbringing could express itself in a secular manner. Like so many other religious non profit agencies (Catholic Charities, Focus Hope) the goal is not to preach nor conversion. Our goal is provide assistance to those who wish to recieve our help.

This Ministry is dedicated to providing help to young women who may have made a mistake or exercised an error in judgement. To treat them with dignity, respect and thoughtfulness. It is not the job of our agency to make moral judgement or to brow beat our residents into a particular theological philosophy. Our job to give them shelter, training, and most of all be non judgmental, give them the love, understanding, and attention they need.

This agency wants to give our residents information on life... life as a single parent. Although agony and adversity may lurk... thes enemies need not prevail. How to deal with finding and keeping a job. What kind of skills that it will take to find a job in the 21st century... and how to find the time to learn those skills.

Not to mention: teething, rashes, incessant crying, ear infections, temper tantrums, conflicting medical reports all the aches and the pains that into making a pregnant teen into a parent. No, we do not have all the answers to give them... Nevertheless. We can tell them what to expect... sometimes when... and how others have handled it before them.

Equally as important, now that they have become a parent, how to merge their lives so that they remember to have sometime for themselves as well. Sometime to enjoy the sometimes-intense world of parenting.... not to allow the stress to develop into a manifestation of anger. To allow the difficult times to be part of the learning experience that encompass parenthood.

Sincerely,

Dennise Perkins, Executive Director