St Giannas Place

ST. GIANNA'S PLACE OFFERS A TRANSITIONAL HOME AND GOD'S HEALING TO PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN. WE HONOR THE DIGNITY OF GOD-GIVEN LIFE FROM THE MOMENT OF CREATION. WE FOSTER CONFIDENCE AND INDEPENDENCE IN A NURTURING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

WE PROVIDE A "SAFE HARBOR," A SHELTER FOR HOMELESS PREGNANT WOMEN, DURING THEIR PREGNANCIES AND UP TO A YEAR FOLLOWING BIRTH. WE ALSO ALLOW ONE ADDITIONAL CHILD, 2 YEARS AND YOUNGER, TO JOIN EACH MOTHER IN THE HOME (AND EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY ARE CONSIDERED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS). BY THE END OF 2022, WE HAD SERVED DOZENS OF WOMEN SINCE OUR OPENING IN THE FALL OF 2019. THROUGHOUT 2022, WE WERE FULFILLING OUR GOD-GIVEN MISSION, SERVING MULTIPLE PREGNANT WOMEN AND SEVERAL NEWBORNS. OUR RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN LIFE SKILLS TRAINING SUCH AS COOKING CLASSES, WORKING WITH STAFF TO DEVELOP FINANCIAL PLANS, PARTICIPATING IN FAITH-BUILDING CLASSES, AND BEGINNING TO DEVELOP FOUNDATIONS FOR TRUSTING AND LASTING RELATIONSHIPS, WHICH SOME HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. ST. GIANNA'S PLACE EMPLOYS A TRAINED STAFF TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR MISSION OF SUPPORTING PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR NEWBORNS. DURING 2022, OUR STAFF NUMBERS REMAINED THE SAME AS IN 2021. WE CONTINUE TO USE STAFF FOR EVENING AND OVERNIGHT SHIFTS. ST. GIANNA'S PLACE MAINTAINS A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE RESIDENCE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR BABIES. OUR RESIDENCE, WHICH IS OWNED BY THE DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER, NH, WAS FORMERLY A RECTORY FOR PRIESTS, AND IT UNDERWENT PARTIAL RENOVATIONS BEFORE OPENING OUR DOORS IN LATE 2019. ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS FOCUSES ON BUILDING AND GROUNDS ISSUES AND WORKS WITH THE DIRECTOR TO ANTICIPATE AND FOLLOW UP ON ANY NEEDS. WE CAN CURRENTLY HOUSE UP TO 7 WOMEN AND THEIR INFANTS, AS WE COMPLETED THE EXPANSION OF THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE HOUSE. ST. GIANNA'S PLACE OFFERS RESIDENTS PERSONAL SUPPLIES, ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND TRAINING TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITIES TO LEAD SUCCESSFUL LIVES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS MAY INCLUDE THINGS LIKE THE FOLLOWING: ASSISTING THEM TO GET HEALTHCARE (INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE, OBSTETRICS, AND DENTAL CARE), HELPING THEM SET UP BANK ACCOUNTS OR CORRECT FINANCIAL ISSUES, ASSISTING WITH APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL BENEFITS AND CLASSES, AND ACCESSING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND CAREER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED. AT THE VERY CORE OF OUR MISSION ARE OUR FAITH-BUILDING CLASSES, WHICH HELP OUR MOTHERS IDENTIFY THEIR OWN SELF-WORTH AND BEGIN TO DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST.