BETHLEHEM HOUSE
2301 S 15TH STREET, OMAHA, NE 68108 bethlehemhouseomaha.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROVIDE PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMEN IN CRISIS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR FAITH PREFERENCE, WITH A HOME, HOPE AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH LIFE-AFFIRMING SERVICES ROOTED IN CATHOLIC TRADITION.

TO PROVIDE PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMEN IN CRISIS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR FAITH PREFERENCE, WITH A HOME, HOPE AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH LIFE-AFFIRMING SERVICES ROOTED IN CATHOLIC TRADITION. BETHLEHEM HOUSE OFFERS A 12-MONTH TEMPORARY HOUSING PROGRAM, FOLLOWED BY A THREE YEAR BRIDGE PROGRAM OFFERING SUPPORT TO GRADUATES DURING EARLY STAGES OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

A) FAMILY LIFE PROGRAM - OUR RESIDENTIAL CAMPUS HOUSES WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ARE PREGNANT AND PARENTING. THE RESIDENTIAL DORM CONSISTS OF 12 FULLY FURNISHED BEDROOMS. THE FAMILY LIFE PROGRAM LENGTH IS 10 - 12 MONTHS AT NO COST TO FAMILIES, AND COURSES BUILT UPON PERSONAL STRENGTHS THROUGH EDUCATION AND MENTORSHIP. THE FAMILY LIFE CORE COMPETENCIES INCLUDE: FINANCIAL LITERACY, PINWHEELS HEALTH AND WELLNESS, SEXUAL INTEGRITY, BABY AND ME, CONQUERING CODEPENCENCY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GOD APPETITE, TODDLER TALK, ADDICTION & RECOVERY, HUMBLE LILY JOB WORKFORCE, COOKING MATTERS, AND PERSONAL COACHING. STAFF ARE EMPATHETIC AND TRAUMA-SENSITIVE, AND INCLUDE SPECIALIZATION IN THE FIELDS OF SOCIAL WORK, NURSING, GRIEF, FAITH FORMATION, ADDICTION AND RECOVERY. FAMILY LIFE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: PROVIDED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR 32 WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN, 309 CLASSES WERE HELD WITH 42 EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND 89% OF GRADUATES ACHIEVED FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE, FORGOING GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.B)AFTERCARE PROGRAM - UPON GRADUATION, FAMILIES ENROLL IN AFTERCARE. AFTERCARE WAS DESIGNED TO REDUCE BARRIERS THAT IMPEDE WITH SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. ONE KEY IS MAINTAINING HEALTHY SUPPORTS PUT IN PLACE DURING THEIR STAY AT BETHLEHEM HOUSE. STAFF REMAIN COMMITTED TO VISITING WITH FAMILIES REGULARLY. FAMILY-CENTERED GOALS COVER ASSISTANCE WITH LEGAL ADVOCACY, FINANCIAL STABILITY, SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL AND MORE. FAMILIES REMAIN CONNECTED TO SERVICES, AT NO COST TO FAMILIES, FOR AN AVERAGE OF 5 YEARS. AFTERCARE ALUMNI PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: 62 FAMILIES WERE SUCCESSFULLY BRIDGED INTO PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND AWARDS IN THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TOTALED $10,200 TO INCLUDE 7 MERIT-BASED AWARDS RANGING FROM $500 - $2000 TO OFFSET THE COST OF VEHICLE PURCHASES, HOUSING DOWN-PAYMENTS, AND COLLEGE TUITION AND VARIOUS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE DUE TO COVID TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH HOUSING AND FOOD COSTS, TRANSPORTATION AND EDUCATION TOTALING $7,076.C) HUMBLE LILY WORKFORCE PROGRAM . STARTED IN 2015, THE HUMBLE LILY BOUTIQUE IS AN UPSCALE STORE, SUSTAINED BY LOCAL HIGH-END DONATIONS, AND ASSISTED BY HUNDREDS OF LOCAL VOLUNTEERS EACH YEAR. PROCEEDS FROM THE HUMBLE LILY HELP TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE MISSION AS WE WORK TO EDUCATE WOMEN TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCE WHILE RESTORING HOPE, REUNITING FAMILIES, AND BUILDING COMMUNITY. THE HUMBLE LILY BOUTIQUE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: PROCESSING OVER $375,000 WORTH OF IN-KIND DONATED ITEMS, CLIENTS REDEEMED $4,300 IN CLOTHING VOUCHERS, AND $277,188 OF REVENUE WAS GENERATED FROM THE SALE OF COMMUNITY DONATED ITEMS AS THE HUMBLE LILY.

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