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- EIN 36-4651285
- (618) 624-0291
- 208 Paul Pl Lebanon IL 62254 USA
- www.fontebella.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Pregnancy Centers
Mission: Fontebella maternity home empowers young women facing an unplanned pregnancy by providing them with the choices and freedom to become independent women and great mothers. We provide physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual support to our house guests through compassionate help and enabling positive, life-affirming choices by: providing a loving environment for her to live during pregnancy and transition into parenthood; mentoring to our house guests to re-build self esteem and respect for life; educating our house guests in a variety of life skills and parenting skills so she can build her confidence and ability to provide for herself and her child after leaving fontebella.
Programs: Home: to provide a safe haven for pregnant women along with their basic needs such as food, shelter, spiritual guidance and friendship.
counseling: helping the guests identify any issues they need to work through, aiding the guests to identify where they are in life, what their dreams are, and putting together a plan to attain that dream.
education: to enroll guests in a ged or vocational program, working with southwestern illinois college to test the guests to discover their interests and talents, taking guests to parenting classes provided by southern illinois health care, provide in-house classes on stages of pregnancy, child development, parenting skills, cooking, budgeting, bible classes, and nutrition classes
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