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Causes: Civil Rights, Family Services, Homeless & Housing, Homeless Shelters, Human Services, Right to Life
Mission: Gabriel network is a christian ministry of presence and relationship that serves women and children, who experience a crisis pregnancy in md and dc. We provide practical, emotional, and spiritual support through our help line, church-based ministry, and maternity housing.
Programs: Maternity housing:gabriel network provides free housing to homeless pregnant mothers. Gabriel network provides nearly 5,000 nights of housing to mothers and children each year. Gabriel network provides a safe family environment, encouraging healthier pregnancies and births. We also provide individual life coaching to each resident, supporting their progress in life skills, bonding with their child, and healthy relationships.
church-based angel friends:gabriel network recruits, trains, and empowers a growing network of church partners to serve pregnant mothers during and after birth through presence and relationship. These churches form angel friend teams who provide long term, in-person, practical, emotional, and spiritual support for pregnant mothers. Our angel friend teams serve hundreds of women and children each year across maryland and washington, dc.
other program services:gabriel network impacts the lives of nearly 1,200 women and children each year. Gabriel network's helpline (800-angel-ok) answered over 1,800 calls. Gabriel network staff also provided direct material assistance, including children's supplies and maternity items. We provided scholarships through the lorraine sparling scholarship, helping several women earn valuable job skills so they could provide a better future for themselves and their children.