Casa Teresa, Inc.

Profile

Description

Founded in 1976, Casa Teresa provides a transformational, comprehensive program for homeless, pregnant women 18 years of age and older who are alone. Located in Orange, California, Casa Teresa is home to more than 75 mothers and their babies each year. Additionally, referrals or one-time counseling is provided to over four hundred women annually.

Casa Teresa offers three separate residential programs: the Parenting Program, the Adoption Program “Hannah’s House”, and the Transition Program for Single Mothers. Casa Teresa is open to all homeless, pregnant women in need regardless of religion, nationality, race, background, or any other factor.

Casa Teresa offers a safe and sober living environment, perinatal healthcare, individual and group counseling, case management and life-skills education. Our residents receive the tools needed to earn a living wage and become self-sufficient. Residents are provided with computer training, job skill assessments and career development classes. Equally important to their success, they find a healthy sense of self-worth and dignity. This goal-oriented program allows women to break free from a generational cycle of homelessness, addiction, abuse and poverty.

Key Facts

World locations:
1976

Year founded:
1976

Programs

Parenting program - for women who have chosen to keep their babies. Through classes and counseling, the women learn skills that will help them make positive decisions for their future and their baby's. 30 women and 21 babies served this year.


transformation program - for women who have successfully completed the parenting program and wish to continue at casa teresa for up to an additional 18 months. They are required to either work or go to school. 17 single mothers and 8 babies/children served this year.


emergency maternity shelter (ems)/alumni resource center (arc) - the ems was created to provide homeless, pregnant women with or without children a safe, temporary living environment. The program is modeled after the parenting program but is tailored to fit emergency needs. The arc is open to all former casa teresa residents as a continuum of support and safety net to ensure they maintain self-sufficiency for themselves and their children. Advanced education counseling, career development and ged programs are available to all present and former casa teresa residents; ems served 61 women, 35 babies/children and arc served 135 women this year.


adoption program: for women who choose to place their baby for adoption. Provides a safe and supportive home for homeless, single, pregnant women, addressing the unique physical and emotional needs of women planning to place their babies for adoption. Accommodates two women at a time; 4 women served this year. Infant care center: provides child care assistance for mothers in our transformation program while they attend school or work. 12 babies served this year.