Two Babies In Seven Days

This morning, we welcomed another beautiful baby girl into the Virginia Women and Family Support Center family!

Both mother and baby are doing well, and our hearts are overflowing with gratitude. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

When this precious little girl leaves the hospital, she will have something every newborn deserves: a safe home.

When she leaves the hospital, this beautiful little girl will begin her life at our Haymarket home, where her mother and two older siblings have spent the past six months rebuilding their lives, finding stability, and preparing for her arrival.

The journey to this moment has not been easy. Before coming to us, this hardworking mother was navigating an unstable and difficult living situation while caring for her two young children. Even without the security or safety of a stable home, she continued working full-time, and doing everything to provide for her family.

Six months ago, she found safety and stability with us.

Today, as she holds her newborn daughter, she knows that when they leave the hospital, they have a home to return to. Not a car. Not a shelter. Not another night wondering where her children will lay their heads; but a home.

For ten years, the Virginia Women and Family Support Center has stood on two deeply held beliefs: Life Is a Gift. Every Baby Deserves a Home.

In just seven days, two mothers in our residential program have given birth. Two babies whose first days of life remind us why housing is so essential to maternal health.

A safe home changes everything. It gives mothers the opportunity to focus on their health, care for their children, and prepare for the future without the constantly worrying about their safety and the uncertainty of where they will sleep.

And none of this happens without people like you.

To every donor, volunteer, and supporter who has helped keep our doors open, these moments are part of the difference your generosity makes.

When you give, you help provide more than housing. You give families hope that the future can look different. You create the stability, support, and opportunities that mothers and their children need.

Today, as we celebrate another beautiful reminder why we do this work, there are many other expectant mothers in our community who have nowhere safe to go.

Will you help us make room for the next mother and baby?

Your gift, whether $25, $50, $100, or more, helps sustain the homes and services that mothers and their children need.

Please consider making a gift today. Because every mother deserves support, and Every Baby Deserves a Home.

Give today: www.vawfsc.org

Sincerely, 

Frances Robin

Executive Director