“WHAT IS THE HOUSE OF GRACE
MATERNITY HOME?” 
The House of Grace Materninty Home operates under the
“umbrella” of the Pregnancy Resource Center of Panama City Inc. along with
several other ministries. The PRC, a 26 year old ministry realized the number of
pregnant girls in our service area between the ages of 10 and 17 was growing, we
felt the need to help with their housing in a safe, Christian, family
environment.
“WHERE DO YOUR GIRLS COME
FROM?”
The House of Grace receives referrals from
churches, schools, adoption agencies, law enforcement and other organizations.
We accept girls that live in Florida as well as surrounding States.
“ARE ANY GIRLS EVER FORCED TO COME
TO THE HOUSE OF GRACE?” No, the girls enter the program on their on accord. They
are also not forced to stay in the program.
“WILL THE GIRLS BE ABLE TO CONTINUE
THEIR EDUCATION WHILE AT THE HOUSE”
Yes! We provide education through
an accredited homeschooling program overseen by Accelerated Christian Education
(ACE). We also are able to connect a resident with the GED program through one
of our local adult education programs. Our Educational Coordinator encourages
and assists our residents with their schoolwork daily. We also have volunteer
tutors from local schools who visit weekly to help with difficult subjects such
as Math and English.
“WHO GOES TO THE DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND
HOSPITAL WITH THE GIRLS?”
Resident staff members go with the
girls to and from doctor appointments. Each resident is also teamed up with what
is called a Birth Coach who may also go with her to doctor appointments and will
be with her in the hospital when she gives birth. Our Birth Coaches are very
knowledgeable about pregnancy and birthing, they provide the individual resident
with reliable support and will be an advocate for her.
“ARE THERE ANY COSTS INVOLVED FOR THE
RESIDENTS STAYING IN THE HOUSE OF GRACE?”
All services are
provided to the residents free of charge. These services include: individual,
group, and family counseling; housing accommodations including a furnished
bedroom; meals; homeschooling education; relationship and abstinence education;
parenting education; life skills training; connection with community resources
and more. They are able to participate in a healthy Christian Family Invornment
possibly for the first time ever.
“WHAT ABOUT MEDICAL
COVERAGE?”
If the girl’s family does
not have medical coverage, we assist in signing her up for medicaid. In some
cases, clients may qualify for pregnancy medicaid as a supplement to their
primary insurance coverage.
“ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COSTS?”
There are no hidden costs at House of Grace.
However, if possible, we ask that a resident’s family provide a weekly allowance
of $20 for her to buy non-necessity items and learn how to save and budget
money. If the family is unable to provide this, we have ministry partners who
are able to provide the allowance as a scholarship.
“ARE RESIDENTS ALLOWED TO WORK AT A
JOB WHILE AT THE HOUSE OF GRACE?”
While at House of
Grace our focus with the resident is on care for herself, her unborn child, and
her education. The girls do not hold employment during their stay at House of
Grace. However, upon discharge planning, the staff works closely with the
resident in all areas of post placement including work related issues.
“HOW IS THE HOUSE OF GRACE
FUNDED?”
We are a non-profit 501 (c) 3 ministry and rely
solely on the generosity of our community for funding. We do not accept any
government funding because we do not want to be restricted from sharing Christ
with our residents; we believe that only through Christ can a person’s life
truly change.
“DOES THE HOUSE OF GRACE ACCEPT
PREGNANT TEENS NEEDING PLACEMENT FROM STATE
AGENCIES?”
We do accept pregnant teens who are under the
care of the Department of Children and Families (DCF). We do not take funding
from the state for girls placed in our care, and we reserve the right to return
her to DCF if she shows an unwillingness to participate in our program abiding
by all house rules.