Children First @ Our Mother'S House

I would have to disagree with the bad reviews below mine. Anyone who has left a 1 star review most likely got kicked out of our mother's house for not following the simple rules. They helped me & my little one so much. I absolutely loved my apartment and felt right at home. They pay for you to go to counseling and also show grace when you're late or short on rent. I never had any problems while staying there. If anything it taught me stability and independence. Also, they pay 100% for your little ones daycare and they use one of the best schools around. They offer schooling and you can also get a laptop for free from them when you enlist in school. My case worker was Molly and she always strived to help me achieve my goals and was very compassionate towards me. My favorite part aside from getting your own apartment, is Christmas. I've never been spoiled to much in my entire life. They have donars adopt us families individually and they go all out for your Christmas. Also, there are a few parks right across from the apartments, so you can take your little one there or to the beach, which is only half a mile from your apartment. When you're following the rules and paying your rent, they aim to help you in whatever way they can. For example, I was having a hard time keeping up with my car insurance monthly. They helped pay SIX months of car insurance on my car, that took such a huge weight off of my shoulders. If I could go back and relive my time at Omh, I would in a heart beat. I've seen a lot of successful girls graduate that program and move on to bigger things. In fact, they helped one of my friends get into school for nursing. Also, you are responsible for your own food, however, if you're in a bind the front office upon request can gift you with gift cards to Publix, Walmart or Target to be used for groceries. Id love to add that they provide EVERYTHING each month. Your case worker will fill a basket full of diapers, wipes, all hygiene products, toiletries and cleaning supplies. If I could rate this place higher than 5, I would. I miss this place so much and I am proud to be a omh graduate. :)

My experience here after an abusive home life and experiencing homelessness with my daughter was poor, but I was grateful to have a roof over my & my daughter’s head, a bed to sleep in and a place to call home! The fee is not bad, but when you have no job and they’re expecting you to pay it’s overwhelming. I ended up getting a great job.. got my license, certification and pay raise in healthcare during my stay here, got my drivers license and had good daycare for my daughter. However there is a lot of rules and restrictions; (no candles, cannot cook past 9 O’clock, not allowed to have other children in the apartment even if they are your own (which was never an issue for me, but quite saddening for moms of multiples) keep everything clean and tidy for apartment checks when you’re not even home (which can be a hard thing to do with a baby/toddler, especially if you’re a person who is at work ALL DAY & get home late from your shift, after the checks had already been done). CONS: One of the ladies at the office had told me maybe I’m not a good fit for the program, because I had to rely on my father for a ride to and from places, seeing as I had no license nor car. The case worker I had ended up with was great at first.. Understanding, not in everyone’s personal business (just focused on how to better manage and communicate and help the woman build a future), etc. until one day she just stopped showing up & then my building got stuck with a new case manager, whom picked and chose who and who not to have compassion for and to be tough on, she was compassionate towards me and others, but not everyone. Some of the women have their own cliques, personalities differ, it gets ugly… one woman left a nasty note on my door accusing me of stopping her wash cycle when her clothes were in the community washers.. to wash mine instead, when the washers had actually been broken. There has been physical altercations, it gets loud and chaotic depending on the people who are in your building. PROS: The therapy provided was great and I loved the therapist and how she was helping me to manage my past, stress and dealing with everything else in between! Mandatory Class on Thursdays, and Psychological counseling as well as child care. February of 24’ I had found an apartment I could afford before my 2 year contract was up and at the same time I was slapped with a “termination” from the program before I could even tell the program manager of my plans, essentially I was being terminated due to me missing a mandatory class on Thursdays, I had just gone to the dentist and had to have a molar pulled; My face was swollen and I was in pain the class being held was a self defense class which I did not feel well enough to attend. I had told them the previous week that I had dental work to be done that day and that I may not make it to class (if you were going to miss class or had an emergency you were supposed to let them know ahead of time). Since then I have referred 2 young women to this program and one of them being my friend had mentioned me to one of the program case workers who said to her “Oh well just do a better job than ___ did.” As if I had not tried my best then to get to where I am at today, which I did not appreciate, especially after talking so highly of this program and referring other women as well, it was disheartening to hear!

Do not donate to this organization.They are evil. Not to mention the girls do not get any of the donations. They do not help with permanent housing and the apartments that they make us pay for each month are infested with black mold, so bad they get the children and the mother's sick to the point where they have to go to the hospital. Multiple times. I have permanent lung damage from living at our mother's house.My child stayed sick. They never helped with anything. And when I found out about the mold, they pretty much threatened to kick me out because I wouldn't sign a contract saying I was responsible for the mold. They made a contract out of thin air, making all of us, mom, sign it and trying to flip It around in case we tried to sue for damages that it was our responsibility. My air conditioner was broke and the humidity in my apartment was over eighty five percent all the time, which made mold spores grow rapid. I was always in complete compliance with Catholic charities. Until I started asking questions, then I had a target on me, I was the only one that went to school and graduated. I didn't receive any help when I was in school. Being a single mom going to school for welding, I trade most men Can hardly do. I had to babysit other Mother's. Children to come up with the rent money gas to drive all the way to bradington, everyday and for food.I literally ate my child's scraps to survive on. They parade us around and act like they're doing something so righteous, it's all a lie and a scam to get your money. Then they have the audacity to boast about how they raised two hundred and thirty six thousand dollars and one night adder wine tasting event. They never gave me a scholarship to go to school.It wasn't through them.It was through the state. So not only are they making money off of your donations, they're making money off of tax cuts, because it's technically a religious establishment, even though there was no talk about god or religion at all. They also get money from us each month when we have to pay rent. And if we were late on rent, then we got hit with late fees, no questions asked, no excuse, given They made us go to the most ridiculous classes.Mandatory didn't matter if you have covid or not.If you had a sick baby or not. Our mother's house is like a cult. They try to brainwash you and make you think that they're trying to help you. Where is the help? They don't help you with food. You have to pay for the housing. They separate you from your child immediately. Even though your baby is just born and try to push you to go to work, so you can pay rent. I've seen them turn down food. Donations close donations, and even people trying to donate cars. I know 10 women over there that needed a car. All of us were hard for food for clothes for our children, but because they didn't profit off of it, they didn't allow it to be donated. Think about it, if they were really doing the right thing, they would accept all donations, not just money. What are they gonna do with food or kids clothes. This place is absolutely disgusting. They need to get sued for getting people sick. Ask any of the Mother's there, if they have mold in their apartments? It's a giant cover up and they get away with it because they have less than ten apartments in each structure. Call any air conditioner unit company to come fix an air conditioner and mention our mother's house and see what they say.If you think i'm lying, they won't even let them on the property.

This place took me and my daughter I'm when no one else would. She is on a feeding tube and they are the only program willing to accept us. I thank God for them every day. 🙏 I am going to continue to thrive here because that's what they helps mothers do.

Great place to be for you and your children it is a stable safe clean environment but if you and your caseworker don’t communicate or see eye for eye it can be hell . When you don’t communicate with your caseworker depending who it is they will nag you like a grumpy miserable nanny . Overall it was a good start for me and my kids and helped me to become a better person now with a great paying job and a house in my name !