Welcome to Mary's Shelter & Mary's Home

On September 8, 1995 Mary's Shelter opened its doors to young women in a crisis situation. Our goal is to provide temporary housing, while assisting the young women to coordinate counseling, education and quality prenatal care. The ultimate outcome is having a healthy infant born to a healthy, well-informed mother. The resident and counselor develop a plan of action with attainable goals, focusing specifically on achieving independent living skills.

Mary's Shelter is licensed by the State of Pennsylvania as a Maternity Home and as a Private Children and Youth Social Service Agency, which serves the needs of homeless, pregnant young women.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for admission and services without regard to race, color, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, handicap or disability, sexual orientation, AIDS or HIV status.

Baby Bottle Campaign

Can you help raise awareness as well as funds? Consider taking part in our baby bottle campaign. Members of your group take home an 8oz baby bottle for 4 weeks and collect change. The bottle sparks conversation among friends. And it’s amazing how quickly the change adds up. For additional information call Chris at (610) 603-8010.

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1 Million Friends

Can 1 person – and $1 – change 1 life?

Yes

You can help Mary’s Shelter reach 1 million friends by simply spreading the word. Send the following (or similar) email to all of your friends and post this on your Facebook.

How would you like to change a life forever and spend only $1.44? Here’s how. Put a $1 bill in an envelope, place a 44 cent stamp on the envelope, and then mail it! How simple is that?

Many of you have heard of Mary’s Shelter in Reading, PA which helps pregnant young women build a brighter future. They provide temporary housing while assisting the women with coordinating counseling, education and prenatal care. Mary’s Shelter is hoping to relocate to a new site on Kenhorst Blvd, Reading and expand by opening a third site in the Lehigh Valley - they need our help. They would like to see Mary’s Shelter grow, $1 at a time, with the goal of enlisting the support of one million friends.

Think it can’t be done? Think again! After putting your own $1 bill in the envelope, forward this e-mail to everyone in your address book, asking them to forward it to their contacts. If they’re on Facebook, ask them to post it on their page. If we all pull together, MANY LIVES CAN BE CHANGED. Wouldn’t it be nice to see Mary’s Shelter reach its goal and know that you helped? All it will take is mailing your own $1 and networking. WE CAN DO THIS!!!

Mary’s Shelter/Mary’s Home
736 Upland Avenue Reading, PA 19607

Thank you for anything you can do to help this wonderful cause.
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