In recent years we have seen needs change; nearly half of all applicants to our program have children. If a homeless pregnant woman has older children, due to size constraints, Visitation House is unable to house those children and the women must make the heart-breaking decision to place their children in alternate care until permanent housing is established or continue to live on the streets or tolerate abusive/unsafe living conditions. This devastating decision has moved us at  Visitation House to take on the mission of creating a home for these families! We are currently fundraising for the purchase of a “Sister Facility” which will expand the operations currently offered by Visitation House by providing housing to women (pregnant or not) and to their children.  We are seeking a facility/home able house 15 female head-household families.  The ideal property will have a large commercial kitchen and community dining area, several separate dedicated areas for training and community classes, a yard or land for recreation, a community garden and other areas for building life skills and self-sufficiency. The “Sister Facility” will maintain the same values and objectives of Visitation House, but will expand its reach to homeless women and their families, offering them the same support services to enable them to become self-sufficient when permanent housing is established.