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Welcome to our New Executive Director!And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19
God has definitely supplied the needs of The Elizabeth House! For the past four months, the Board has been searching for a new Executive Director and we are pleased to announce that Natalie Freeman will be filling the role!
Natalie is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a degree in Biomedical Science and a minor in Public Health. She earned her Masters degree from Texas A&M University School of Public Health. In addition to her education, previous work experience and leadership roles in various organizations, Natalie has worked as a House Manager at SOLVE Maternity Homes in Bradenton, Florida.
Natalie enjoyed her time in College Station as a student and is excited to return to our community in her new role. She brings a fresh and energizing perspective as well as a passion for the sanctity of life.
We are excited to welcome Natalie to The Elizabeth House Maternity Home ministry. We believe Natalie can help us as we fulfill our mission to provide a safe home for pregnant women and their children.
Please join us in welcoming Natalie!
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We have opened
Elizabeth House 2!THANK YOU ALL for helping make the expansion of The Elizabeth House possible. We are now able to serve 7 families, and both of our homes are full! The Lord has blessed us and enabled us to do His work in helping these incredible women become healthy mothers and Daughters of God.
Special thank to these exceptional people who helped get EH 2 set up so that we could welcome our newest residents:
St. Vincent de Paul - Mattress Sleep Centers - The Sleep Station - Matthew Winkler - The Aggie KnightsAnd thank you to those who have donated items so that we can welcome these ladies to a home that is just that....a warm welcoming and safe home.
Proverbs 24:3-4 “By wisdom, a house is built, and through understanding, it is established; through knowledge, its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.”
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How the House Was Started
The Elizabeth House Maternity Home was born in Bryan/College Station as a direct result of the Planned Parenthood abortion facility being shut down here in Aggieland. Local Christians, energized by the victory over the abortion giant, quickly organized to form a maternity home. That’s how we locals view the Elizabeth House. It’s a visible reminder of the power of God working through ordinary people in our community to accomplish big things. God continues to transform the hearts and lives of mothers and their children - born and unborn - through the hearts and hands of staff and volunteers every day!
Since that time of explosive growth, our board and staff have worked hard to channel the high energy stage of a new organization that was just learning to take its unwieldy first steps - guiding it forward to next stage of maturity - to achieve the long term goal of always being ready to help mothers who are in crisis to create a better life for themselves and their children.
Real transformation - lasting change - is hard work. It’s not glamorous and it’s literally invisible to a world that puts emphasis on instant results and quick fixes. But that is exactly what we’ve been working on at Elizabeth House this year.
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Pillars of Success
Our team has fine-tuned our Five Pillars of Success that help our mothers grow as a person, a mother, and a child of God. Upon move in, each mother works with a Program Director to set personalized goals pertaining to each of the five Elizabeth House Maternity Home Pillars of Success.
The five pillars are:- Judeo Christian formation - This includes prayer time, Bible study, and Church membership or community.
- Employment or Education - We help each mom seek and obtain employment, enroll in a GED course, part time college courses, vocational training (or the like).
- Finances - One of the ways that Elizabeth House sets mothers in crisis back on their feet is by helping them establish a successful financial plan. Regular saving, budgeting, tracking and reviewing of finances is required. And it is helping moms succeed!! One of our moms just bought her first house - three years post graduation! She is now providing a safe, stable home for her daughter.
- Family - Our moms learn to manage a household, receive parenting training, help with scheduling and attending appointments, and submitting applications for community resources in a timely manner.
- Relationships - We work on building wholesome relationships with staff and roommates, and offer classes on communication skills.
Not only have we strived to build a consistent yet personalized approach with our residents to help them build a better life, but our leadership team has itself taken and applied this philosophy of real change to the inner workings of the organization.
We created procedures and training to smooth the handoff to new leadership to encourage innovative ideas while laying a strong foundation. We’ve automated what could be automated to eliminate wasted time and money. We’ve worked out kinks in communication. We’ve improved our ability to match volunteers’ gifts and talents with jobs that serve the needs of each individual mom. We’ve searched for and discovered more existing community networks that can connect us with pregnant women in crisis and can provide a network of support for our moms as they journey towards independence.
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