Homelessness continues to be a difficult and complex issue for the Bay Area. The rise in the cost of living, the lack of affordable housing, and sudden layoffs are part of the picture. For pregnant women, homelessness can mean a frustrating search for services for themselves and their unborn children. They move from one shelter to the next.

Here at CityTeam's Heritage Home we have been providing a long-term compassionate ministry for years to homeless, poor and abused women who are pregnant and have no where else to turn but the streets. Often these pregnant women who are without food or shelter resort to their dark thoughts of abortion. In the United States 48% of pregnancies are unintended, and half of those are terminated by abortion*. We are trying to be a light of hope in these woman’s lives - looking at the whole situation - to meet their immediate needs and work out long term solutions through our multiple programs.

Through your prayers and financial support - you can partner with us to assure that these pregnant women who are ready to experience "real change" in their lives will have the necessary help and counseling they need to find real hope.

For more information contact: Nellie Lee at nlee@cityteam.org or at 408-294-1238

* The data is from the research conducted by The Alan Guttmacher Institute and/or published in its peer-reviewed journal, Family Planning Perspectives.

Save the Date The Heritage Home 21st annual Benefit Dinner and Auction will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Santa Clara, California on Friday, September 26, 2008. For more information please contact Nellie Lee at 408.316.3053 or nlee@cityteam.org From Hopelessness to Healing and Hope Do you see the smile on this young mother's face? You couldn't have imagined what she had been through before she walked through the door at Heritage Home.