Thunderbirds Charities Grant
Contact: Ryan Uher 602-596-4991 ruher@maggiesplace.org Thunderbirds Charities Invests $40,000 in Maggie’s Place Family Success Center; Continues to Partner in Service to Homeless Pregnant Women PHOENIX 7/6/2021 - Maggie’s Place was recently awarded $40,000 from...
The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation Grant
Contact: Ryan Uher 602-596-4991 ruher@maggiesplace.org Maggie’s Place Receives $439,000 Grant From The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation Grant will Build Capacity and Support Current Programming PHOENIX 6/7/2021 - Maggie’s Place – a nonprofit dedicated to supporting...
What Is Reunification?
Reunification is a word used a lot at Maggie's Place. But what is it, and why do we work to make it happen? Reunification is the process of getting a family safely back together after children have been placed in the foster care system. Foster care refers to...
The Next Step
Do you ever wonder what happens as moms make their way through Maggie's Place? Most of our mothers go on to do great work in addition to taking care of themselves and their children. Mercides, who gave birth to twins just nine months ago, is now a peer mentor in the...
The Journey To Maggie’s Place
Sometimes a Maggie's Place mom will share her story in depth, the good and the bad. Today, we hear from Cystalann who tells us about her journey to The Elizabeth House. "This is my story about my life prior to finding Maggie’s Place. I am celebrating a number...
When Family Fails
Our guest blogger this week is our very own CEO Laura Magruder. When family fails...there’s Maggie’s Place I was blessed growing up. I knew three of my great-grandparents, all four grandparents, all my aunts, uncles and cousins. My children weren’t as...
Poverty and Back To School
The kids may have just gotten out of school but at Maggie's Place, we're already looking at sending them back prepared and ready to succeed. Every year in July, Maggie's Place kids come to the courtyard for backpacks, supplies, haircuts, shoes and all things school...
My Job Is To Love This Person
"My job is to love this person," says Natalie, an AmeriCorps member at The Elizabeth House. She is reflecting on her year of service, its' meaning, its' heartbreak and lessons learned. Natalie joined with fellow Corps member Christina for a podcast mini-series...
Saying Goodbye
By: Valentino Mejia “Thank you for calling Maggie’s Place, The Elizabeth House, this is Valentino, how can I help you?” It is with great sadness that I say my internship at Maggie’s Place has come to an end. When I first started at Maggie’s Place, I was so...
Thoughts From The Michael House…
by Stephanie Chavoya There is no greater love than a mother’s love for her child. As cliche as it sounds, I have been given that love from my own mother and witness it everyday living at The Magdalene and Michael homes. When I committed to a year of service with...
Letter to A New Corps Member
Our AmeriCorps members, the ladies who live in Maggie's Place homes with our moms and babies, are nothing if not resourceful, compassionate, loving and strong. As we are in recruitment season for next year, Natalie, a current Corps member, shares some thoughts for new...
Put Those Notions Aside…
We all have preconceived notions about others. We would not be human without them. That includes the mothers at Maggie's Place--where they come from, how they've journeyed to us and what will happen once they leave us. Monasia, a mom at The Elizabeth House, turns...
What We Learn In A Podcast
When we started our podcast a month or two ago, we thought we might stir up some conversation, inform listeners about Maggie's Place, engage some new supporters and bring more awareness to the work at Maggie's Place. We were right on all counts. What we didn't think...
With Great Love…
In keeping with our goal to provide news from our AmeriCorps, today we hear from Thy, who is serving Maggie's Place at The Michael House. "I came into a year of service without knowing what I was really getting into. I was a recent grad starting off in a new...
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Our news today comes from The Zechariah House in Ohio. The custom of celebrating the life of St. Patrick, a Catholic priest who spent many years preaching Christianity in Ireland where he used the small three leaf plant, the shamrock, to illustrate the doctrine...
Maggie’s Place Babies Are Royal-Tea
Saturday marked the celebration of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's soon-to-be royal little one. The English Rose Tea Room in Carefree threw a baby shower and the gifts were for Maggie's Place babies. Jo Gemmill, owner and Maggie's Place friend, celebrates tea for all...
Honor The Women In Your Life…
It's International Women's Day. At Maggie's Place, women are everywhere--the moms, the Corps members and a bunch of our babies. They are, indeed, an amazing group. In honoring them on this special day, we have some of their thoughts to share. Thanks to funding from a...
Special Words From Claire
We love to share the experiences of our AmeriCorps and MissionCorps members in Arizona and Ohio. Today, we hear from Claire who lives with the moms at Arizona's Magdalene House. Thank you, Claire, for sharing your experience with us. "With graduation quickly...
Share A Cup Of Coffee With Maggie’s Place
Tuesday is podcast day at Maggie's Place. We joined Program Director Julie Carlberg, Volunteer Celeste Burton, AmeriCorps members Amy O'Neil and Pinky Guerrero to discuss volunteerism, a year of service and how rules without relationships equal rebellion. The...
Meet Amy
AmeriCorps Member Amy shares her thoughts with us... “It would be amazing, but it’s not realistic." That's what I told myself when the idea of spending a year at Maggie’s Place came into the picture. After attending The University of Scranton, a Jesuit university, I...