Our Lady's Inn

Our Lady's Inn (agency), a not-for-profit corporation, provides shelter and individualized supportive services for homeless pregnant women and their children, with a focus on healthy birth outcomes, family wellness and movement toward housing stability. Services include case management, material supports, counseling, life skills education, parenting, employment readiness, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment support as well as peri-natal nursing support. In 2022, oli provided 10,927 days of care/nights of shelter and on-site services to 90 families. In the 2-year aftercare program, an additional 66 families were supported. In december, 47 families including 97 children benefited from participation in the Our Lady's Inn's adopt a family christmas program. In 2022, at the st. louis Inn location, 6,215 nights of shelter/days of care were provided for a total of 58 women and 43 children. Fourteen babies were born in residence, with an average birth weight 7lbs 1 oz and gestational age of 39 weeks. The average length of stay for those families moving from the Inn in 2022 was 67 days. The Inn received 280 unduplicated calls for help from pregnant women.in 2022, at the st. charles Inn location, 4,712 nights of shelter/days of care were provided to a total of 32 women and 48 children. Ten babies were born in residence with an average birth weight of 5lbs 7oz and gestational age of 37 weeks (note-these statistics include a set of healthy, but pre-term twins.) The average length of stay for those families moving from the Inn in 2022 was 84 days. The Inn received 124 unduplicated calls for help from pregnant women.twice blessed resale shop is operated by Our Lady's Inn as a social enterprise, providing a small revenue stream in support of the Inn, but more importantly, offering job training and work experience for those clients of the Inn who wish to participate. Demographic information for adult residential clients:ages 18-20 6%ages 21-23 30% ages 24-26 23% ages 27-32 23% ages 33-45 18% african american 74% caucasian 19%multi race 6%asian 1%