A Valley nonprofit is giving second chances a new foundation \u2014 literally.<\/p>\n
MOM\u2019s House, a transitional home in Phoenix for women reentering society after incarceration, is set to receive a $100,000 renovation grant through the 2025 Lowe\u2019s Hometowns project. The home is operated by St. Joseph the Worker, a nonprofit dedicated to helping individuals overcome barriers to employment and achieve lasting self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis home represents so much more than four walls,\u201d said Carrie Masters, CEO of St. Joseph the Worker. \u201cIt\u2019s a second chance for women who are ready to rewrite their stories.\u201d<\/p>\n
Located at 1125 W. Fillmore St., MOM\u2019s House offers not just shelter, but stability \u2014 a supportive environment where women can find their footing, secure employment and rebuild their lives with dignity.<\/p>\n
The home is part of the organization\u2019s Workforce Villages Reentry (WVR) Program, which helps women leaving Perryville Prison transition into the workforce and independent living. Participants begin with 30 to 45 days of structured support. Once they find full-time jobs paying at least $18 an hour, they move into affordable housing while receiving financial literacy training and saving most of their income.<\/p>\n
Since the program began, 17 of its first 21 participants have successfully moved into their own homes \u2014 an 81% success rate that far exceeds national averages. Nine women are currently enrolled.<\/p>\n
The Lowe\u2019s Hometowns grant doesn\u2019t just provide funds. Local Lowe\u2019s associates \u2014 the company\u2019s signature \u201cred vests\u201d \u2014 will also roll up their sleeves to help renovate MOM\u2019s House, transforming the space into a more welcoming and empowering home.<\/p>\n
Now in its fourth year, Lowe\u2019s Hometowns is a $100 million, five-year initiative focused on revitalizing community spaces, from food banks to parks to transitional housing like MOM\u2019s House.<\/p>\n
For more about St. Joseph the Worker or to support its reentry programs, visit theworkeraz.org<\/a>. To learn more about Lowe\u2019s Hometowns, visit lowes.com\/hometowns<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Valley nonprofit is giving second chances a new foundation \u2014 literally. MOM\u2019s House, a transitional home in…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":64839,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5131],"tags":[5229,5643,1587,79,11562,1589,46176,9159,27517,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-64838","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-arizona","10":"tag-az","11":"tag-economy","12":"tag-lowe","13":"tag-phoenix","14":"tag-prisoner-reentry","15":"tag-social-issues","16":"tag-social-policy","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-united-states-of-america","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114851579376026085","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}