by Susan Gale | Jul 8, 2021 | Administrative, Residential
Every day we make little decisions. We like this kind of music, we can’t wear clothes made out of wool, we need to exercise to relax. But how did we learn these things? For many children, they are able to learn what sensory inputs they like and don’t like in their...
by Susan Gale | Oct 7, 2020 | Building Bridges Initiative, Residential
For Shanice*, aftercare services made all the difference for her family. St. Mary’s Home for Children serves hundreds of children every year but families need more to succeed when their child graduates from our residential services. To ensure success, we offer a...
by Susan Gale | May 20, 2020 | Outpatient, Residential
Here are a few short stories about what St. Mary’s is doing for our clients during this difficult Coronavirus time. Everyone needs a comforter: One of our clients went from homelessness to finding an apartment but she spent weeks sleeping on a bare mattress. St....
by Susan Gale | Apr 23, 2020 | Residential
Keeping as much normalcy as possible during this coronavirus crisis is important for the residential kids St. Mary’s cares for. This Easter, Committee member Trisha Lynch and Barrington Book donated 27 Easter Baskets. JoAnn Fabrics donated supplies to be used...
by Susan Gale | Apr 23, 2020 | Residential
Keeping our kids busy during isolation is key to sustaining mental health. Check out this cool artwork done by melting...
by Susan Gale | Dec 16, 2019 | Residential
St. Mary’s Home for Children has five residential houses for children. They each have their own names. Here is how Harding House got its name: Flora-Hilda Nichols Harding came to work in the infant Ward and the Elementary Unit beginning in 1937. She loved her...
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