Old North St. Louis Improvements Create Life Improvements
Part of The Quadrangle Project

ST. LOUIS (January 30, 2007)- The Haven of Grace, which serves young pregnant women ages 16-24 by providing a safe home, parenting skills, and education so they graduate and become tax paying citizens, is announcing their plans for expansion in the Old North St. Louis area. The three new, four unit apartment buildings will be built immediately east of the existing shelter, on the 2600 block of Hadley St. Construction is scheduled to begin in March 2007. This new building development will allow The Haven of Grace to increase the number of women the program helps each year.

These 12 units of transitional apartments will be available to The Haven of Grace residents who are ready to move out of the shelter but cannot afford or find suitable housing. Diane Berry, Executive Director of the Haven, said "increasing the agency's capacity is going to help more women in this shelter, community and the city."

The Haven of Grace, a ministry of faith, is a residential and aftercare program, providing a safe, nurturing and educational environment for homeless, pregnant women by focusing time and resources on mother and newborn as they become a family and begin to establish their life together in the community. Since 1988, The Haven of Grace has served over 500 women and their children. Currently, The Haven provides services for 270 women and their 454 children in its 10 year Aftercare program.