Ruth Harbor
is a Christ-centered home for young women who are alone
and facing unplanned pregnancies. "Ruth" means compassion; "Harbor" means a place of refuge, safety, retreat,
shelter.
Ruth
Harbor is a 6-8 resident home located in Des Moines. It provides
young women who are alone and facing unplanned pregnancies a truly
viable option -- a safe harbor -- by providing housing, education,
counseling, health care, parenting training or adoption assistance,
spiritual support and more for the duration of their pregnancies.
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A
Home-Not An Institution
Ruth Harbor is a 6-8 resident home--the key word being HOME.
Ruth Harbor looks like and functions like a home. The women
live much like a family -- cooking, cleaning and caring
for one another according to their physical abilities. More
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More Than
Just Another Social Program
The key difference between Ruth Harbor and other programs helping
pregnant women is that the goal is to bring about a life change
which ends the cycle of self-defeating behavior. This interdenominational
ministry was founded on the belief that a personal relationship
with Christ is at the center of life change. The circumstances
which bring women to Ruth Harbor are of little consequence, who
they are and how they feel about themselves when they leave is
the focus. Grace is the key philosophy of this program. More Information...
Adoption Counseling And Parenting Classes
All women receive counseling to help them decide what to do once
their children are born. Women who decide to parent their babies
will receive extensive parenting classes. Those who choose adoption
will be well-informed about their options and assisted through
the process. More Information..
Mission Statement
Through grace, Ruth Harbor provides a Christ-centered home, programs and comprehensive services for women and teens with unplanned pregnancies resulting in positive life change.