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Gianna House presents services, community baby shower to Eastpointe City Council
Summary
Gianna House, a local nonprofit shelter for pregnant and parenting young women, presented its residential and outreach programs and invited councilmembers to a July 19 community baby shower and other fundraising events. Executive Director Joella Bush described services, recent program metrics and partnership activity.
Joella Bush, executive director of Gianna House, told the Eastpointe City Council on July 15 that the nonprofit provides residential shelter and community outreach for pregnant women and young mothers.
Bush said Gianna House operates from a converted convent on the grounds of Saint Veronica’s Parish in Eastpointe City, using roughly 10,000 square feet to provide “mommy and baby” suites and wraparound services. “Gianna House becomes more than a place to stay. It becomes a turning point, a path to a new beginning,” Bush said.
The presentation described a residential program for women ages 18 to…
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