Gerard House & MOM
Individuals aged 21 or younger who are experiencing pregnancy or parenting and their children are provided a safe and healthy start.
Gerard House
Gerard House, Kansas’s sole residential maternity group home for youth who are in foster care, are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, offers a secure and health-focused beginning for pregnant and parenting teens aged 10-21 and their babies. Gerard House provides residential care, pre-and post-natal support, parenting and healthy relationship education, life skills training, nutritional education, and other supportive programs to ensure a healthy pregnancy/delivery and parental attachments. We also offer on-site daycare for our youths' children while their parents work, attend school, or receive services.
Moving On to Motherhood
The Moving On to Motherhood (MOM) program is committed to empowering, improving, and supporting youth (ages 10-21) on their journey into and through motherhood. This outreach program, led by our trained specialist, seeks to enhance the well-being of young mothers through case management, parenting education, life skills classes, and referrals. Our Baby Mobile, a specially equipped van stocked with essential supplies like diapers, formula, and car seats, visits high schools and community centers and enables us to immediately assist pregnant and parenting youth in need.
This program gives assistance with attaining the items they need to properly care for their baby, including:
- Diapers
- Wipes
- New car seats
- Cribs
- Bottles
- Formula
- And so much more
Gerard House and MOM empower young women not only to be better mothers, but also to provide them with the confidence and skills for personal success.
I had no idea that it was going to be more than just a place to stay. [WCH has] been a second mother to my child.
- Former WCH Resident
Project Safe Place
Area QuikTrip® stores serve as a Safe Place
24 hours a day for children and youth who are in crisis, runaway, or are without a place to stay.
We're here for you. Any time. Day or night. Call our hotline at (316) 262-HOME.