“I barely got away that night. I vowed I would never go back.”

These are the words of a mother in our program, Genae, after a fight with her soon-to-be-born son’s father landed her at the bottom of his steps with a shattered knee and broken wrist.

Scared, hurt, and alone, she welcomed her son Damani into the world. Leaving the hospital, she returned to the domestic violence shelter without resources to adequately care for her newborn.

Horizons for Homeless Children has been a lifeline for both her and her baby boy.