Over the years our program and services have increased and our mission has remained the same. We accomplish our mission through the programs and services, which are provided by our staff and community volunteers:

Services provided

Long-Term Housing; Career Planning and Preparation;Health and Nutrition Education; Domestic Violence Program;Medical, Legal and Adoption;Referrals;Parenting/Child Development;On-The-Job Training;Literacy Program;Anger Management;Sex Education and Responsible;Relationship Skills;Life Skills;Household Budgeting;Child Abuse Prevention;Childbirth Preparedness;Smoking, Drinking, And Drug Prevention

NLB is primarily a volunteer-driven organization with only 10 paid staff and 15,216 volunteers generously donating 21,696 hours anually. Our community donates our food for the many pregnant women, infants and children we serve along with just about everything you see as you walk through our Mother’s home. Our Board members are committed and actively involved in the operation of all our programs.

Since our inception, we have never received government funding. Therefore our very existence and our ability to give quality service to homeless women and children, relies soley on the tax-deductible monetaru donations from individuals, organizations, businesses, special events, and direct mail requests are greatly appreciated.

Our first Mothers Home, purchased in 1986, is located in an old historical Sears Roebuck catalog house built in 1904. In this home, we are able to house eight residents in a three story sixteen bedroom facility. It is located in the heart of the inner-city area of Long Beach.

Our residents find affordable housing very difficult to acquire, especially if they have an infant under their care. In 1992 we purchased a six-unity apartment building next to our Mothers Home. This facility enables us to expand our programs to women who have “graduated” from group housing. We call this our Next Step program.

Designed with supervision, our specialized Next Step Ptrogram empowers single mothers to build hope for their future as they learn to break free of the welfare cycle. This is possible as they continure their education and become job ready in our school-to-work program.

Since our inception, the demand for our services has increased. In an effort to meet this growing need we purchased the St. Anthony monastery at 835 E. 6th Street in Long Beach in 1999. Our housing capacity increaced to 20 plus women and children in a 25 bed facility. During 1999 and 2000 we have spent much of our time improving our program to meet the needs of our pregnant residents. Thanks to countless volunteers and generous monetary support, we continue to improve and upgrade this home which was built in 1955.

For one young lady who graced our door steps yesterday,
she received that hope. Imagine a world without the comforts
of food and shelter. Imagine wanting to put on a fresh shirt for just a day. Then you can imagine gracing the footsteps of Miriam our Middle Eastern newcomber. Thanks to Jesus and New Life Beginnings, today she can dream hopes for a brighter tomorrow. Today she can breathe.