Since 1986, Hour Children has provided supportive services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and their families. Hour Children provides these mothers with a place to live and an opportunity for a new life.
[Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal]
A Queens nonprofit's winding road to create one of the city's first housing projects for mothers released from prison illustrates the challenges that building such special-purpose housing can represent.
The nonprofit, Hour Children, recently closed on a $9.4 million deal to build a 18-unit project in Long Island City, one of the first housing projects in the city for formerly incarcerated women and their children.
It marked the culmination of a three-year search for a new facility for the group, whose roots go back 25 years when Sister Teresa Fitzgerald and four other nuns opened the doors of St. Rita's Convent in Queens to mothers coming out of prison.
Six years ago, Hour Children created an eight-unit facility in Long Island City, but quickly found more units were needed.
The organization recently acquired the site at 36-11 12th St. in Long Island City from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn for $610,000 and obtained zoning for residential use of the property.
Your Investment In A Family's Future
A union between a mother and child is one of the most sacred.
Every mother wants to provide for her child, but many incarcerated and recently released mothers lack essential life skills, education, and support. Your gift does so much to help families escape this cycle of incarceration and poverty.
You’re helping incarcerated and recently released women get a second chance at a productive life by opening doors so they can reunite with their children, gain valuable life skills, and build successful lives.
Hour Children's varied programs help families throughout our community, and Hour Children is mostly funded with private donations like yours.
Thank You!
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