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Every Baby Deserves a Home

October 5, 2021 by TheVillageLady Leave a Comment

Our 5th annual gala is swiftly approaching and we couldn’t be more excited. On Friday, November 19th, 2021 we will host our largest fundraising initiative and look forward to seeing you there! Many of you have asked: “How can we help?” Below are some of the ways you can help continue to support the house and the initiative via our Every Baby Deserves a Home event.

Premium Option:
Table, seating for fourth Every Baby Deserves a Home gala
• (2) Invitations to the private reception with our Guests of Honor
• Ads in our Every Baby Deserves a Home booklet
• Recognition on our Carried To Full Term website and in our Every Baby Deserves a Home.
• Live on-screen ad recognition at the event

Purchase Tickets

* Purchase Your Tickets to this year’s Every Baby Deserves a Home event!

Sponsorship Options

* Become a sponsor at one of our business levels

Purchase an Ad
* Purchase an advertisement in our program

Donate a Silent Auction Item
* Donate a silent auction item(gift cards; baskets; sports tickets)

Your donation by any of the above will help ensure that the doors to CTFT remain open to continue to support women in need. Our moms are thriving and the demand for our services is at an all-time high. Join us in helping our moms thrive.

Carried To Full Term is a nonprofit organization created to provide long-term residential support to mothers in crisis as a result of pregnancy. Our program is designed to provide housing to mothers for up to 24 months in a very structured setting. Mothers will be responsible for maintaining the home, caring for their children, securing and retaining employment, completing their education, and participating in our program with the primary goal being self-sufficiency and independence. We are well aware that we cannot do this alone. Your faithful support and time will be the reason our doors remain open.

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Jazz on the Lawn Concert!

October 1, 2021 by TheVillageLady Leave a Comment

On Saturday, September 25th, we hosted our second annual Jazz on the Lawn concert. It was a wonderful success. The weather was beautiful, the speakers were great, the food was delicious and the jazz music by the Black Market Band was outstanding.

Thank you to everyone who came out in support of our mission to invest in women and families. Our sincerest thanks to our wonderful speakers, generous sponsors, faithful friends, committed board members, and supportive team for an incredible night. Thank you to everyone who partnered with us or donated to the mission to invest in women and children.

Our Pathway Membership Program was developed to provide a purposeful opportunity to help women and mothers break unhealthy cycles that lead to poverty. Our Pathways program is so named to address the various paths lead women to our doors. Once they’ve arrived, we spend the next 24-months equipping them with the tools to become independent and self-sufficient.

Click here, to become a monthly partner or hover your cell phone camera over the QR code to view monthly partnership options.

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: babies, baby, concert, endhomelessness, fundraiser, home insecure, homeless, housing, jazz, maternity, maternityhome, pregnant

Our Friends and Partners: The Staffords

August 30, 2021 by TheVillageLady Leave a Comment

Whenever we proceed from the known into the unknown, we may hope to understand, but we may have to learn at the same time a new meaning of the word understanding. ~Werner Karl Heisenberg

Throughout our five years of serving our community, we understand the importance of being in a community with each other. We have come to rely on the support and the power of our volunteers. We have from the very beginning, been dependent on the financial generosity of our friends, businesses, churches, groups, and individual donors. We recognize and are deeply appreciative of the generosity of our volunteers and our donors. Your contributions have blessed us to serve women and families in crisis who call and randomly show up at our door.

We have been told time and time again that our arrival on the scene as a home in the Town of Haymarket was a surprise to many. A pleasant surprise. From the moment the announcement was made, we began meeting new friends and have continued to do so. To show our appreciation as we celebrate our fifth anniversary, we will highlight our friends, volunteers, and donors who have been our lifeline for the past five years. We are grateful for the opportunity to serve and to sow seeds of love and hope into the lives of women and their families. This week we’d like to shine the light on Elizabeth Stafford, one of our first friends, advocate, volunteer, and donor. In the early days following our announcement, we would arrive at the house with furniture, diapers, and bags, and bags of donation.

our of our needs, she quietly showed up with her little ones, they’d go to the tiny room way in the back of the house, and she’d sort through labeling and organizing the donations. Elizabeth at the very beginning recognized the mission was great, and she continued to contribute her time. A pattern we have observed is that anyone who comes to serve and remains for a while eventually takes on other roles. As a new organization, we needed a lot of help. It wasn’t long after we began that Elizabeth and her family became financial partners. 

Friends and Partners

Our volunteer Diana had the pleasure of interviewing the Stafford’s to share their Carried To Full Term story. Elizabeth shared that she became interested in Carried To Full Term after learning that it was in her community and after meeting the Director, Frances Robin. She remembered back in 2014 when her daughter attended St. Michael’s Academy, which is located directly across the street from Carried To Full Term.  At that time, Frances was in the process of starting the organization, and Elizabeth was eager to help right away. Elizabeth recalls setting up rooms and sorting through donated items.  Shortly thereafter, the Stafford’s felt the urge to step up their support and became monthly donors. They have served and support Carried To Full Term continuously since its beginning.  The Stafford’s are dedicated to helping others. Elizabeth supports and serves with various organizations that are focused on helping children and families throughout our region . 
 
Doug has an extensive network of connections. The people he knows often choose to support large, well-known organizations.  But Doug has a heart for Carried To Full Term because he sees the impact that the organization is making on the local community.  So not only does he feel led to support Carried To Full Term, he and Elizabeth are comfortable with asking others to support as well.  Because of their dedication, they will ask others to support them anytime they can do so.
 
The Stafford’s have a very strong passion for the sanctity of life, and they see this as a lifelong commitment.  Elizabeth is motivated by the work done at Carried To Full Term and sees her involvement with Carried To Full Term as a blessing.  The Stafford’s are very appreciative of how the love of Christ is shown through the work done at Carried To Full Term.  They truly believe that we are to love and serve “the least of… one of the least of these my brothers and sisters” and they live this out by their faithful support of Carried To Full Term.  We are blessed to have people such as the Stafford’s alongside us on our journey to change lives.

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: Donors, Friends, Helpers, Spotlight, Volunteer

Garden Club

April 26, 2021 by TheVillageLady Leave a Comment

Carried To Full Term in partnership with friends and Master Gardner, Nancy Berlin has planted several gardens on the property to accomplish two goals. To help moms grow their own food and to provide and prepare proper nutritional meals for themselves and their children.

To volunteer to serve in our garden club, fill out the form below or give us a call at 571-261-2838

Filed Under: blog, Volunteers Tagged With: garden, garden club, growing food, Serve, Volunteer

Unexpected Challenge-Every Baby Deserves A Home

March 20, 2020 by TheVillageLady Leave a Comment

Without adequate housing, families have trouble managing their daily lives. Families without income or enough money to cover vital needs, such as food, health or utilities, are most at risk for other crisis. When housing needs are met, families can focus more on caring for each other.

This week we’ve experienced unexpected challenges due to the virus. Your donation comes at a critical moment as calls for housing from homeless and pregnant women have increased daily. 


We are committed to serving women who are homeless or house insecure and have been, for some, since childhood. We are committed to our belief that every baby deserves a home and as a result, we are working tirelessly to ensure that none of our babies will go without continuous housing.

To help us respond to the need, you can click here to make a donation in any amount.

If you know of anyone in need of housing, give our office a call at 571-261-2838.

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Abandoned by Family

March 5, 2020 by TheVillageLady Leave a Comment

Several days ago, we learned about a young woman who was pregnant, and homeless. She has been sleeping on friends’ couches or in their cars at night.

She was kicked out of the home because she was pregnant. As much as We would like to share that this was a rare story, it’s not. Husbands kick their wives out of the home for wanting to carry a child they believe will cost too much to feed.

Parents, spouses, and boyfriends will abandon their children, wives, and girlfriends because of a pregnancy. We are sharing the plight of many women who need support and housing.

We are working to house, and support abandoned and rejected women.

Filed Under: blog, Front page gallery Tagged With: abandoned, boyfriend, couch surfing, crisis pregnancy, father, for women, home, home insecure, homeless, housing, husband, pregnant, reject, rejected, son, tent living, women

Babies on the Run 5K, 2020

January 20, 2020 by TheVillageLady Leave a Comment

Our Babies on the Run 5K Race and 1-Mile Fun Run is a time for families to come together to raise funds to house women who are pregnant and homeless. Without adequate housing, families have trouble managing their daily lives. Families without income or enough money to cover vital needs, such as food, health or utilities, are most at risk. When housing needs are met, families can focus more on caring for each other. It’s that time of year again!! Mark your calendars for a fun time for the whole family on June 13th, 2020 for our annual, “Babies on the Run 5K.” We are excited about seeing each of you bright and early at the Michael Pennefather 5k course!! 

OPPORTUNITIES:

VENDORS | REGISTER ONLINE | BECOME A SPONSOR

For Vendors: This is a great opportunity for vendors to showcase your business and connect with the community. Early Bird pricing ends April 1st.

For Runners: Get your tickets before the Early Bird offer ends on April 1st, at midnight.

Your registration will continue to enable us to provide the support and housing services to our moms and their babies.

Event details and schedule

Click Here to Register


Race participants will begin at Holy Trinity and return to Holy Trinity’s parking lot from a fairly flat, straight, family-friendly course. 

Strollers are welcome. ABSOLUTELY NO BIKES OR DOGS. Strollers are permitted on the course. Race day parking is available in the Holy Trinity Parking Lot. 

Time: The 1-mile fun run will begin at 7:00 am

Course: Is a paved path

Timing:  The event will be timed.

Bib Pickup:  Will begin at 6:30am

Parking: There is plenty of free parking at the Holy Trinity Church parking.

What to wear – Wear comfortable clothing and shoes. 

AWARDS: All winners for each age category will receive a medal.

** Registration fee includes an official race shirt for all early-bird registrants.

REGISTRATION FEES AND DONATIONS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.

You can secure your spot and take advantage of our early-bird registration.

Filed Under: 5K, blog, Front page gallery

Annual Charity Golf Tournament!

January 20, 2020 by TheVillageLady Leave a Comment

We are excited to announce that our annual Charity Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, April 10th, at the Prince William County Country Club! All proceeds will go towards Carried To Full Term housing program. 

The tournament is a $125.00 per person, a 4-person scramble and the cost is $100 per golfer.

Shotgun starts at 9am. Breakfast, lunch and golf carts are included with fees.

Click Here to Pre-register!

Filed Under: blog, Front page gallery, Golf

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