I lived here for almost three months and want to share my experience with good intentions. There were some positives. Debbie and Miles, along with some of the other moms, were kind and welcoming. The property is nice, and I enjoyed the animals. However, my overall experience at New Beginnings Pregnancy Home was negative. I felt there was a lot of hostility and disrespect toward the pregnant women, who are the reason for the program. There was frequent yelling from people who are supposed to provide comfort and support. The house mom could be kind at times, but she was also very pushy and invasive. She would bang on my door in the morning, and if I wasn’t up by 10 a.m., I was made to feel ashamed for needing extra sleep. I struggle with pregnancy insomnia, and at one point my phone was even taken at night to “prove a point,” but I still couldn’t sleep. The rules often felt inconsistent and unfair. New rules were added, and punishments didn’t feel reasonable. For example, if the dishwasher wasn’t emptied by 10 a.m., you had to hand wash all the dishes in the sink, which were often from the house mom’s family. It felt like we were frequently cleaning up after them. Although the children could be sweet, I felt talked about and belittled at times. I was also told that the house mom said I didn’t know how to live in a healthy home because I didn’t have a happy childhood, which is completely untrue and very judgmental. As a woman of color, I also felt uncomfortable at times. I was labeled “aggressive” when calmly expressing my feelings, which felt unfair. Overall, my mental health declined while living here. I became very depressed and still have frequent nightmares about the experience. Residents were also not allowed to attend their own church and were required to attend theirs, which didn’t feel respectful of personal beliefs. In conclusion, I would not recommend this program to anyone looking for a supportive or healing environment

They are horrible I went today and they mentioned so many things that they should of mentioned prior to me going there. You have to pay every month like a place and have to get approved of going out a night only with a female but not a male and males have to be watched while visiting. It's terrible and a rip off. I would wish they got shut down they put a blockage in my life......😭

It's a great ministry run by cool people!