Mary’s Shelter

Specialties

Mary’s Shelter is a loving home for pregnant minors, teen mothers and their babies, who are homeless or from families in crisis. We provide medical and nutritional care, continuing education, job training, child care, supervised parenting and family and individual counseling. At Mary’s Shelter, young women can build self-​confidence and learn practical life skills for a brighter future for mother and child.

History

Established in 1994.

Mary’s Shelter was the vision of one woman, Jan Lindsay, who wanted to make it possible for pregnant girls without adequate family support to choose life for their babies. Her vision was embraced by the members of her prayer group at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church in Tustin in 1984. With great effort and perseverance that small group of people, under the faithful leadership of Joan Basile, brought the dream to fruition.