04
Ruth's Renewal
Restoration Home.
Six months under one roof. Mother and baby stay together through the hardest, most sacred window of recovery.
The purpose
A mother's love, given the ground to heal generations.
A safe, faith-based residential home for mothers and infants affected by prenatal substance exposure — a place where both can begin the journey of healing, restoration, and renewal together.
Who it serves
Mothers who otherwise would be separated.
Mothers who have recently given birth to babies exposed to substances in the womb — often facing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Instead of being separated, they enter a structured, supportive environment where both can heal under loving care.
The program bridges the gap between hospital discharge and long-term recovery. For many women, Ruth's Renewal becomes their first true home — a place where shame is replaced with grace.
Our guiding philosophy
Mom is medicine.
A healed, supported mother is the best medicine her child can receive. Infants who stay with their mothers in safe environments recover faster, cry less, and experience fewer withdrawal symptoms.
30%
Shorter hospital stays when mothers and infants room-in together.
50%
Reduction in medication-assisted treatment needed for infants.
80%
Of substance-related child removals are preventable with family-centered care.
Attachment in practice
When mothers are allowed to stay with their babies, something sacred happens — attachment begins.
Eye contact. Skin-to-skin touch. The simple, holy moments of holding and nurturing become acts of healing — for both mother and child.
Secure attachment lets children grow into emotionally stable, resilient adults; early separation can cause long-term anxiety, behavioral issues, and difficulty forming trust. Keeping mothers and babies together lets both rewrite the story — based on love and trust rather than fear or loss.
A day in the home.
Rhythm, not routine- Morning
Devotional & prayer
The day begins together — quiet, grounded, faith-first.
- Mid-morning
Counseling & therapy
Trauma-informed one-on-one time, rebuilding self-worth and emotional regulation.
- Midday
Parenting class
Attachment work — bonding exercises, responsive caregiving, reading a baby's cues.
- Afternoon
Recovery & life skills
Sobriety coaching, relapse prevention, budgeting, and job readiness.
- Evening
Fellowship & rest
Sisterhood, shared meals, and quiet nights with baby.
Preventing separation
Keep the family together.
Thousands of infants are placed into foster care every year due to prenatal drug exposure — not because their mothers don't love them, but because their mothers lacked access to safe recovery.
The Restoration Home is a compassionate, supervised alternative — where recovery and parenting happen at the same time. When mothers and infants are kept together:
- ·Risk of relapse for mothers decreases by up to 60%.
- ·Children are more likely to meet developmental milestones.
- ·The cycle of generational trauma and foster involvement is interrupted.
When a mother heals, her child heals — and that's where restoration begins.