Criteria for Magis Residence?

Working on a new thought, and we need to bounce it off several people.What if the children weren't orphaned yet? What if they were simply from unwanted pregnancies?

This bears more investigation, but it seems there are homes for pregnant teens so they have a place to go during that period. But where do they go after the baby is born? What if they absolutely will not keep the baby? (Just think of all the abandoned infants we read of...) What if we could tie in with some of these agencies and with the schools, and we could offer to place the child, upon qualification criteria, after he or she is born? We would work diligently to keep the connection to the teen - MAYBE even house (her? and the father?) and provide schooling IF she or he qualifies (how?) so parent and infant stay together. Parents would have to work at the sanctuary, but would NOT have to work long hours away from home. It is worth going to GREAT lengths to promote that parent / child bonding! And then to develop the appropriate level of independence as the child matures.

This is the next line of thought we will be "chewing on" for awhile!
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Our First Grant Proposal Seminar

Today was the first grant proposal writing seminar. It was taught by Jo Sanders, who has years of experience both writing proposals and granting funds. She defined and described the 10 key steps for developing a good grant proposal, and really cleared up a lot of the mystery associated with responding to an RFP.
Thanks go to Jo for teaching, to Teresa Metzger for coordinating, and to Alan Ehler for telling me about it. Also to Haggen for providing breakfast, and to the Stanwood Fire Station for hosting us!
The next step appears to be either becoming established as a 501(c) (3), OR affiliating with an existing non-profit that already has this vision. Hmmm. More to come on that...