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About Mary's Mantle

Mary’s Mantle was born out of the tragic loss of a baby to an abortion. An eighteen- year- old girl felt she had nowhere to turn upon discovering her pregnancy last spring. She felt so alone, unloved and frightened that she ended her baby’s life. This kind of tragedy is preventable and we are called to act. By caring for each precious life, hope is restored and untold possibilities unfold. Mary’s Mantle is a residential program rooted in the Catholic faith.

Mary's Mantle is unique in that our approach is to nurture the expectant mothers spiritual needs as much as her physical ones. Based on our research, no such Catholic residential home exists for pregnant women in the Archdiocese of Detroit. This is a harsh reality and something that needs to change if we are going to live and preach the Gospel. We believe residential programs are a faith-filled response to life beginning at conception.

Housing is provided for up to four expectant mothers at a time who are at least eighteen years old, regardless of their religious affiliation. The house is staffed 24 hours a day with two live-in housemothers, a license case manager and support staff.

Our expectant mothers experience and witness love and healthy relationships. They come to fully understand their responsibilities as mothers. With the help of staff and volunteers, Mary’s Mantle works diligently to help the women plan for their future. We connect them with community resources and help them find local churches who will welcome them as part of their faith community. No matter what the need is, the work is done in the Lord’s name and under the protective mantle of the Blessed Mother.

Board Members

Reverend J.J. Mech, Pastor of St. Anastasia
Deacon Don Baross, St. Anastasia
Lynn Coburn, St. Irenaeus
Beth Collison, St. Anastasia, Ss. Cyril & Methodius, Interim Executive Director
Barry Doherty, St. Joseph
James Kempa, Christ the King
Deacon Don Leach, St. Patrick & St. Aloysius
Thomas Murray, Shrine of the Little Flower