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Show i Volunteers landscape grounds at shelter Mary's Home for Men tilled the soil prior to landscaping and assisted with laying sod. "Prior to Villa Maria, there were no services that catered to homeless pregnant women over 18," said Tau'a. "Sometimes single women are deserted by their families due to pregnancy, leaving them with no other resources. Homeless pregnant women come from all socioeconomic backgrounds. There is not stereotype." Villa Maria was established in January of 1992 exclusively to serve the needs of homeless pregnant preg-nant women in the Salt Lake area SEE HOMELESS ON C-7 I i. i SALT LAKE CITY The residents of Villa Maria, a transitional transi-tional shelter for pregnant women, j will feel a little more at home, thanks to several community volunteers vol-unteers who recently teamed together to landscape the grounds oi one of Salt Lake's newest homeless shelters. The shelter serves many Davis County clients. Villa Maria, located in west Sail Lake, was recently purchased and remodeled through collaborative efforts by several area agencies, including in-cluding Salt Lake Redevelopment 1 Agency, Utah Non-profit Housing Utah State Division of Communit and Economic Development, and Catholic Community Services. Prior to renovation, the home has been boarded up and vacated foi several years. Local nurseries and the Utah Native Plant Society donated do-nated hundreds of dollars worth ol trees, shrubs, flowers, sod ; wildflower carpet, and fencing to make the home and its surroundings , more pleasant for residents and staff. "It is amazing to see the differ-l differ-l ence that plants can make," said F Jean Tau'a, project coordinator, i "Because of the generosity of the r donors and volunteers, the women will be able to enjoy a quiet, t peaceful, park-like surrounding that I most never have had access to ; before. ' ' Volunteers included Bill Wagner, t a member of the Utah Native Plant , Society, who designed the landscap-i landscap-i ing plan and supervised the project; I Rob Rag al ski, from LDS Hospital Grounds Service who assisted with ; planning and landscaping, and r several employees from Intermoun-l Intermoun-l tain Health Care under the direction of Suzanne Clow, coordinator of f Women's Services for LDS Hospital. Several residents of St. jam V r i - , : ; mtsM-r v ' - . ' - " J i i s x x x r" I i i -x- J $t, ; ': ' ' Bill Wagner, Utah Native Plant Society volunteer, and Jean Tau'a, project coordinator for Villa Maria, arrange plants in yard of homeless shelter. Rob Rogalski, a volunteer from LDS Hospital's grounds keeping service donated time at the shelter to make it more livable for unfortunate in the northern Utah area. Homeless CONTINUED FROM C-6 and assured the delivery of healthy babies. Support services, such as counseling and referral to com- munity social and medical resources are provided. Staff work closely with each resident to help them regain self-sufficiency, find new jobs and homes for themselves and their children. The shelter is designed to house four women. Plans are in progress to expand the service to be able to house additional addi-tional women with dependent children. Villa Maria is operated by Catholic Community Services and serves all women in need, regardless of race, religion, or other factors. 4 4 - , Donny Haynie, Shauntelle Maddix, Cory Peterson, Jean Tau'a, and Adam Tau'a alt helped make the landscaping project pro-ject a success at the homeless shelter in Salt Lake City. |
