JULY 25th @ Blanchette Park St Charles County
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THE
GRACE PERIOD
From the feeling of dESPAIR
to the sheltered hands of grace....
Serving St. Charles County
Megan
20's
St. Louis/ St. Charles
The Grace Period is one of the biggest blessings on this planet. This organization should be in all fifty states. Even different countries! I had lost my place of residence 6 months ago, and I thought I was finished. My friend from work sent me a link for Grace Period and I instantly applied. I never got any type of malice from any of the staff. Especially Sara Chandler. She knows how to shine hope into the eyes of the hopeless. She knows how to make everyone feel like family if they don’t have much of any family left…Everyone in this program has helped me be able to smile and feel genuine joy for the first time since I was 11.” ~Megan, 22
LEXI, 23
Budget management. My spending habits were terrible and it felt impossible to save but once I wrote down what I was spending and seeing where it was going. It helped a lot. It also helps with my sense of not being alone. And feeling everyone's presence. And feel that everyone really cared and truly wanted to help me and Brooklynn.
Alexis (Lexi) is a 23 year old giving young woman. She is a single mother and was referred to TGP by the Neighbor Helping Neighbor Program at SunRise Family Church. Lexi graduated the TGP program Spring of 2022 and recently received her certificate as a CNA. Lexi has also joined the TGP team as our Social Media Coordinator.
Our Stories
Billie & Lucy(puppy)
50's
St. Charles
Billie exemplifies a remarkable success story. She and Lucy came to us during the Covid pandemic when Billie, a peer specialist, lost her job and was living in a tent with a sick puppy. We provided her with temporary housing and financial literacy training. After a hospital stay, Billie connected with our home church, 80-Twenty UMC, and subsequently accepted a house manager position at The Grace Period. Today, she enjoys stable housing, a functioning vehicle, and employment at Papa John's, while also dedicating her time to assist the homeless with survival bags and supporting the Unstuck ministry. We take great pride in her achievements and are deeply appreciative of her contributions to The Grace Period. If you ever want to talk to her come to our fundraising events , she never misses one.
Our Stories
Our Mission
To move adults and families who can't yet afford stable housing into self-sufficiency by utilizing transitional housing, high accountability, education and goal setting led by a family-like, faith-based team of staff and volunteers.
Kristin's Story
36 years old
Saint Charles County
Kristin came to The Grace Period as a recovering addict in need of housing. She was clean for two years and lived in a hotel for over three years with three children. She was motivated and willing to work hard to get back on her feet. She deeply desired stable housing and wanted to fix her credit and rental history.
Fast forward to today, Kristin has graduated from our program and accomplished the goals she set for herself. She has moved into a trailer with her children, has worked her way up to a management role at her current job, and her children have also been thriving in school. She has developed some savings and now has a better understanding of her finances.
We are so proud of Kristin and her family! Huge accomplishments like this are what drives us to keep reaching out to the working homeless and pour into our community.
OUR TEAM
Sara Chandler
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Amie Littrell
Co-Founder & Spiritual Director
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Angela Thomasson
Administrative Director
Volunteer Manager
Our Stories
Rashon & Leon
25 & 34
St. Charles
"The Grace Period has done more than just helped us - it saved us.
My husband and I went from sleeping in our car and paying hundreds to thousands of dollars to hotels to having our own home. The Grace Period gave us peace of mind and made so many things more feasible as well as achievable.
The Grace Period has taught us life lessons that we will take with us forever and we are more than grateful.
This has been more than just a program for us- it's a family."
Thank you so much from
R&L
Julie & Family, 30s
St. Charles
"You are all wonderful and I am just feeling so blessed that you are there. The support you have given me during this time of my life has no words to describe how it makes me feel!! One day I hope I can repay you just for having faith in me and taking time out of your day to talk with me and show me you care. You made it possible for me and my four kids to get our own apartment and I am now my own boss running my own company. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."