HENDERSON (FOX5) — Henderson nonprofit Living Grace Homes is preparing to open an emergency shelter off Boulder Highway for pregnant women experiencing homelessness, adding 14 short-term beds in the Henderson area.
Advocates say the state has 40 beds reserved for homeless pregnant women under age 24 and none reserved for those who are older. Living Grace says there is already a waitlist for its Safe and Sound campus.
“Being a pregnant woman, if you don’t have any other children, there’s five tiers of who gets a bed first. Well, you’re a single woman at that point,” Living Grace’s Executive Director Gwen Harvey said.
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