ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A new home away from home has opened its doors for teen mothers in Rochester — offering services, counseling and meeting mothers where they are at.
As soon as you walk through the door, you’re greeted with uplifting messages, smiling faces and symbols of hope. It all feels just like home, and that’s exactly what its founder, Barbara Thomas, intended.
“Have a place that looks like a home, and they can relax in and feel good,” Thomas said. “You know, a lot of people open homes and they just throw it all together. I wanted this one to be the best place.”…