About

The Elizabeth House is a maternity and parenting home for single, pregnant women or those who have just given birth. There is no charge to live with us, just a desire to learn and grow into the best woman and mom you can be!

We provide a safe and secure environment for mothers to become emotionally healthy and self-sufficient. Residents build life skills that will help them to secure employment and housing, manage money and foster sound decision-making. They also learn effective parenting skills or make an adoption plan.

The dedicated and trained personnel are available 24-hours a day to care for and encourage each resident during her stay.

The Elizabeth House is not an emergency shelter. We are a program that provides help in the following areas: physical, emotional, spiritual and life skills needed to help you become self-sufficient and independent. Each woman has her own bedroom and bathroom to share with her baby once he or she is born.

The Elizabeth House, founded in 2003, is a program of Care Net Pregnancy Center of Dane County, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving the greater Madison area. 

The Elizabeth House is a member a member of the National Maternity Housing Coalition.

Our Principles

The Elizabeth House is a safe place for expectant moms who are ready to change the directions of their lives. We provide a supportive, structured, goal-oriented environment committed to the growth of moms and their babies, free of charge.

At The Elizabeth House, we go beyond meeting the basic needs of women and children we serve. Our objectives for all residents include:

1. Develop life and financial management skills
2. Obtain education or training to obtain a job that provides a living wage
3. Connect with support networks and community services to expand each woman’s resource base
4. Gain new insights into parenting through education and support
5. Have an opportunity for spiritual and emotional growth
6. Grow the resources to obtain safe, affordable housing and childcare
7. Develop healthy relationship knowledge and skills

Meet the Core Team 

The Elizabeth House is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The core team working with every resident to help them make progress toward their goals includes our Program Director, Case Manager, and Parenting & Childbirth Educator.