New Life Blog

For three years, that old trailer at New Life Village weighed on me. When we purchased the property in 2021, it was packed with mildew-ridden clothes, shoes, and household items — remnants of its past life as a clothing closet for foster girls at Hacienda Girls Ranch. Once cleared[...]

For the first time ever, SNAP food assistance benefits lapsed on Saturday, Nov. 1 as a result of the government shutdown. At New Life Mission, 17 moms and 37 children in our care won't receive their Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance (SNAP) benefits because of the government shutdown. Applications[...]

When a woman enters our program, she's often focused on surviving the day. But little by little, she begins to imagine more. She sets goals, creates a budget, plans for school, work, and her children’s future. Through this process, she will begin to dream again—not just about what’s[...]

The statistics are clear: Fathers matter. According to the National Fatherhood Initiative, there are 17.8 million children in the U.S. living without a biological, step, or adoptive father in the home. Research shows when a child is raised in a fatherless home, there is a greater chance of poverty,[...]

Handing over the keys to a vehicle is a milestone we cherish at New Life Mission. As mom gets behind the wheel for the first time and her children buckle up in the backseat, we imagine how those four wheels will transform her family. We also know the work[...]

“Deep waters call out to what is deeper still.” - Psalm 42:7 There is difficult but beautiful imagery in this verse. If you dig just a little bit, this is a passage of great distress – it’s about the deep waters of our troubles and the suffering and the[...]