Marion Gardner Jackson Charitable Trust Awards Madonna House $20,000

Madonna House was awarded $20,000 from “The Marion Gardner Jackson Charitable Trust” fund to support the Emergency, Transitional and Prevention Programs. Since 1988, Madonna House has provided a 24 hour supervised emergency and transitional shelter.  

The Madonna House can serve a maximum of 6 families at one time, with a house capacity of 14-16 individual family members. In 2013, the Madonna House Homelessness Prevention Program was expanded to include at risk of homelessness individuals.  Services provided focus on housing stabilization, building self-sufficiency and enhancing employment skills.

The Madonna House is located at 405 South 12th Street in Quincy.  To learn more about the Madonna House programs and services, visit their website, www.madonnahouse.net or call (217) 224-7771.