Insider Pages Reviews for The Potter's House Girls Home

1 Stars: A Truly Terrible Place to Send Your Child (by Jane S.)

Jane S. — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:39:00 GMT

I spent one year at the Potter's House Girls Home. I entered the home struggling with an eating disorder and depression. I left an emotional disaster. It has taken me years to regain my faith in God and my trust in humanity. Manny and Sandy, the owners of the program, have very serious issues. They have deluded themselves into thinking that they are God's messengers, creating a cult-like atmosphere. They attempt to brainwash residents, telling them that demons will possess them if they do not obey the rules. Sandy admits to having had bipolar disorder before it was "cast out" of her. Judging from her wild mood swings, fits of rage, and God complex, this is not the case. The girls are regularly given dark, condemning "prophecies" including predictions about their impending deaths and certainty of a miserable life if they try to leave the Home. Bizarre punishments are invented for minor infractions, such as being forced to wear outdated, smelly thrift store clothes, being tied to other girls or holding several spoons in one's mouth for days at a time. There is no counseling provided at any time. Girls who have been in the program for a long essentially run the program, without oversight. This is a serious problem, because these are teenage girls, some of whom have very serious mental problems. These girls beat the other residents, even those who are pregnant, throw them repeatedly into the drainage pond, force them to go to bed at midnight and wake up at 2 am to work outside, humiliate them, tie them up, deprive them of food, etc. Manny and Sandy authorize and promote this kind of behavior. Girls are encouraged to come off all medication, even those with bipolar and schizophrenia, as mental illness is simply seen as "demon possession," not as a legitimate biological problem. Manny and Sandy are also extremely homophobic, racist, and sexist. Lesbians are demon possessed, non-white people are another species (not just another race), and any interracial blending is an abomination. This position was made clear to the many black and Hispanic residents, as well as to those with same-sex attraction.
One of the most terrifying things about the program for a parent is that you are not allowed to be in contact with your child. Once you drop your daughter off, it may be months before you see her again, if you are ever allowed to. Letters are carefully screened. If there is any negative content, such as requests to be taken home, disclosures about the home's horrific policies, etc, the letters are simply thrown away. My letters were not sent home for over 6 months. Instead, they were read aloud in a taunting voice by Manny and Sandy during house meetings. Because of the financial profit of running the home (see posts below regarding various schemes the Lopes employ), the updates sent to families are always negative. Girls NEVER get better. They ALWAYS need to stay longer. Many girls spent their entire teenage years in the home, without any hope of ever leaving.
Add to this numerous charges of sexual abuse, perpetuated by Manny Lopes and other "godly" church members, with the consent of Sandy Lopes. This is TRUE. I have numerous testimonies from residents who were in the program at the same time I was. We all knew that this was going on, it was common knowledge. Many of these girls were victimized by their own fathers and relatives, then sent to the Potter's House for help. While there, they were marked as "easy targets" and were repeatedly raped and molested by Manny Lopes.
It is eight years later and not even a month goes by that my parents do not apologize for sending me there. I am finishing my M.A., I am married, and I am doing very well, but I cannot say the same for the mjority of the 30+ young women I met during my time there. Please please please believe me when I say that this place is a prison, a torture house run by a very demented, twisted couple.
While we were in the Potter's House, our voices were silenced. We were kept against our will for years, phsyically, verbally and sexually abused. What I have written here is not even the half of it. Please do not ignore our voices now. Listen to us. Do not send another child here. Ever. You will regret it for the rest of your life.

1 Stars: My experience was AWFULL (by Tonya (Brown) P.)

Tonya (Brown) P. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:58:00 GMT

Well First of all I was a girl there back in 2000 till 2001 when I then turned 18 and could leave. I was a parent of an 8 month old buy and was placed in this home by courts to keep custody of my son. In this time I had spent there alot of non christian things happened in wich I'd rather not speak about. I was there from Dec.2000 untill Aug. 2001 and I was condemed, made fun of, tormented, during this time in wich I was unabble to speak to my biological mother at all. Sandy made it where she could not even come to my graduation or I would loose custody of my son. With this lil bit being said; I am Tonya Nichole (Brown) Prado and I live in Winter Haven, FL If amy of you girls would like to talk please feel free to email me at tonyaprado@aol.com and we can exchange numbers and call. I grew close to alot of girls there and we were not allowed to exchange numbers before I left and I think about you girls all the time. Especially You Aleah, Isha, Julia, Heather, Samantha, Becca, Jessica, Sarah. and many, many more. Please dont hesitate to email me. Thanks and Think twice about where your child is going, and who's hand they may go into????

1 Stars: The Potter's House Girls Home is not the place for your daughter. (by broken a.)

broken a. — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:53:00 GMT

Let me just say this. Its basically a children's work camp. Everyone no matter what age are mad to work to "improve character". I was at the Potter's House for 2 years almost to the day. I did graduate but I had to play nice to be able to do that. When i moved there I was in my junior year of high school. I was told that my credits from my previous school were not valid. I kept 4 of the 18 credits I had earned in my previous school. I basically had to do 4 years of school in 2. I was actually set to graduate 6 months early right before my 18th birthday but Sandy and Manny talked the teachers into finding credits i had not earned. If you go back and look at my transcript its a joke. I am currently in college and I am finding many gaps in my education. I have had to go back and fill in the blanks where they left out certain things I needed for college.

As for this being a "Christian home". Not even close. The churches I attended while I was there were Pentecostal. The girls were only allowed to interact with church members. If you know anything about these churches they are almost as bad as the snake handling churches. While I was living there the church members were very corrupt. The pastor was even removed from his post at one of the churches. There were a few girls who had personal interaction with church members. Sleeping with married men while on "sheparding visits". If you don't know what that means....During the holiday's if girls did not have enough points or were not on level could not go on a home visit. Manny and Sandy did not want people at the house on the holiday's so they would "shepard" them out to different families in the church.

In the two years I spent there I was not allowed to go home. They never believed I was "good" enough to go. Sandy's idea of counseling would be for you to massage her back while you talked to her. While she nodded off listening. Manny was extremely flirtatious with the girls. He made me uncomfortable a lot. part of our "work" would be outside work. We would have to scrub the porch mow the 3+ acres of land and take care of the property. We also built the "school building" as they call it. They received several federal grants to upgrade the existing building but also had all of the supplies and labor donated. No this does not mean the community can to help. They asked habitat to step in and help along side the girls there. School was missed. This made things harder for us. Along with our daily points and chores we had to help build the school.

As to the money you pay for your child to attend. Don't think it goes to their education and needs. 90% of the food there is donated from a local grocery store. either out of date or almost out of date. This goes for meats, canned goods, breads and produce. They have most of the girls on the FL Food Stamp program. Let me tell you how that works. They had deemed them selves a food bank while i was there. They would take all the money off these food stamp cards via their own credit card machine. Remember all food is donated. When I asked about this they said it was all to help the food bank. So all that money for each girl went into the food bank account which eventually made it back their their accounts. It was "payroll" for the food bank workers i.e. Sandy and Manny.

How do I know all this you ask. I was just a girl in the home. I made my way up the latter to staff once a few people left. they were short on slave drivers so they made me staff. Don't think for on minute I was a patsy. The staff girls were just trying to get out faster. If you made them think you accepted their way of life you got out quicker. I felt sorry for these girls. I still feel sorry for these girls. Sandy and Manny don't even live in the same household anymore. Due to a sexual harassment charge from one of the girls against him. Do me a favor. Don't send your kids here. It will be the worst mistake you ever made.

1 Stars: Great place? Definitely NOT (by Candid n.)

Candid n. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:35:00 GMT

I have to be amazed at the positive reviews that I am reading here! It is absolutely crazy that these parents (who really have no idea what is going on behind 'closed doors') can post an opinion to something they know nothing about.

I can not elaborate as the complaint/allegations are still in active investigation, but I was placed in this home as a researcher several years ago. I have since wrote a private report that I have submitted to the Department of Education, Better Business Bureau, DCF and more. For those of you that have had past problems...know that someone is out there listening and understands the acts of hatred that is breathing in this 'Christian' place, at the hands of Manny and Sandy...plus more. There is a reason why they are not on the recommended list for DCF any longer; and I would anticipate that there will be a payment in the end...whether legally or through the powers in Heaven.

I can attest to the stories that are said here, and they go back many years, multiple the responses here by 100s, maybe 1000s. There are many of children here that needed help, possibly serious help. This is not a place that harbors healthy outcomes, but teaches these children to 'act right' in order to get the heck out of there. The torment, the chores, the cleaning, the babysitting...all slavery techniques sponsored by the house parents (who by the way are not very Christian at all).

What kind of punishment causes a child to fast for days? How about cleaning the porch with their own toothbrush? How about made to eat food not fit for a dog? These are just a few things that I saw, in my short time there. And, there is more....children tied together, humiliated by wearing signs that say negative things, sharing beds and clothes (dirty clothes at that), having clothes taken away as punishment...

There is no one, even a child that has been deemed "bad" that should have to endure this type of treatment. Counseling, love, help...that is what should have been...not just the words, but the actual act of giving these things!

Anyone that wrote a positive comment, needs to step up and really think about what they wrote. Are they possibly brainwashed? Why were they the chosen ones that came out so 'well' but there are others that are messed up to this day...and even some that manage to take their own lives after living in this hell for years; anyone think about why they were not helped for YEARS? Yes, they may have had issues...but I guess as long as the large tuition was paid (most parents even got Social Security payments to put their children here!) the family's dirty little secret was hidden away in a dark, dingy part of Lake Placid, Florida. Shame on you for not stepping up to take care of your own children, not supporting them, not demanding to see them and make sure that they are ok. Luckily my time there was short...but believe me, I worked harder there then I have anywhere. Thanks to me, the House Parents sheets were cleaned every day, bed made, labels in the right direction, floors cleaned. I pray that the right thing will be done and the $ that these people are making will soon have to be repaid...and legal ramifications will be imposed.

Please know that the schooling here is NOT considered at any university, vocational school, and most employment positions that require a high school/private school diploma. Parents, ask where your money for books, paper, etc went. I can assure you that this organization does not have accredidation that means anything. A little research can make a change in your child; they are worth it and your job (as a parent) is to provide them the best opportunity for improvement...no excuses! You can't just have them and lock them up when you are tired of them or they are costing you too much time/money. NO child is worth being placed here...NO ONE!

5 Stars: The Potter's House Girls Home is a great place (by Jessica M.)

Jessica M. — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:21:00 GMT

I was at the potters house for almost 2 years back in 1998 and let me tell you when I see these posting it makes me sick I would not be the person I am today if it was not for the potters house. I found out when I was 15 that I was going to have a baby and I knew my parents sent me there because I needed help I had alot of issues. I stayed in the house for almost 2 years when I came home yes I got into some trouble as a normal teen does but I always had what they taught me in the back of my head and then when I turned 18 everything changed I started living the life they taught me to live. I got married when I was 25 and was blessed in 2007 with a little girl who I named Helen Marie after 4 months in the hositpal due a heart defect she passed away and I want to tell you that if I had not been for the things I learned while I was at the Potters house about God and him being there for you at all times I would not be here today. I am now been blessed with a 2nd child a little boy named Jacob. The Potters house taught me so much and of course I was unhappy being there I was a teenage who wanted to do what i wanted to do and yes like i said before I did get in trouble after I left because I never understood then why my parents sent me there but now as an adult and having my own child I now understand. I know it's been 11 years since I was there but I love Sandy and Manny they were like my parents away from home and i knew they loved me. When I was there yes something we would spend days cleaning but that was due to us not listening and following the rules but other days we would go to the lake and swim and work at the crisis center they owned and the store they owned and we had alot of fun. I guess what I am trying to say from all of this is yes I was upset when I was 15 about being there but I learned so much and i really think that helped me to be come the person I am today and with the lost I've gone though in my life I really think that God put me there knowing what i would have to deal with later in life and know i thank my parents for sending me there and I understand. So I totally do not agree with some of these post about the Potters house it is ran by great people and they really taught me alot.

1 Stars: ABANDONMENT, NO SECURITY, AN AWFUL EXPERIENCE (by Anonymous _.)

Anonymous _. — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:06:00 GMT

My experience was AWFUL. I was dropped off by my parent there after being lied to about where I was going, was placed on probation for 3 months until I testified I became a Christian, and was THEN taken off probation and allowed to communicate with other girls in the house and my parents. For a 15 year old to go through that alone is very traumatic and resulted in severe anxiety attacks, post traumatic stress disorder, and recurring nightmares that I still have (10 years later) about being sent away. There is ZERO counseling, I have memories of doing yardwork all day, all weekend long. The school was a JOKE- thankfully I come from a disciplined family that values education, so I was able to work through the schoolwork pretty easily on my own and am now finishing my Master's, but for most girls it did not meet what they needed for an education. The only way to get through that place is put up a front that you are exactly the type of Christian the owners and your parents want you to be, so you can eventually leave. The abandonment and deceitfulness that I experience as a result of being dropped off there will never go away- and unfortunately my family still says its my fault I went. There is no feelings of security, and any girl being sent there will leave with more issues than she came with.

1 Stars: SOMEBODY SAVE SANDY/MANNYS PRISONERS!!PLEASE!! (by Samantha S.)

Samantha S. — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:21:00 GMT

DO NOT SEND YOUR DAUGHTER THERE!!! IF SHE IS THERE GET HER OUT NOW!!! I was a girl there. I was sexually abused before being sent there and a victim of neglect and abuse with a severe eating disorder and horrible depression. They do not provide counseling and when I told sandy I was vomiting in the bathroom and severely depressed she called me "a pain in the ass and tied me to another girl and made me wear a sign that said I have a big mouth that I cant keep shut". I went so far as to leave in a tampon for three months praying to die of toxic shock syndrome when my depression peaked. I was drowned in that pond out front in the middle of the night, made to eat a bowl of salad with mold all over it because I let a brown piece slip past me when making dinner and moldy salad was my punishment, I was also forced to spend a 3days in 105degree weather without water shoveling horse pop for Sandy's garden because I loved school and books were my escape they would punish me by denying me school and books. They tortured me. I have reported it to child services but the girls in there are forced to lie for fear of repercussions. Your daughters may act changed but they have no choice I cant tell you the torture they will endure if they say a wrong thing. You will be off the phone or gone after the visit and there will be nobody there to protect them. I had bibles thrown at me, was forced to sleep outside when the wheat-er went down to forty degrees and was sleep deprived. Prayed every night for death. I am twenty-five now. A 4.0 GPA college student and still suffer post traumatic stress disorder. Any parent who leaves there child here should be charged with child abuse and forced to pay restitution to the child for as long as they live for the irreversible mental ailments the child will suffer. As for sandy and Manny, I hate you for what you did to me!!!! I dare you to sue me for speaking the truth so I can counter sue you for child abuse, negligence, child endangerment, and intentional infliction of emotional duress with malice intent, as well as close down the fraud you have going on and save these girls you are currently imprisoning. Parents get your daughters help at the right place. I beg the world to shut this place down!!!

1 Stars: Hopefully just helpful guide (by no o.)

no o. — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:03:00 GMT

I am the girlfriend of someone who spent quite a few years at this home. Although the allegations of physical and sexual abuse she had never seen, there was plenty of other downfalls to this program. It claims to be a loving atmosphere and from what I hear that was only the case when the house mother, Sandy, was in a good mood. They(the girls) never knew what kind of mood she would be in when she came down those stairs in the morning. From what i hear they were very racist also. If your black your going to hell, no questions asked. What I wonder is how many of you girls who managed to leave there half sane have gone on to leave productive lives. Haven't gotten pregnant before marriage, don't smoke anything, always in a good mood, don't fight. Or how many of you girls have a hard time dealing with everyday life as far as relationships, anger, resentment. Is anyone else on medication to make you not bipolar and control your temper. All that rage and inner anger should've been allowed to come out. The feeling of abandonment when your family dumped you off. Your feelings shouldn't have been made to be suppressed and things(like food and seeing your family) held over your head if you needed to scream or let out some aggression. Never happen at the Potter's House. Please don't send your child there.

1 Stars: Parent listen up (by mary m.)

mary m. — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:36:00 GMT

I was a girl at the home for a number of years. I thought the whole time I was there that I would at least walk away with a diploma, and did I? NO After my mother dropped me off at that horrid place, i busted my rear to make sure I did what I had to do to get done with school and get a good job and put the horrible memories of Potters House behind me. So 20 years later I had to go back to school and get my GED because Sandy was too cheap to keep the schools accreditation active. Its accredited but not by the department of Education so its worthless. Had it not been for my girlfriend researching this for me and figuring out what a fraud they were I would have never found out how messed up I really was. Another thing. You are supposed to go there to mend relationships, HA, Me and my family haven't spoken since July of 08 due to how I was pretty much raised by the Lopes, cause I was there for about 4 years.

2 Stars: Dont send your girls here (by Larry H.)

Larry H. — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:20:00 GMT

My daughter was taken to this place by her mother and grandmother. She was 12 or 13 at the time. She spent 5-6 years there. I, the father, was kept from seeing her on many occasions. Reason--not enough points,ect, ect. However, her mother was aloud to visit, in many cases, the same weekend I was suppose to see her. The review from Mary M is very accurate from my experience. My daughter spent time in a hospital before going to Potters. Both the Doctor at the hospital and Manny told me "her problems are from her home life". But I was still left out. After many efforts to call her and being told her she wasnt available I gave up. I mailed her a card every week for the next year. On occasion I would try and call. If I was able to talk to her, she hadnt received most of the cards. I expedited this so I photo copied all the cards. Maybe sometime she will get to see them. My daughter is now 30. She still has issues.

5 Stars: Speaking from heart (by Leah K.)

Leah K. — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:54:00 GMT

I lived in The Potter's House for five in half years. After one year and two months I was allowed to return home and chose to stay. Making the choice to stay was the best decision I could ever have made and still to this day I feel the same way. Sandy and Manny became not only my spiritual leaders and mentors but they became my family. I developed a foundation of strength and courage through their love and guidance. I was never mistreated or deprived. I have read some of these accusations and I am in disbelief. Manny and Sandy have devoted their lives to help others, they are some of the most humble and caring individuals I have ever met. Without Potter's House I would not be here today.

5 Stars: I wouldn't send my worst enemy here, let alone my child. (by blank b.)

blank b. — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:43:00 GMT

I'm not going to reveal my identity, as there would probably be a court summons for a lawsuit against me sitting at my door tomorrow if i did. The owners are very well "connected" which is why nothing that has been brought against them has ever stuck as far as I am aware. Every negative review here is right on, so I wont re post anything that's already here, but if you think it's alright for all the "troubled" kids to be taken off of their psyche medicines and set loose with no counseling, and only supervised by other messed up teens who lied enough to be moved up in rank, then send your kid here. If you want your child to be refused medical care and have all of their phone calls and letters monitored for anything negative about the home by said messed up teens, send your kid here. If you have a child that you want doing hard labor in the hot Florida sun 12 hours minimum on weekends with only one water break , only taking breaks during the week to fill out 70's propaganda pamphlets referred to as school in which the KKK is referred to as "a group of funny men in white sheets on horseback," you're as messed up as they are, and your children should be taken away from you anyway and prob. wouldn't be much worse off there. Your child will go in with some normal teen problems and come out with some serious, lifetime baggage and permanent resentment towards you. Also, they send babies whose mothers are in prison to the home for these troubled teens to take care of. This is supposed to be some kind of birth control, but 99.9 percent of the girls who participate in this program come to the conclusion that no one will ever love them besides Jesus unless they have a defenseless baby of their own and have become pregnant within 6 months of leaving the home. History speaks for itself. I did the math. There are many more complaints, but I'm too busy going to therapy to forget them all. Just trying to help any girls who no matter what, don't deserve this punishment.

1 Stars: Be a REAL parent and take care of your kids (by Mary M.)

Mary M. — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:55:00 GMT

I was a resident at the Potters house for a few years. I wasn't that bad of a kid to get sent there but stuff happens. They love to and stand in the bathtub and have me tell the person on the phone that she was in the tub. What an example other than lying is that for the girls to see? They taught me nothing there. Sandy and her nasty husband are NEVER on the girls side as they proclaim. Whoever dumped the girl off at her house is who's side their on. Wrong, or right, whoever pays the bill is whos side shes on. What kinda treatment is that??? She always said," Oh God told me that you did this wrong" Whether you did or didn't you were in trouble. Funny how God did a whole lot of talking whenever it came time for me to see my parents. One last thing. Sandy and Manny Lopes are the most racist poeple I ever knew. The will tell you that certain poeple of your family are going to hell if your parents happen to marry interracially. But as Christains we are supposed to love everybody. Mannys favorite line is. "You don't see a cat mating with a dog, do you?" No, but I do see a black cat mating with a white cat. Youre daughter would be better off on the street. Guaranteed when she gets out, she will be a bigger manipulator and liar then when she got dumped there.

1 Stars: I agree do not send your child thier!!! (by Sally S.)

Sally S. — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:45:00 GMT

I attended the Potter's house for eight months in 2003, And the statement of sexual harassment is true!! Manny the owner is a pervert and not a Godly Man!! His wife well all she cares about is using the girls as her slaves!!

5 Stars: A place of hope and healing (by Carol K.)

Carol K. — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:25:00 GMT

My daughter came to the Potter's House in December of 2001 after her father's death. Prior to coming, she had become anorexic and severely depressed. She had been hospitalized twice and in other facilities that medicated her, but were unable to help her condition. Thankfully, the Potter's House helps girls spiritually as well as emotionally and after a few weeks there, God touched her heart and she wanted to get well. It was a long road, but through prayers, counseling, love, and the structure of the Potter's House, my daughter is very healthy, well-adjusted, and looking forward to the future. She was able to graduate a year early from high school through the American Heritage individualized curriculum at the school there. She is beginning her third year of college and maintains a 3.0 average. We are grateful for the staff and volunteers of the Potter's House for their guidance and dedication to these girls. Ms. Sandy and Mr. Manny provide healthy role models with a balance of love, structure, and accountability.

5 Stars: A Place where healing takes place (by Emily S.)

Emily S. — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:29:00 GMT

I went to the Potter's House when I was thirteen years old; two years after the death of my father from cancer. I weighed 80 pounds and had the desire for death and wanted to be with my dad. I was anorexic and severely depressed. When I first came to the Potter's House, I did not even walk or talk because I was both weak and manipulative, I wanted people to feel sorry for me and let me go home. Because my family as well as the staff at the Potter's House wanted me get well, they monitored my food and tried to get me to talk and smile like a healthy teenager. However, I still did not want to get well, until God touched my heart through the song 'Open the eyes of my heart' which we sang at church about my third Sunday there. From that time on I slowly but surely began to get healthier and gain weight, but most importantly, I had the desire to live my life for God and for others. As God healed my heart through the prayers and support of the Potter's House and my family, I began to move up in levels and eventually became leadership and develpoed skills such as dancing and running. I even graduated a year early from high school and through dual enrollment, am a year and a half ahead in college, where I am majoring in world missions to someday become a missionary overseas. Without the love of family and the staff at the Potter's House and most imortantly, the love of Christ, I would not be who I am today and would not be able to follow in my father's footsteps as a missionary. I love everyone there on the staff and all the volunteers for there love and support. the Potter's House is a safe refuge and God abides there.

4 Stars: Speaking from Experience... (by Heather L.)

Heather L. — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:01:00 GMT

I was a girl who went through the program, was a student leader/staff, and years later returned to be a houseparent. Manny, through a Godly loving and an absolutely respectful manner, helped me re-establish a relationship with my own father which was completely nonexistant when I entered the program. If you're looking for an "AA" 12-step type of program, this is not the place for your daughter. The program teaches discipline & order and introduces your daughter to a relationship with Jesus Christ through an every-day living environment. Counseling is available for the girls every day, but there are not "scheduled therapy" times such as other programs. Ministry is done through Church activitites and building relationships in the home. Manny & Sandy have dedicated their lives to seeing girls develop a strong relationship with the Lord and helping to restore families. Your daughter might not live a "perfectly Godly" life after leaving the Potter's House but there is no doubt that she will have the opportunity to have an authentic experience with God while she is there and will have seeds planted in her heart through the Potter's House. Sexual & Verbal abuse taking place in the home is absolutely ABSURD!!

5 Stars: A place of refuge and healing for troubled girls (by david w.)

david w. — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:51:00 GMT

As a parent who's duaghter was deeply troubled,the Potter's Home was the place for her to find help and to grow. Thru bible counciling and undrestanding our Rachel is married and about to have her second baby. Without God and the help from the Potter's House I don't think our duaghter would have been able to get thru those trouble teen years.

5 Stars: A Sanctuary for Girls in Need (by Alice O.)

Alice O. — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 21:29:00 GMT

The Potter's House Girls Home's main goal is to rescue hurting, abused, abandoned, troubled and/or pregnant girls who are homeless, runaway and just plain hurting. The program gives the girls a sanctuary on beautiful, wooded land that has a creek, three ponds and lots of wildlife. Potter's House integrates Biblical principles into every aspect
of each girl's life through counseling and special Christian curriculum.