Genesis Joy House --Supporting Our Homeless Female Veterans

Genesis Joy House, CFC# 86450
Video transcript

[Genesis Joy House logo]

>>MARGARET: Most people in Warner Robins, they kind of know us

[music]

[grassy area with garbage laying around]

Hello, it’s Margaret with Genesis

[walking] [music]

>>SLATE: Margaret Flowers founded Genesis Joy House in 2011

A nonprofit that helps homeless female veterans in Georgia

[grassy area with garbage laying around, including old mattresses]

>>MARGARET: We’ve seen them sleeping on these mattresses when we come back here

[walking] [music]

This is not freedom, this is being in bondage

>>SLATE: Margaret and her team are on a mission

[music]

To build a first-of-its-kind transitional housing facility in middle Georgia expressly for homeless female veterans (the fastest growing segment of homeless veterans)

Retired military Captain Colleen Baker is helping

>>COLLEEN: There’s upstairs and downstairs in this two-story

[old building, new framing being shown inside]

[music]

We’re putting in laundry facilities, a conference room

The library’s going to be in here, I’m trying to remember what else, oh and kitchen facilities

>>SLATE: Colleen will be 1 of 14 women living in this housing

Donate Today! Help us shelter those who have served
Genesis Joy House CFC#: 86450

We cannot do it without you!
Genesis Joy House logo
CFC#86450

[COLLEEN: I’m going to do the bathroom next, there is so much that has to be done]