The Chicago South Side’s First Maternity Home · Pilot Program Open Since June 2026
A safe home for every new beginning.
Southside Life House exists to share the love of Christ with pregnant mothers facing unplanned pregnancies by providing compassionate support, practical resources, and safe housing — so that every life is valued and every mother is equipped to build a strong foundation for their family.
I need a place to stay
A furnished apartment of your own at no cost and no referral needed. Write or call today.
I want to help build it
Fifteen apartments in a 14,000-square-foot building we own outright. Drawings completed, team assembled, and $5.5 million left to raise.
What is happening right now
Our pilot opened in June 2026 in an apartment on our campus. A mother lives there today, supported by our program director — a single mom herself, and a trained, experienced caseworker who works with other mothers.
The pilot is small on purpose. It lets us learn how to run a maternity home well — with real mothers, real needs and real mistakes — before we open fifteen apartments.
What supporters have already built
We own our building outright. There is no mortgage on it, so every dollar given goes into the renovation itself, not into real estate.
About $350,000 of supporter money has already gone into pre-development. The design is finished. General contractors have walked the building and priced the work. What remains is construction.
A word about the neighborhood
Chicago City Life Center has served this stretch of the South Side since the early 1990s. We run a preschool across the street. We are not arriving to help; we are already here, and the Life House is the next building on a campus we have been restoring for thirty years.
Space is limited, and we review every inquiry.
If you need housing, reach out — we will tell you honestly what we can and cannot do. If we cannot house you, we will do our best to connect you with one of our partner organizations that can help.