Mary's Shelter - Gulf Coast provides residential care in a supportive environment for pregnant women who lack suitable housing or favorable familial relationships. The home is available to new mothers, whether their decision is adoption or they choose to parent.

Residents of Mary's Shelter - Gulf Coast participate fully in an established program of communal living, prenatal health and parenting classes, professional and personal life-skills counseling, continuing education and job training. While caring for these women in need, Mary's Shelter - Gulf Coast prepares them for successful independent living and gives them a vision of hope for the future.