Gilgals Houses
Hebrew: גִּלְגָּל Gilgāl, "stone circle"
Where shame is rolled away
Our Gilgal houses serve as case-managed transitional housing for survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, and in recovery. We have TWO safe-houses (Linden & Hilltop) that were renovated and furnished by the community and need more! There are no transitional houses tailored for Trans-womxn over 24 years of age and limited housing for pregnant womxn in recovery.
From our homes, they learn to love and forgive themselves and others. They walk boldly in freedom to achieve the impossible. They experience a true concept of family and the power of a tribe via peer support and our love warriors.
A generous, anonymous man heard our story and bought and renovated our first house. He and several partners rescued lives! Lowe’s donated the major appliances and Diahann, a School Nurse, donated the washer. We desperately need 2 other houses one on the East and South end. Please feel free to contact us if you know of anyone interested in donating a house each house will be numbered and called Gilgal.
“Thank you for giving me a home to live in while I got my life back together. Had you not been there I would have been homeless.”
— Street Sister and Gilgal Resident
How Gilgal works
Joshua 5:9 | The Lord said to Joshua "Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." So, the place has been called Gilgal.
First, Gilgal was a boot camp for the Jews after crossing the Jordan and leaving the Egyptian slavery. For the sisters, it is a place they learn life skills and apply them to become productive and self-sufficient.
Secondly, it was a place of new beginnings. No longer fed by God they had to earn their living. The sisters work, pay rent, and are self-sustainable positive role models.
Thirdly, Gilgal was a sacred place where shame & guilt was replaced by the grace and favor of God. The sisters receive healing in their hearts, mind, spirit, and body.
This is Gilgal
Our caring team of professionals practice a holistic approach via case management and a peer support model, assisting in the healing process of survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and addiction. A Registered Nurse manages prescribed medications, and they are randomly drug tested. We do not accept alcohol, methadone, suboxone, gabapentin/neurontin, and benzodiazepines only Vivitrol and maintenance medications in our homes. The case managers utilize approved agencies to assist in the healing process. Our womxn work, pay rent, and split utilities in their homes.
Our Gilgal coordinators teach Street Sisters how to form healthy relationships while others participate in fundraising or collecting toiletries and other essential items. One month after 1DL2H became the owner of Gilgal #1, a local girl scout troop used their funds and became a catalyst for the house to be furnished by Central Ohioans.
Gilgal House #1 is lovely, peaceful, & secure. Gilgal #2 was won through a bid on September 5, 2017, and now it is actively restoring lives and rebuilding dreams on the Hilltop.
Gilgal #3 will be a SAFE HAVEN for PREGNANT FEMALES caught in the web of human trafficking and addiction. We found a Big House on the East Side that can function with a dual purpose. The owner is asking too much money while it deteriorates. At this time, we are looking to build a duplex on the Hilltop Butterfly Garden in 2022. WE BUILD through the power of LOVE. Any company that would like to donate supplies for this project please reach out to us. Please join our Love Tribe and become a WORLD CHANGER. Support our justice cause to help pregnant women and STOP generational curses such as human trafficking, poverty, and illiteracy.
We need help to keep expanding the Gilgal Homes. If you are interested in donating or helping us open Gilgal #3 for the pregnant women on the East Side and Gilgal #4 on the South Side, PLEASE contact us here.
We Need Your Help
Help us continue expanding the Gilgal Homes and support our efforts as we love and help those in need! The more we have the more generous we will be and the ripple effect of LOVE will be seen! Contact us about donating or helping us open Gilgal #3 for the women and children on the East Side!