GULF SHORES, AL — The Holy Spirit Thrift Shop recently presented a grant of $2,000 to Under His Wings.

In accepting the award Executive Director Angie Michal said that the program’s goal is to “Provide at-risk teenage girls in Baldwin County a loving Christian home while equipping them with life skills essential to wholeness.”

Under His Wings is licensed by the state of Alabama as a group home and is staffed by licensed professional counselors, physicians and teachers. The program can house six to eight girls concurrently and receives referrals primarily from school counselors and private therapists.

Under His Wings will use the grant money from Holy Spirit Thrift Shop to help with educational expenses for the 2016-2017 school year.

The Holy Spirit Thrift Shop is an outreach ministry of Holy Spirit Episcopal Church. Located at 6798 Highway 59 in Gulf Shores, the thrift shop is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Proceeds from the sale of donated clothes, furniture, books and small household goods benefit local nonprofit organizations. For additional information or to volunteer call thrift shop manager Alicia Gattenio at 251-968-6744.