KINGMAN, Ariz. – Wendy Rapp Weaver started Angel Manor August 15, 2001 because of what she had been through.
“I was a recovering alcoholic,” Weaver said, “and knew there had to be other women who needed a safe place to be able to change their lives.”
“My daughter, through her sobriety, connected to Jesus again,” said Wendy’s Mother, Kay. “She wanted to help other women and their children break the cycle of addiction and get off the streets.”
Kay said Wendy found a house in Kingman that would house 10 to 12 women.
“Her father saw and believed in her vision and loaned her the money for the down payment.”
Through God’s help and Wendy’s, Kay said, children now have their own beds and a birthday party for the first time.
Since 2015, Angel Manor has acquired three houses for women and men with children. It also now has a private school, Salt and Light Christian Academy, where most of the resident’s children go.
“I’ve helped over 3,500 people,” Wendy said of her faith-based, 12-step program. “It remains the only organization of its kind in Kingman and the surrounding areas.”
For her accomplishments, Weaver has received many awards including Kingman Rotary Club Citizen of the Month Award, Kingman Social Club Annual Recipient Award, Soroptimist Ruby Award, and Women Making History Award.
Wendy said Angel Manor now has a 501c3 status from the state and has been put on the Charitable Organizations List where anyone, anywhere in the state of Arizona can make tax-deductible donations to them.
Donations that are always needed at Angel Manor, she said, is toilet paper, paper towels, soap, dish and laundry soap, trash bags, bus or Lyft passes, hygiene products such as toothpaste, women’s menstrual pads and Tampons, and they’re in dire need of clothes for teenagers, especially boys.
To donate any of these items or for questions or more information, please call Angel Manor Administrator Melissa Russo at 928-303-0723 or Director Wendy Weaver at 928-530-9812.
Tax-deductible monetary donations may be made on their secure website at angelmanorrecovery.com.
Wendy said in honor of Angel Manor’s 25 years in business, they’re having a celebration party from noon to 3 p.m. August 15 at College Park Community Center – all free.
“There will be food, fellowship, music, testimonies from alumni and residents who live in Angel Manor now, and bounce houses for the kids. Everyone in the community is invited.”
