IN-KIND GATHERING OF GIFTS
For the 2018 In-Kind Gathering of Gifts at our convention in September 2018, we collected gift cards for WalMart and individually wrapped snacks or large boxes of breakfast cereal for the kids at Wiregrass Children's Home.
The home provides a safe haven for neglected and abused children throughout seven counties in the Wiregrass area of Southeast Alabama. Their presence affords these children the loving support they so desperately need in the midst of their crisis, as well as a window of hope and a promise for a better tomorrow. It is the only licensed emergency shelter in the Wiregrass area providing care to children birth to 18 years of age. Their goal is to extend as much love and comfort as possible during this critical time in a child’s life, reaching out to meet their every need whether it be physical, spiritual, emotional or mental.
Since opening their doors in 1989, the Wiregrass Children’s Home has served more than 700 children; some for only one night, yet others for multiple years. They are capable of caring for up to 10 children at any given time, with placement being coordinated through referrals from the Alabama Department of Human Resources. They welcome boys and girls, as well as siblings, providing the first step to a new life and the rebuilding of a new future.
Watch our website and The Southeastern Weaver for information about the 2019 In-Kind Gathering of Gifts as it becomes available.
The home provides a safe haven for neglected and abused children throughout seven counties in the Wiregrass area of Southeast Alabama. Their presence affords these children the loving support they so desperately need in the midst of their crisis, as well as a window of hope and a promise for a better tomorrow. It is the only licensed emergency shelter in the Wiregrass area providing care to children birth to 18 years of age. Their goal is to extend as much love and comfort as possible during this critical time in a child’s life, reaching out to meet their every need whether it be physical, spiritual, emotional or mental.
Since opening their doors in 1989, the Wiregrass Children’s Home has served more than 700 children; some for only one night, yet others for multiple years. They are capable of caring for up to 10 children at any given time, with placement being coordinated through referrals from the Alabama Department of Human Resources. They welcome boys and girls, as well as siblings, providing the first step to a new life and the rebuilding of a new future.
Watch our website and The Southeastern Weaver for information about the 2019 In-Kind Gathering of Gifts as it becomes available.