Stories
We may never know the difficult stories of why children come into foster care,
but we can celebrate the stories of hope.
Here are a few.
but we can celebrate the stories of hope.
Here are a few.
A 5 year old boy is ecstatic for his very 1st tooth brush ever, which was tucked into his Hope Pkgs 1st night bag.
A 2 year old marches around DHHS office while waiting for a foster family to be able to say yes, singing "I got a backpack, I got a backpack".
Learning that handing out a Hope Pkgs 1st night bag brings some joy for caseworkers in an otherwise very sad and traumatic event.
A foster mom writes: "Hope Pkgs is an amazing program. When a child arrives, especially in the evening, it is so nice that they come with a Hope Pkgs backpack with things needed to get through that 1st night. And other nice things as well." Rebecca
Kristy shares "We received 2 backpacks when our foster boys arrived. The boys had just been through something very traumatic and it was so nice that we didn't need to run out to the store the minute they arrived to get the essentials. The Backpack had everything we needed to get us though those first few days of transitioning. this ministry is a tangible way to show the love of Jesus to kids in foster care. "
"I just wanted to share with you that the backpacks continue to be a huge blessing to the children we serve. Thank you for all you do!" Lianna DHHS Community Resource Coordinator
A 2 year old marches around DHHS office while waiting for a foster family to be able to say yes, singing "I got a backpack, I got a backpack".
Learning that handing out a Hope Pkgs 1st night bag brings some joy for caseworkers in an otherwise very sad and traumatic event.
A foster mom writes: "Hope Pkgs is an amazing program. When a child arrives, especially in the evening, it is so nice that they come with a Hope Pkgs backpack with things needed to get through that 1st night. And other nice things as well." Rebecca
Kristy shares "We received 2 backpacks when our foster boys arrived. The boys had just been through something very traumatic and it was so nice that we didn't need to run out to the store the minute they arrived to get the essentials. The Backpack had everything we needed to get us though those first few days of transitioning. this ministry is a tangible way to show the love of Jesus to kids in foster care. "
"I just wanted to share with you that the backpacks continue to be a huge blessing to the children we serve. Thank you for all you do!" Lianna DHHS Community Resource Coordinator