Hope Runs Deep

As Arizona Foster Care has shifted in the last several years, the kids who are placed in group homes are often those who have been through the worst of the worst—victims of severe abuse and neglect, some born exposed to drugs or alcohol, many who have spent their entire lives in the child welfare system. They are children who struggle to trust, to connect, to simply be kids. And because they have been so hurt, the place they call home needs to be a special place of healing.

This is why two of our four family style group homes are tucked away on a large, quiet property—a Healing Hub intentionally designed to give them space to breathe and rebuild their lives. Over the last two decades, this 10-acre property has grown into a safe haven—with a sports court where kids learn to play as a team, a pool where they take their first swim lessons, an environment where no one looks at them like they are broken.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE HELPED US ALMOST REACH OUR GOAL!
We have raised $200,014 of the $240,000 campaign goal thanks to several corporate sponsors and over 200 individual donors. The well is currently being dug and nearly finished, other than the pipes needed to connect it to the houses. This is just in time for the hot summer! Additionally, with the money raised we were able to repair a second well on the property and it is functioning enough to keep from having to haul in water. It will be a vital backup in the future so we shouldn’t have a water shortage again. The Recreation area for the children has a covered pavilion, fire pit and seating around it. There will be several other additions to it, depending on the funds raised.

Fixing the well is urgent—but it’s also an opportunity. A new well will not only restore safe, reliable water, it will also allow us to build a small garden on the property. Here, children can nurture life, grow food, and heal through therapeutic, hands-on activities.