Come Home for the Holidays

Come Home for the Holidays is quickly approaching and November 6th will be here before you know it. There is still time to buy tickets to the event - $60 will get you in the door where we will have both beer and wine tastings throughout the eveningas well as wonderful hors d'oeuvres. It isn't to late to purchase raffle tickets 5 for $20 we will also have a live and silent auction. It is always a fun evening and we look forward to you joining us.

We are still in need of volunteers for the event. For more information please e-mail Julie - julieannelovegrove@hotmail.com

Project Linus

This Blanket

My heart was thinking of you, my hands knew what to do.

This blanket grew out of the love I want to share with you.

I hope it will keep you warm, and bfriend you late at night.

I hope you'll come to love it and be comforted by its sight.

Let this blanket wrap you in friendship, and cover you in love.

Because this blanket was thinking of you long before it was even done.

Volunteers for Event

We are in need of approximatly 20 more volunteers for our event on Friday, November 6th from 5:30-10:00. Volunteers will help with the silent auction table, house pin table, directing traffic, selling raffle tickets and much more. If you are interested in helping please e-mail Julie- julieannelovegrove@hotmail.comRead More

Come Home for the Holiday's

Come Home for the Holidays...Would you like to support homeless kids in the Columbus area, consider buying a raffle ticket to win a great prize! You do not need to be present to win!! Visit our website for more details. Thanks in advance for your support! www.homelessfamiliesfoundation.org

Donations

Men and women from Columbus Sathya Sai Center brought us wonderful donations today that we can use in our units. They heard about the fire we had last week and they wanted to help and give back to the community.

Fire Update

Our families are moving back into their apartments today! PuroClean was here yesterday and through the night to get everything cleaned and they did a fantastic job! Everything smells so clean now. Thanks again to everyone who has helped in our effort to get our families back home we truely could not do what we do without the support of such a wonderful community.

Halloween Costumes

The costumes in the picture were donated to us today-

The costumes are custom made by the director of the Worthington School of Ballet for each of her students. They were donated by former ballerinas, The Taylor girls.

Fire Damage

Last night we suffered an unfortunate fire to our units above our main office. Everyone was able to get out safely with no injuries! Our families were able to find places to go for the evening and we are working today with several volunteers to get everything cleaned up and our families moved back into their apartments. We want to thank the Columbus Firefighter and the Columbus Police Department for their speedy reaction to the call!

We are in need of twin size bedding, crib sheets, bath towels, twin beds, small kitchen tables and chairs, love seats, small end tables and working lamps.We will keep you posted on how things are happening and the clean up efforts so that our families can return to their homes.

If you are a Facebook user please become our fan- we will also be updating from there.Thanks again for your care and support we certainly could not do what we do without comminity support.

Dozens Displaced After Fire At Homeless Shelter
Source: www.10tv.com
WBNS-10TV, Central Ohio's News Leader

October

Wow! Where has the time gone? I can not believe it is already October. The weather is changing fast, the leaves are falling and the smells of fall are in the air. We are certainly busy at the shelter and with the holiday's coming up thought it would be a great idea to start a blog page to keep friends updated on event and needs.

Halloween is quickly approaching and if you have costumes that your children will not be wearing this year it would be our goal to help outfit our kids. We currently have 101 children in our program and wouldn't it be fun to have all of them dressed up for trick or treating. The costumes can be new or gently used and ready for wear.

Our hours are Monday-Thursday 8:30-5:00 and
Friday's 8:30-3:00
We are located at 651 West Broad Street, 43215

Mission Statement

To provide shelter, support, stability, and nurturing for homeless children and their families as they prepare to acquire permanent housing.