November 2019
Monthly Update: Making a Difference
Staff Spotlight
Samantha Pryor is our newest member to our great team. She comes with years of non-profit experience as well as fighting for those that are homeless. She is the Executive Assistant and Volunteer Coordinator. Welcome to the team, Samantha!
Who We Serve
We are a transitional shelter which provides services for homeless children from 0-17 years of age along with their young mothers. We also provide care and services for homeless girls aging out of the foster care system at 18 years of age. As of right now we have 15 families with a total of 30 children ranging from 2 months old to 14 years old.
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We were excited to welcome volunteers at Home of Hope for Gwinnett Great Days of Service last month.We would to give give a BIG SHOUT OUT to Rachael and Garrett from Starbucks who helped us with some different projects. We so appreciated their help!
  • Twin size bed in a bag (children themed) 
  • Juice packs
  • Cases of water
  • Food items: 
  • pasta and sauces, breakfast items, after school snacks, fresh fruit and veggies
  • Gift cards to Walmart and Kroger
  • Blankets
  • Paper towel
  • Bathroom tissue
  • Cleaning supplies
  • Laundry detergent
  • Larger sized diapers and pull ups
Volunteering
Give back to the community by volunteering with us here at Home of Hope. Volunteers are always greatly needed and appreciated. You can help by volunteering in many different areas. One of are largest area of need for volunteers currently is Kids Klub and it is from 6:15-8:00 PM each Wednesday evening. We are also currently looking to expand this to other days as well. Stay tuned!
SAVE THE DATE
Our annual Sip & Swine BBQ Festival is March 6 and 7, 2020. For more info, go to www.sipandswine.com. Check back with us for more updates on up coming events!
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