Youth and Family Resource Center, Inc. would like to express their gratitude for the offers of support they have received in response to an article relaying the need for host families for some of the children currently at Hope House in Shawnee, Susan Morris, executive director, said.
Morris said that the community has been so supportive that the center now has even more volunteers than it currently needs.
“Our office has been inundated with calls from people who want to volunteer and that is wonderful,” Morris said. “Right now, we have all the volunteers we need at this time.”
The Hope House is a shelter for children who need a temporary place to stay, often until placement through the Department of Human Services can be made. Not all children in the shelter are in state custody, as they arrive at Hope House for a variety of reasons, Morris said.
Hope House has a maximum capacity of about 16 children but the number of recent potential volunteers has far outnumbered the amount of children needing a temporary host family, she said.
Morris said she is thankful for the response and hopes that those whose “hearts are set on helping” but for whom the center does not have volunteer openings currently available, will be able to share their generosity with others in need throughout the community.
She also said there are continuing needs for Court Appointed Special Advocacy program volunteers and additional volunteers for the center’s summer programs.
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Johnna Ray may be reached at 214-3934.
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Youth and Family Resource Center, Inc. would like to express their gratitude for the offers of support they have received in response to an article relaying the need for host families for some of the children currently at Hope House in Shawnee, Susan Morris, executive director, said.
Morris said that the community has been so supportive that the center now has even more volunteers than it currently needs.
“Our office has been inundated with calls from people who want to volunteer and that is wonderful,” Morris said. “Right now, we have all the volunteers we need at this time.”
The Hope House is a shelter for children who need a temporary place to stay, often until placement through the Department of Human Services can be made. Not all children in the shelter are in state custody, as they arrive at Hope House for a variety of reasons, Morris said.
Hope House has a maximum capacity of about 16 children but the number of recent potential volunteers has far outnumbered the amount of children needing a temporary host family, she said.
Morris said she is thankful for the response and hopes that those whose “hearts are set on helping” but for whom the center does not have volunteer openings currently available, will be able to share their generosity with others in need throughout the community.
She also said there are continuing needs for Court Appointed Special Advocacy program volunteers and additional volunteers for the center’s summer programs.
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Johnna Ray may be reached at 214-3934.
