For over 49 years Geauga County Job and Family Services (JFS) has coordinated the Sponsor-a-Family Program during the holiday season. “Sponsor-a-Family” is the holiday program that provides food and gifts to low-income families and Geauga County foster children.
This year Hope for Kids has chosen to sponsor two separate families as well as donate puzzles to the remainder of the families JFS will sponsor. You can see from these pictures that JFS is getting their basement filled with gifts to wrap and send off to the families in need this holiday season.
#seasonofgiving #sponsorachild #sponsorafamily ...
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**Announcement**
We are excited to announce that Hope for Kids Geauga and the Geauga Children’s Alliance have consolidated their mission and organization.
A heartfelt thanks to all of you who have helped support Geauga Children’s Alliance in the past!
After nearly two decades of supporting the children and families
of our community, Geauga Children’s Alliance has taken steps to consolidate its mission and organization with that of another community-based non-profit, Hope For Kids Geauga. GCA and Hope for Kids were almost identical in purpose and function and provided support to many of the same Geauga County services.
The trustees of GCA have formally concluded its activities as a
non-profit while committing all of its remaining assets and
resources to Hope For Kids. The Board of Trustees of GCA were
unanimous in their support of this action believing that Hope For
Kids Geauga was in the best position to continue serving the
community. Several board members of GCA will be joining the
board of Hope For Kids.
Hope for Kids Geauga will carry on the good work of the Geauga
Children’s Alliance, enriching the lives of abused, neglected and
at-risk children and young adults in Geauga County. ...
Please help me in welcoming new board member Pat Leech!
Pat has been involved with children’s issues for over 50 years She and her husband are former foster and adoptive parents. Their adopted foster daughter has her Masters in Social Work and is a CASA volunteer in Oregon. Pat currently serves as Allocations Co-Chair with The Children’s Guild of Cleveland and as a member of CARM (Citizens Against Recreational Marijuana), trying to educate parents and youth about the devastating effects of marijuana use. CARM contacts legislators, hoping recreational marijuana will not be legalized in Ohio or nationally.
Pat helped found Bellflower Center for Prevention of Child Abuse. She volunteered as a peer counselor and Teen Institute Advisor at West Geauga High School and served on Geauga Children’s Alliance. Pat is looking forward to extending her hand in helping the children of Geauga County and getting to know her fellow board members who care so much about kids. ...
