How Escaping a Riot Led Me to Work at Children’s HopeChest
In December of 2010, I had to evacuate a large city in the middle of riot. As we drove toward a border country, we evaded
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Celebrating Water Projects this World Water Day!
Clean, running water is such a commonplace aspect of most of our lives in North America, that the convenience of such a critical need can easily be taken for granted. However, if you are one of the 844 million people around the globe who do not have access to safe water, gaining clean water is cause for celebration.
This Thursday is World Water Day, and we are highlighting some of the incredible water projects at our CarePoints around the globe!
HopeChest Partners with “One of the Best Companies to Work for in Colorado”
Did you know that HopeChest also partners with businesses?! “The most successful companies give employees a sense of belonging,” says Sue Shellenbarger in the Wall Street Journal Article, “Why Perks No Longer Cut it for Workers.”
This is why Children’s HopeChest is partnering with businesses that are about more than the bottom line. At HopeChest, we believe the corporate setting is a powerful place where a greater calling and purpose can thrive.
Your Top 5 HopeChest Blogs from 2018
Together, we’ve had an incredible year. Three-hundred sixty-five days and 52 blogs later and we are ready to dive into a new year of sharing stories of hope and community transformation! But before we move on to another year, we’d love to share your top five HopeChest blogs from 2018.
Community Area No. 12: Nonprofits
We have found that intentionally working together with other organizations that desire to bring holistic and sustainable change to impoverished communities increases our impact. As we often say, “We are better together.”
Three Stories of Hope
As Content Manager, three of my favorite types stories to read in monthly reports are stories of a child moving from survival to health, a child unlocking their potential by receiving educational support, and children being able to move through their pain and have hope for the rest of their lives by processing their trauma and grief.
Following My Calling: Visiting Russia
As the jet lag has finally wore off from my visit to Russia, I’ve had time to reflect on how God is leading and directing
Coloring for Calm
Mental health is an immensely important topic that Children’s HopeChest integrates into our holistic model of caring for orphaned and vulnerable children. Many of the
Craft Coffee + Cultivated Community
Before I joined Children’s HopeChest, I worked in the coffee industry in Colorado Springs. The Colorado Springs specialty coffee industry is collaborative, focused on cultivating
The Power of Grief Counseling
Many of the children who attend our CarePoints have experienced heart wrenching loss and grief. Heavy traumas and burdens weigh on these children who have
