Our recent January 4th orientation brought 12 new folks excited to volunteer with the Window of Kindness. We're thrilled to onboard more dedicated team members to help at The Window during this ongoing harsh winter weather.
We'll hold our next Window of Kindness orientation on February 1st for anyone eager to learn more about this volunteering. Whether you can commit weekly or occasionally, we have openings to fit different availabilities. Sign up at https://facinghomelessness.volunteerhub.com/vv2/
It takes a crew of caring volunteers to keep the Window of Kindness running as a reliable source of support this time of year. That's why we feel enthusiastic about continuing to expand the team with passionate Seattleites.
A QUIET THOUGHT - If you're moved by the goodness of this community, please visit http://www.facinghomelessness.org/
and click on the 'donate' button and consider a "monthly recurring" donation of just $5 in support of the work. THANK YOU!
sweetSUPPORT
sweetSUPPORT:
We would love to express our deepest gratitude to the South Lake Union location of Fresh Flours, and to their manager Mara, for putting together a canned goods and clothing drive for our Window of Kindness program!
Mara was initially introduced to the Window of Kindness while discussing homelessness with one of our volunteers. After that discussion, Mara was connected to the Community Programs Coordinator for the Window of Kindness, and immediately got to work collecting supplies from her customers! The drive is still ongoing, but has already collected several bags of clothing and a box full of canned goods.
We are consistently so amazed and grateful for the outpouring of love and support our community shares with us! YOU are the reason our programs are able to thrive!
Please feel free to check out the Fresh Flours Website by going to this link: http://www.freshfloursseattle.com/
A QUIET THOUGHT - If you're moved by the goodness of this community, please visit http://www.facinghomelessness.org/
and click on the 'donate' button and consider a "monthly recurring" donation of just $5 in support of the work. THANK YOU!
fullHEARTS
fullHEARTS:
Wow, it’s been a labor of true community love and power to bring together SUCH a beautiful BLOCK Home. We celebrated our 15th finish BLOCK Home last week and can’t wait to welcome home a new Resident.
In line with our new Open House tradition, we planted a bulb, and with each handful of dirt, offered a hope or dream for what this new house could provide for future residents.
Comment below if you’d like to offer a wish for this home as well
Special thanks to all our volunteers, our new hosts JD and Anne, our construction staff for creating such a beautiful home in such a magical spot, and our partners Justin Polley of Masters Electric and the Dim Sum Crew for their pro bono electrical work, and Lane Lunasco, David Masi, Anthony Rogers and Craig Atkinson of Hermanson for their pro bono plumbing work. This collective work has made this home a reality!
A QUIET THOUGHT - If you're moved by the goodness of this community, please visit http://www.facinghomelessness.org/ and click on the 'donate' button and consider a "monthly recurring" donation of just $5 in support of the work. THANK YOU!
What is Home?
whatisHOME?
This month we hear from Jill, a Window of Kindness volunteer about what home means to her:
"Home is safety. It’s a feeling rather than a place. It’s me feeling like I can relax and be my truest self without judgment or disrespect. It’s when I wake up first thing in the morning and don’t have an immediate thought that I need to do something to protect myself. I’ve lived in houses and apartments with people where I was physically sheltered and not physically, mentally or emotionally safe, and those were never my home. My partner and my children are home. With them I am safe and loved”
Thank you, Jill!
What does "Home" mean to you?
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