Annual Families Helping Families Golf FundraiserThe outing is May 23, 2024 at Hunters Ridge Golf Course in Marion. Noon start. We are once again partnering with Families Helping Families of Iowa, Inc. https://familieshelpingfamiliesofiowa.org/
Families Helping Families (FHF) is a unique nonprofit organization located in Cedar Rapids that serves all of Iowa’s Children in Foster Care or adopted from foster care. There are about 10,000 children in the state of Iowa living in foster care. Children enter the foster care system abruptly and without chances to collect any of their belongings and may not return home for days, weeks, months or ever again. The trauma of living in an unsafe home, coupled with the removal from their home adds layers of hurt in these young lives. Each year, FHF serves over 3,000 children across the state. FHF aims to help provide some of the most basic needs, along with programs intended to help kids gain confidence, education and memories that are positive throughout their journey. FHF does this by offering programs like a free Clothing Closet, Shoe Voucher Program, Haircut Voucher Program and Senior Picture Program. When a child enters a foster home, often with no clothing than the clothes on their back, these programs aim to help meet the most basic needs. FHF also has other programs such Spread Your Wings, Soaring Towards Success and Senior Celebration are geared to help build confidence, social skills, relationships, and educational success. These kids deserve to have the best possible outcomes for their future, despite being in a situation that is not their fault. The FHF goal is to help them thrive in spite of the challenges they face. All money raised to support FHF is through grant awards, corporate sponsorships, or individual donors! FHF could not do the work they do in our community without the support of local community members investing in the lives of foster youth! Cedar Rapids Sunrise Rotary will request a local Rotary grant and Rotary Foundation matching funds. Printable Event Flyer is here |
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