Joy Closet is a community foster care closet dedicating to assuring that every foster family receives financial assistance when taking guardianship of foster children.
Executive Director Heather Gray spoke at a recent Hopkinsville Rotary meeting about the Hope House project, which will help lower the amount of trauma children receive when going through the foster care system.
Gray says preventing further trauma will help foster children thrive in their futures.
click to download audioGray shares an example of what a child entering the foster care system might hear.
click to download audioShe explains why this is a problem for these children who have already experienced tremendous trauma.
click to download audioGray says the Hope House project started because of a prevalent issue with the foster care system.
click to download audioGray explains the important purpose of the Hope House.
click to download audioShe asks community members and the Hopkinsville Rotary club to help support the funding of the Hope House building.
click to download audioThe Hope House will feature a living room clothing closet, full kitchen, teen room, social worker office, and multiple bedrooms/bathrooms so that children entering the foster care system can be in an optimal living situation until a placement home is secured.
To support Joy Closet and Hope House through clothing or monetary donation, you can contact Gray or visit the Joy Closet website.
