Letter from the Chair
Imagine caring for a member of your family with a developmental disability. Think of the full-time care associated with ensuring he or she has activities to enjoy, healthy meals to eat, transportation, and more. Now imagine you have a family emergency. This was the case with the Carey family. Angela Carey's 12-year-old son, Farrington, a loving and energetic boy, requires full-time care. On any normal day, Farrington attends school, goes to an afterschool program and returns to his family, who care for him in the evenings and on weekends. Recently, Angela received the devastating news that her father had passed away. Faced with making last minute travel arrangements to attend the funeral and be with family and friends, Angela had little time to plan and few resources to turn to in order to arrange care for Farrington.
This scenario is one of hundreds Hope Haven has heard over the years. In fact, Hope Haven's respite home exists for this very reason - to help families with the full-time care associated with their loved ones when they need it most. Thanks to the respite home, Angela was able to attend her father's funeral and did not have to worry about Farrington's care while she was away.
This story is at the heart of Hope Haven's capital campaign that begins this year. The three-year effort aims to raise the $700,000 needed to purchase land and build a fully accessible, four-bedroom respite home near Hope Haven's main facility that will better meet the needs of our community, as well as make improvements to Hope Haven's main facility.
As part of the campaign, we are asking you or your organization to support Hope Haven's effort to finance and build this much needed resource for our community.
Sincerely,
Andy Johnson