Julie's Fundraiser for Our Kidz!

Hi Friends! If you are in a position to help and you are looking for a way to give back, I'm reaching out to you about an organization that is near and dear to my heart. Most of you know about my relationship with "my girls" that has been going strong for over eight years now! Kidz2Leaders is an amazing organization that serves my girls, their families and many other families in our area.  I also serve on the board for this organization. Their mission is to break the cycle of incarceration by providing stability, opportunity, and a safe community to children of inmates. They accomplish this by helping them rise above their circumstances, empowering them to become  leaders,  and providing a  life  of hope through intentional, faith-based  programming in a loving  environment. I can't do this all on my own and Kidz2Leaders has been instrumental in helping me with resources to reach out to my girls and hundreds of other children. 

OUR NEED

The PPP provision of the CARES Act will help sustain our ministry in the short term.  Your donations toward ongoing operations will ensure services continue through the summer and into 2021.  We are currently reworking our budgets to accommodate the following programming changes that have become necessary.  

Impact of our current environment on our programming:

• Kidz2Leaders' Annual Golf Tournament benefiting Camp Hope - This event, our primary spring fundraising event scheduled for April 27, had to be cancelled.  
• Camp Hope - While our May session has been postponed, we are actively planning for Camp Hope in July.  If overnight camp is ultimately deemed unsafe, we will deliver our messages of love, forgiveness, trust, joy, and servant leadership through smaller day camp sessions or small group mentoring and discipleship.
• Interns4Tomorrow - Monthly I4T training has continued via Zoom with strong participation from students and volunteers  Students will  maintain the opportunity to earn income this summer, even if in-office internships are impossible.  Alternative plans include remote work, online certifications, special projects, and virtual mentoring.  
• Family & Alumni Support - We have facilitated over $13,000 in financial assistance since March thanks to Stand Together and private donors.  Staff continue to connect families with food, housing and employment resources.  Parents and alumni have found connection through our recurring Bible studies on Zoom, and individual check-ins.  

YOUR GENEROSITY WILL ALLOW CHILDREN OF THE INCARCERATED TO EXPERIENCE STABILITY, OPPORTUNITY, AND A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY THIS SUMMER.