We encourage our members to support any or all the wonderful charities introduced at our meetings!
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August 1st, 2022
Winning Presentation: New Hope Center for Grief Support By Debbie Damesworth $12,815 Mission: New Hope Center for Grief Support in Northville brings hope, healing, and new beginnings to adults and children grieving the death of a loved one. Our vision is to create a safe place for grieving adults, children, and families by providing support, education & community, and through outreach, training, & practical resources. Our organization was founded in 2000 by Cathy Clough, a woman who had experienced the pain of grief and the challenges of being a young widow raising 3 kids. As she healed, she found new beginnings in life by supporting countless others of all ages and losses through their own grief journey. Since then, New Hope Center has served thousands of grieving individuals and families throughout Southeast Michigan. We are committed to serving all members of the community with love, grace, compassion, and humility. Our programs are open to everyone, regardless of beliefs, free of charge. Our primary purpose is to help people process their grief in a safe environment while staff and volunteers reflect these values through our actions and service. |
May 2nd, 2022
Winning Presentation from 100 WHC Northville: Christ Child House
By Cristina M. Recchia
$12,700
Mission: Our Continuity of Care program was born from the sadness that we felt as an agency when children left our care and "graduated" from Christ Child House into a foster care setting, and we could no longer follow them or offer support due to HIPPA laws. We are a small agency, serving 20-22 boys each year and about 6-8 leave our program for foster care or pre-adoptive homes. We have received our Foster Care License and are looking to hire a Foster Care Director to create this program for us. Our Foster Care Director will develop a program and will be the Case Worker for each child and any siblings that might be connected to them. We will seek out foster care families, certify them and place children in their care, being the point agency for each child until they are 21 years old or are in a stable adoptive home. We will perform monthly visits to the home and ensure the safety of the home and the child. We will be engaging with the child and family on each visit to hit certain goals, making sure that the child is performing at their academic level and achieving personal goals that they can set together. There is a lot of work that goes into this program as the state of MI has to document everything and input into the state system. The Continuity of Care for Christ Child House will give us the ability to follow the child into young adulthood and be a support system and safety net every step of the way. Once a child steps into the CCH, they are safe, and they will be looked after for the rest of their childhood. They will not be passed off to different agencies as they grow up, but will know the people from Christ Child House will be their home base from that day forward. We are honored to help raise these children and be a consistent presence in their young lives. The funds that 100 Women Who Care are donating will help us hire a Director and start the process of writing our programming, covering start up costs for this program. Thank you for your support. Our boys are worth it!
100 Women Who Care Northville meeting also featured:
Cares in Farmington Hills
Spirit’s Legacy Fund
These charities will go back in the 'pot' for the next meeting. Christ Child House cannot be nominated again for one calendar year.
"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit."
— Nelson Henderson
— Nelson Henderson
