Who Are Our Families?

I can’t tell you…

Well, we aren’t called Secret Families of Madison County for nothing, ya’know!

But I can tell you the general make up of our families.

• All are referred to us from their child’s school
• All are on reduced or free lunch programs at their schools
• Many are from single parent homes – last year, many of these were headed by the father
• Many are grandparents raising their grandchildren
• Some are having difficulties finding employment or had gotten a salary cut
• Some are caring for elderly grandparents or children with disabilities
• A few of our families were homeless
• A few had extensive medical expenses
• A few had no transportation or no means of communication (no cell phone, imagine it – or no money to purchase minutes)
• Some parents could not work due to childcare issues or being on disability
• Some had nowhere to turn due to strained family relations
• One had just returned from prison and was trying to make a fresh start
• A few lost everything due to
  • mold in their homes
  • bed bugs not taken care of by their landlord
  • a house fire
  • nasty divorces

Can you see your way to helping us give these families hope during Christmas?

Please consider donating to bless 100 families this year.

• $10 can provide a family Bible
• $25 can provide a tree stand, ornaments and bulbs for their Blue Grass Farms Tree
• $100 can provide a gift card for Christmas dinner
• $100 can provide one family member with gifts (mostly clothing, shoes and winter gear)
• $325 can sponsor half a family (average family of 5)
• $650 can sponsor an entire family (average family of 5)