NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — There are special projects in every community that each one of us feels personally drawn to. For me, it's the mission of Joy Closet in Hopkinsville.
I learned about them in 2022 when they were nominated for My Hero. This is a non-profit that provides everything imaginable for foster parents in Kentucky who get a baby, child or teen placement anytime — even in the middle of the night — and need anything from clothes or car seats to diapers or formula.
What started out in a small office within months grew to a larger 7,500 square foot space because the need to help foster children and families is so great.
As I continue to follow their story I was honored to emcee their luncheon last Thursday where they've launched a new project: The Hope House.
It will be a designated home for children during what is an emotional/traumatic at times transition away from home to Kentucky's state-run agency care, then to a foster home.
The home cost is $270,000 and your help can go a long way to making this a reality. Donations can be made to joycloset.org.
Young or old, we all love to play board and card games! Those games become even more important when you are indoors and don't have the ability to get outside, like patients in a hospital. Austin Pollack shares the story of students in a Nashville family who have helped re-launch the Red Wagon project to collect games for patients at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
- Lelan Statom
