Last year we made the decision to complete the renovation of the third floor of the Point of Hope Development Center. This capital campaign was called "Breaking through Barriers" and had the purpose of renovating the remaining class-rooms into life-skill development rooms. This was a large under-taking due to the remaining rooms were completely stripped of anything with any value. All of the wiring and wood had been stripped from the walls when the building sat abandoned for several years. Well the renovation has rendered its first completed room!
The donors who have made the Breaking through Barriers campaign a reality need to be recognized for their generous hearts! Thanks to each of you for your support of this project.
The rooms are now ready to be have the furnishings purchased and moved in. With much of the staff taking the month on August off the activity on the 3rd floor of the Point of Hope has been limited. However, as September cranks up a lot of work will be done so that the rooms are ready to be used by the children by the time school opens. It is our goal to have these ready by September 12. We will be posting many more pictures as the rooms become complete.
The end results will be magnificent! The 140 children we serve on a daily basis will have access to a preschool play area for those times when playing outside are not conducive, a wood-working classroom, and sewing/fabrics classroom, and a cooking classroom. These 4 new rooms along with a new restroom will give our children a chance to develop some valuable life-skills needed to survive in their environments.
ACF is so very thankful to ALL of our supporters for their commitment to these children. Thank you, thank you and thank you! We do still have a need for some additional support to come in to complete these rooms. So if you want to make a donation towards the final $3500 you can do that by clicking the link below.
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