This week, we had the joy of unveiling our new Lending Library, a beautiful space created with our clients and their families in mind.

This library truly started as a labor of love for our Board Member, Emily Gardner. For months, Emily asked friends and family to drop off their almost-new books on her doorstep. When the books started bursting out of one of our rooms, we knew it was time to create an entire library!

And who better to help bring the vision to life than Emily, who also happens to be an interior designer? Working alongside our Development Team, she helped transform the collection into a welcoming, beautiful space for our clients.

Today, more than 4,000 books have been donated! Clients and their families can enjoy a book while they’re here or choose one to take home and enjoy together.

One of our visions for the future of our community is that parents have the resources they need to support their children’s growth and development. This Lending Library is one piece of that puzzle, and we’re so excited to see the impact it will have.

A heartfelt thank you to Emily and to everyone who donated books and helped make this vision a reality. Your generosity is helping create a community where families can learn, grow, and thrive, one book at a time.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, over 1,000 children had the opportunity to experience summer enrichment activities that may not have otherwise been possible. From trips to the zoo and Michigan’s Adventure to summer camps, tutoring programs, and so much more.

For many of the children we serve, our organization becomes part of their lives during some of their hardest moments. While we’re here to provide support during those difficult times, we’re also grateful to be able to create moments filled with joy, discovery, connection, and hope.

This summer, your generosity gave children the chance to make memories, try new things, learn, explore, and simply enjoy being a kid.

Thank you to every donor who made Summer Enrichment possible. Your support helped make this summer special for more than 1,000 children and reminded them that brighter moments are possible.

This year’s staff picnic, where we celebrate and honor the hard work our staff completes every day for our community, was a wonderful ending to our week of events.

We featured delicious food, smoothies, and acai bowls. We also had 3 chair massage chairs that staff could take advantage of, and a TBRI station that allowed for moments of connection. There were yoga and meditation stations, as well as an area to fill goodie bags with other calming items like lip balm, lotion, and under eye patches.

We truly believe we have the most dedicated, intelligent, compassionate team and are grateful for any opportunity we can show them we mean it when we say that! Thank you to all of our staff who were able to make it!

If you’d like to join our team, click here for a list of open positions! https://bit.ly/4b42lm9