Children need a safe place

to sleep. Will you help?

Dear John,

When you were a kid do you remember how good it felt to crawl into a cozy bed at the end of a long day? Do you remember what it felt like to have clean linens and blankets and how it felt to wake up in the safety of your own bed?

Now, imagine that you're 4-years-old and the bed you sleep on is the floor. That's what it was like for Liam before Central Missouri Community Action was able to help him get a new bed thanks to DONORS LIKE YOU!

Liam's dad is single and although he works two jobs, he struggles to make ends meet each month. After Liam grew out of his toddler bed, his dad didn't have the funds to purchase a larger bed for him so Liam slept on a pile of blankets on the floor. Sleeping on the floor often meant he didn't sleep well, causing Liam to struggle to stay awake at school the next day.

When Liam's Head Start Center teachers discovered the situation, they moved quickly to purchase a new bed for the child.. Using emergency funds entirely supported by donors like you, they purchased a bed frame, mattress and bedding for Liam. When the bed was delivered to Liam's house his dad cried and Liam jumped up and down with excitement. Now that Liam is getting a good night's rest in his new bed, he's more alert and ready to learn each day at Head Start.

Your support helps families like Liam's. Families who are working to be self-sufficient but who need a helping hand to get there. Will you please consider a small gift to our emergency fund so that we can help more families?

Every person and family you support on the road to self-sufficiency will make the community in which you live a better place for everyone! CLICK HERE to give!

Thank you for #LendingaHand!