You can provide a delicious meal for a child who has suffered abuse and neglect at home.
For an abused and neglected child, Thanksgiving is important. You see, for many of the kids at CCHO, Thanksgiving used to be ‘just another day with no food on the table.’
But you can change that – and it starts with food. You can provide an entire day of food for just $8.97 this Thanksgiving!
Let me tell you about thirteen-year-old Parker and why having enough good food on Thanksgiving is so important.
Parker has gone hungry too many times to count. His parents did not take care of him. Not only that, Parker was forced to care for his two younger siblings. Now, he struggles to trust that anyone will consistently provide for his most basic needs, like food and safety.
But a child who gets the food he needs feels safe. Because he knows someone loves him enough to give him a day of good food. And you can do that for Parker for just $8.97!
Your gift will help Parker be safe and feel safe on Thanksgiving. Instead of feeling hungry, scared and lonely. Maybe for the first time ever.
Parker’s parents didn’t have steady employment. There was never any guarantee that there would be food on the table. It was Parker’s responsibility to care for his siblings’ hygiene, meet their needs, and prepare their meals - if there was food. No child should be afraid they won’t have anything to eat. Especially on Thanksgiving.
But you can change that. And all it takes is $8.97!
You might wonder how a day’s worth of meals for a growing kid like Parker with a healthy appetite only costs $8.97. State funding covers a portion of daily food expenses; your donation helps pay for the rest. Your part is crucial to ensuring Parker gets the nutrition his developing body needs.
It’s vital that Parker has access to nourishing meals. Children from abusive and neglectful homes are often left to fend for themselves at mealtime. Even during Thanksgiving.
Parker was told that it was his fault he and his siblings were removed from the home. His parents blamed him for the family’s separation, telling him that if he had done more to meet his siblings’ needs, they could have all stayed together. Parker struggles with intense guilt. He’s often anxious and defiant – not knowing what might happen next. He desperately wants to feel safe and cared for.
You can see why something as simple as food is so important. And you can provide an entire day’s worth of food for only $8.97 for Parker and other kids like him who are used to going hungry at Thanksgiving.
Parker won’t have to worry about where that next meal will come from. Or if it will come at all. That’s how powerful your donation is!
Please send your gift by November 26 – that’s Thanksgiving – to provide a filling meal for Parker.
But this Thanksgiving, you can provide one child an entire day full of healthy meals for just $8.97! That means your $63 donation by November 26 would provide one young boy or girl a week’s worth of filling meals during the Thanksgiving season!
It’s so important that each child has access to nourishing meals each day. When children don’t know where their next meal will come from, they have a hard time believing that anyone will provide for their most basic needs. Meaning a hungry kid is often a kid who feels unworthy of being loved.
But you can do something about that! Your loving donation by Thanksgiving – November 26 – will provide three filling and delicious meals each day to a child who is used to going hungry this time of year. That’s how powerful your donation is!
Give a meal to a child by Thanksgiving!
ABOUT CCHO
Christian Children's Home of Ohio (CCHO) is a local nonprofit organization that has provided opportunities for donors like you to help abused and neglected children for more than 50 years. Based in Wooster, OH and serving all of Ohio – including Wayne County, Summit County, Stark County, Cuyahoga County, Franklin County and the surrounding areas – CCHO is a safe place for kids who have suffered extreme forms of physical abuse, sexual abuse and emotional abuse, as well as survivors of sex trafficking. Initially licensed as a foster care/group home for children, CCHO has four cottages on its campus that are home to as many as 46 kids, ages 6-18, who have often been abused by parents or other people they trust. During their time with this faith-based charity in Ohio, children learn the tools they need to overcome the trauma they've experienced through various forms of therapeutic approaches (including recreational therapy, art therapy and equine therapy) as well as social, spiritual and educational opportunities designed to aid the child with the healing process, model for them how a healthy family functions, develop coping and life skills, and introduce them to Jesus Christ.