Holiday Pajama Drive
It's pajama time! Oh yes, it's pajama time!
This holiday season, we are collecting NEW pajamas to benefit Isaiah 117 House. We need all sizes, infant to adult, for girls and boys. Go shopping with your family and pick out some fun pajamas together for kids in need! No time for shopping? Visit our Amazon wishlist! Then bring those PJs to any service and nestle them under our tree from Sunday, November 19 through Sunday, December 31.
What is Isaiah 117 House?
When children are removed from their homes out of concern for their safety, they are usually brought to a child welfare services office to await placement. This wait can be a few hours to several days. These children often have nothing with them and are scared, lonely, hungry, and in dirty clothing.
Isaiah 117 House provides a comforting home where these children instead can be brought to wait – a place that is safe with friendly and loving volunteers who provide clean clothes, smiles, toys, and snuggly blankets. This space allows children to receive the comfort and care they need while child welfare staff can do the necessary paperwork and identify a good placement.
The mission of Isaiah 117 House is threefold:
- reduce trauma for children awaiting placement
- lighten the load for child welfare services
- ease the transition for foster families
