Going through the foster care system can be a rough and traumatic experience that hopefully ends in happiness for everyone involved. However, when children are removed from their homes and are waiting for foster families, many have to stay in less than ideal conditions and environments. So, a family who was going through the training in order to become foster parents decided that there had to be a change. The first Isaiah 117 House opened in Carter County in 2018. Fast forward to 2022 and the Isaiah 117 House now has 7 completely open transitional homes for children awaiting foster care in Tennessee and Indiana, and 13 houses under construction. They’re hoping to expand into Florida, Virginia, Texas, and Georgia, where they are currently raising awareness for the Isaiah 117 House and their mission.
The Isaiah 117 House offers an alternative to the Department of Children’s Services Offices where children taken from their homes out of concern for their welfare are usually brought to await placement. Instead of the children entering foster care with nothing, hungry, dirty, and scared, they leave Isaiah 117 Houses with 3-4 days of clothing including pajamas, socks, shoes, as well as a pillow, pillowcase, a stuffed animal, toys, toiletries, a backpack, duffle bags, and more of what they’ll need to ease their transition in the days ahead. The volunteers in each of these houses will also just sit with the children and play and listen to them, which surely means more than anything in a world where the “grown-ups” do all of the talking for them. They keep what they tell them in mind, especially when it comes to their favorite colors, characters, or items when they stock their bags before they leave.
To help fund their mission, Isaiah 117 House holds fundraiser events like their Golf Tournament, which we sponsored in 2021 and will be sponsoring again this year for their September Tournament. We were among the first sponsors for the Bradly/Polk County house when they opened their doors on October 18th, 2021, and are proud to be continuing our relationship with them this year! If you would like to learn more about how you can help through volunteering or participating in their fundraiser events like the upcoming Golf Tournament on September 23rd, you can find information about the Bradly/Polk house and the rest of their locations here! Taking care of children at their most vulnerable is extremely important, and we’re proud to be a part of making their lives better.
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