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Dear Friend,
No matter how you celebrate this season,
there's no place like a home for the
holidays. A place to laugh, to make memories
and to be grateful. A safe space to gather with family
and friends. A home. Your support of Coburn Place
provides homes for women and children in desperate need of one
each and every day of the year. Now, more than
ever, we need your help to ensure more families who need our
services have safe homes. Below, we share two
stories from our home to yours.
Happy
Holidays,
Coburn Place
Staff |
| A new door - a new beginning |
 Just a few weeks
ago, "Sherry" and her five children fled Illinois to
escape her abusive husband. They left behind their
family, their friends and their home. When they arrived
at Coburn Place, they moved into a beautifully decorated,
completely furnished apartment - a new
home. With the help of staff, Sherry's three
older children were immediately enrolled in
school. Her case manager helped her
create an achievement plan of short- and
long-term goals. She also referred Sherry to
no-cost medical treatment for injuries
suffered at the hands of her husband. And she introduced
Sherry to a therapist, who will help her heal her
emotional wounds.
Because of Coburn Place and the people
who support it, Sherry and her children have a safe home for
the
holidays. |
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A homecoming story |
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 Last week, "Denise" completed
our two-year program. Through our economic
education curriculum, she learned to budget, save and
set goals. As a result, she and her four young children
moved into a new apartment - a home - just in time for the
holidays. Denise's case manager also
helped her enroll in college, a life-long dream. The
counseling and support groups she
participated in taught her how to avoid unhealthy
relationships. Her children transformed from timid and
self-conscious to gregarious and self-confident with help from
the counseling, support groups,
homework assistance and other children's
services they received.
The care,
support and services offered by Coburn Place allowed the
"Hamilton family" to move on, and move into their new
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| Please help other families
have safe homes |
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Each day, lives are changed at Coburn
Place. Your financial support ensures families have a
safe and supportive home for the holidays - and all year
long.
Giving in good times is easy. We know these
aren't good times, but your support is critical to our
success. Please, make a donation
to Coburn Place today.
Thank you for
supporting families like Sherry's and
Denise's.
$20 provides after-school enrichment
activities for a child for a
week.
$60 provides a 31-day bus pass enabling a
woman to travel to her
job.
$100 provides six weeks of art classes for
children.
$240 provides individual therapy for a woman
or a child for a
month.
$500 provides a fully-furnished apartment to
a family for two years.
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