Thunderstorms rolled through North Texas last night. When I woke to feed my little guy I began to watch the show, saying a quick prayer that my nearly four year-old daughter wouldn’t wake up from the thunder. As I sat in the mostly dark nursery, illuminated from the lightening, I began to think how grateful I am that my biggest worry was she would not get ONE good night’s sleep due to the storm. How grateful I am that we have a roof over our heads to keep us warm and dry. How we aren’t one of the (estimated) nearly 600 homeless living right here in Denton County.
This month, The Dinner Project will help 60 local homeless children have sweeter dreams. We will be partnering with Project Night Night to fill 60 Night Night Packages. Night Night Packages are tote bags provided to children at shelters that contain an age-appropriate book, stuffed animal and blanket. For many of these homeless children, these are the only belongings they have to call their own. Every child who receives one of our Night Night Packages leaves the shelter owning a book which encourages reading and family bonding, a security blanket which can be cuddled, and a stuffed animal which can become a cherished friend.
All Night Night Packages will be donated to Denton County Friends of the Family. This local emergency shelter for survivors of relationship violence and sexual assault estimates they serve approximately 20 children every month. Twenty kids each month! Please join us to help make their dreams a bit sweeter and let them know their community cares about them. They are not just statistics - they are our neighbors and these children need to know they are important and not forgotten due to circumstances beyond their control.
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