Sleep in Heavenly Peace now has Wakulla center
By REV. DR. BETSY GOEHRIG
Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a nationwide organization that believes that “a bed is a basic need for the proper physical, emotional and mental support that a child needs…. We are a national organization answering the call to a national problem.” Having a safe and comfortable place to sleep helps a child feel more secure and is better able to focus in school with a better night’s sleep.
Our local Sleep in Heavenly Peace affiliate is the Tallahassee Chapter (SHPTLH). As a part of this chapter, we are preparing to launch a distribution center in Wakulla County in June. Last month, SHPTLH took part in a bed build event in Charlotte. Sponsored by Lowe’s, volunteers built five thousand beds which were distributed to various locations.
Due to participation in this build by SHPTLH, forty beds were allocated to the Wakulla Distribution Satellite. These beds are now here in Wakulla and are available for distribution to eligible families.
How can you get help for your family? The motto of Sleep in Heavenly Peace is “No Kid Sleeps on the Floor in Our Town.”
If your family or someone you know needs a bed for a child in our community, at https://shpbeds.org/apply/. Enter your ZIP Code to route your request to the correct chapter for your location.
The beds are also available to foster parents who need additional beds to be able to care for children for whom they are responsible. SHPTLH Wakulla Distribution Satellite will contact you to arrange delivery and installation of the beds.
All beds come with mattresses and a complete sleep set with comforter and pillow. SHPTLH Wakulla Distribution Satellite can accomplish this important mission because of dedicated volunteers and supporters who help in a variety of ways.
How can you get involved?
For more information on Sleep in Heavenly Peace: https://shpbeds.org.
Share the word about this important mission with your friends, congregations, workplaces, organizations, civic groups, etc.
Please assist us in identifying a permanent location for housing supplies that could also accommodate a build event. This could be a warehouse, business, church, or other facility with space dedicated solely for this purpose. Should land be allocated for this purpose, it would be possible to construct a facility upon it. SHPTLH is a registered 501c3 charitable organization and contributions are tax deductible including cash and in-kind.
Collect bedding: twin size sets (comforter, sheets, pillowcase), for children from 3 to 17. Some groups are making and donating quilts along with bedding sets. Your organization can get involved by agreeing to be a collection site or organizing a drive for collecting bedding (sheet set, comforters, pillows.
Give generously: donations may be made online at https://shpbeds.org/donate/