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What Tomorrow's Groupon Donation Goes to (Inside Our Shelter)

Published Monday, 26 September, 2011 by Holly Prior. Categories: Children's Shelter.




Perceptions of what a Children's Shelter is really like varies wildly by person. For one person, a shelter may be a place where re-hydrated and reheated food is served to unwanted kids that sleep in sleeping bags and spend their days having counseling with a social worker. For another, a shelter may be no different from a typical elementary school classroom. Crisis Nursery has its own share of perceptions: we may, at times, appear to have too little resources to operate. On the other end of the spectrum, we may look like we have enough donations that there isn't really a need for more.

As we launch into our Groupon campaign (tomorrow!), we at Crisis Nursery decided that the best way for people to understand our services, mission, and need is to see it from the inside. I visited the Children's Shelter for the first time today, unsure of what to expect (as many others might be), and I ended up walking away with a strengthened desire to do everything I can for these kids.
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