Huge thank you to everyone who attended the HopeRaiser Breakfast and Silent Auction. We are pleased to announce that we raised just over $40,000 which will help us further our cause to help children living in foster care and their families. Keep an eye our for our 2020 date to be announced in the coming […]

Join us for breakfast and a silent auction to benefit The Homestead Community on May 9, 2019 from 7AM-8:30AM at the Best Western Wesley Inn & Suites. Tickets are $35 per seat or $250 per table of eight. Washington state is facing a crisis in the foster care program where demand is outstripping supply for […]

We are pleased to share the news that a foster family has moved into the JJ House. The family has 2 biological children and 2 foster children living with them in the home.

We were honored to have Michelle Newbery, CEO of ATG Stores, visit JJ House along with other ATG staff. They brought a laser-cut sign adorned with a piece of ribbon from the Grand Opening. We think of them as All Things Good Stores Dot Com. These are the people who furnished the home with brand new appliances […]

For the past weeks (and months) various dumpsters have been located in the yard at JJ House. Delivering, emptying, and retrieving those large containers is an expensive proposition. Except Homestead Community didn’t pay a dime. That is because one company provided garbage removal services during the entire process. They did more than that, but it […]

We are getting close to move-in day for JJ House. By the first of April, extensive renovations to JJ House will been completed and inspections are happening.  Creating homes like JJ House is good business. A 2013 study showed that for every young person who ages out of foster care, taxpayers and communities pay $300,000 in […]

A new year can bring uncertainty and fear, but it can also trigger expectancy and hope for positive change. In the case of Homestead Community, January 1st marks the start of the final countdown to a historic event and the manifestation of years of faith, hard work, and perseverance. January 25th is the Grand Opening […]

Join the growing Homestead Community family for a fun and productive work night on December 22nd, from 4:30PM – 9PM. This night was originally scheduled to be a dinner for the kids, but other agencies had already organized an event the same night. So we designated this a work night. We are on schedule to […]

If you are shopping for home furnishings or looking for design ideas, make it a point to go to http://www.atgstores.com. These are the people who are helping make the Homestead Community dream a reality. While you are at it, check out the great article on the partnership between Homestead Community and ATGSTORES.COM. http://bit.ly/2hrQrrZ