We had a very successful 2020 Christmas party for local children living in foster care. We were able to purchase gifts for over 50 special kiddos and provide dinner and desert for their families to-go. The party looked different this year due to COVID but a wonderful time was still had by all. Thank you […]
President & Founder, Sue Braaten, Named Citizen of the Year!
The founder and president of The Homestead Community was recently named “Citizen of the Year” by South Sound Magazine. Sue was recognized for her work with children living in Foster Care and founding The Homestead Community among other ways she has impacted her community for good. Join us in celebrating Sue!
UPDATE: We have been able to provide 32 laptops!
Thanks to multiple generous donations, we have been able to provide 32 laptops to children living in Foster Care who had an immediate need for one in order to do school work and communicate with their biological family. Below is one of the many thank you notes we have received. We will continue to fill […]
Laptops for Youth!
We are working to fill immediate needs for some of our community’s most vulnerable, children in foster care. With the “stay home, stay safe” mandate, children in Washington’s foster care system are unable to visit their biological parents in person. In addition to the trauma that took them from their home, they are now left […]
Featured Sponsor: Trust Olympus
We would like to give a huge shout out and THANK YOU to Trust Olympus Pest Control & Prevention for donating quarterly pest prevention services at the JJ House. We are so thankful for them and could not recommend them more!
2020 HopeRaiser Postponed!
Due to the COVID19 pandemic, we are postponing our 2020 HopeRaiser, a new date will be announced in the coming weeks! Stay Tuned!
Need for Homes Become Greater
King 5 News recently did a story on the need that is becoming greater for homes for children living in Foster Care. Watch the full story via this link.
2019 Christmas Party was a Huge Success
At our 2019 Christmas party for children living in foster care and their families, we were able to provide over 50 children gifts to help make it a very special Christmas for them. Below are two thank you notes we received from foster parents. The boys will be sending thankyou notes, but I wanted to […]
2019 Annual Christmas Party!
We are thrilled to announce that our 2019 Christmas party for children living in Foster Care will be Friday, Decmber 6th in Gig Harbor, WA. We are in need of donations in order to purchase gifts for over 25 children living in foster care. Please contact us for more information!
HopeRaiser Success
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 […]