Kindness 4 Kids

media release: “Kindness 4 kids” is back again this year! Join us for our 8th annual event on Thursday, October 12, 2023. This event is the largest fundraiser for Shelter from the Storm Ministries (SFTSM). The night will include a catered dinner, silent auction, Dane County Sheriff’s Kalvin Barrett as a guest speaker, plus lots of fun!

About Shelter from the Storm Ministries: our ministry started 12 years ago when a group of individuals learned that nearly 100 students in the Sun Prairie School District were homeless. In 2017, we officially opened the doors to our building; in those 6 years, we have helped 69 families, 154 children; totalling 223 children and moms. 223 people from our community who are no longer without a home due to Shelter from the Storm Ministries. We couldn’t have done it without the help of our sponsors and events, like Kindness 4 Kids, that contribute to our funding.

This year besides housing families, with the community’s help, our residents have accomplished some impressive personal goals that will be game-changing for their families moving forward. Some of those goals include: obtaining a driver’s license, an associate’s degree, enrolling at MATC, obtained a job as a Certified Nursing Assistant, raising their credit score by almost 200 points, purchasing a vehicle, paying down debt that had previously been overwhelming, learning how to budget and handle money, and ultimately moving into their own housing.

As Shelter from the Storm Ministries, Inc. (SFTSM) celebrates its 12th year of service, we continue to look to the generous individuals and businesses right here in our community to assist us in our mission to help these families not only survive but to set them up to thrive as they leave our transitional home.

SFTSM houses and supports an average of 11 homeless mothers and their children at a time (approximately 45 people), giving them a loving hand up into self-sufficiency. With your help, we have not only been able to provide a safe, clean, and trauma-informed place to stay but life-transforming opportunities that will positively impact our residents and their children throughout their lives.

Item donation and sponsorship opportunities are still available. Please see the contact information below or at sftsm.org.

Shelter from the Storm Ministries, Inc. (SFTSM) is a 501 (c)3 non-profit ministry, incorporated in Wisconsin, led by a local volunteer Board of Directors and Executive Team, with no local or national affiliation. Checks can be made out to “SFTSM” OR visit www.sftsm.org to donate.