Generous group gives a $50,000 matching challenge to the community--
We will match every donation given, dollar for dollar up to $50,000!
Shepherd’s Gate released information about the urgent need to raise $150,000 by the end of its fiscal year on June 30, 2009 to meet all of the program, ministry, and operational needs of the organization, to prevent cutting back on services to battered and homeless women and children.
A generous group of friends have responded by collecting a $50,000 matching challenge, meaning that every donation given by the community will be matched dollar for dollar up to $50,000!!!
Recently, Shepherd’s Gate has drastically cut expenses, including cutbacks in staff salaries and has had to lay off some long-time staff members, in an effort to avoid cutting back program services.
“We are so very grateful for this generous opportunity. Meeting this matching challenge is crucial in helping us continue our mission to care for women and children in crisis,” said Steve McRee, executive director of Shepherd’s Gate.
To help Shepherd’s Gate meet this matching challenge, please make a donation online at www.shepherdsgate.org, or mail to 1660 Portola Ave. Livermore, CA 94551 Attn: Accounting. If you have any questions please call Jennifer at (925)443-4283 ext. 204.
Shepherd’s Gate, with campuses in Livermore and Brentwood, serves more than 650 battered and homeless women and children each year. Some arrive with just the clothes on their backs, seeking a fresh start. For more than 25 years, Shepherd’s Gate has served over 9,000 women and children, providing Christ-centered housing and services such as professional counseling, drug and alcohol recovery, and job skills training to help women and children break cycles of abuse, addiction and homelessness. Shepherd’s Gate is a non-profit organization that receives no government funding, and relies on community donations and support.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Community Responds to Urgent Needs of Shepherd’s Gate
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Nominate a Preschool Teacher in the Bay Area
Eleven outstanding preschool teachers will be selected by a panel of experts to receive:
• A $100 school supply catalog gift certificate.
• A FREE preschool class field trip to Habitot Children's Museum (up to 15 students ~a $130 value)
• One Habitot annual Family Membership (a $115 value) which may be offered at a fundraising auction or used personally
In addition, each of the winning nominators will receive:
• One Habitot annual Family Membership (a $115 value) this spring.
Nominate a preschool teacher March 29 - May 29, 2009
Download the Preschool Contest PDF form.
Mail, Fax or Email Application to:
Habitot Children's Museum
"PRESCHOOL TEACHERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE"
Attn: Lauren Levin
PMB 326 • 1563 Solano Ave. • Berkeley CA 94707
Habitot Children's Museum • PMB 326 • 1563 Solano Ave • Berkeley, CA 94707 • 510-647-1111 • www.habitot.org
Fax: (510) 647-1110
Email: dassoc@habitot.org
Questions? Call Lauren at (510) 647-1111 x 31
Friday, October 19, 2007
Habitot Children’s Museum Looking to Relocate to Brentwood
OCTOBER 18, 2007 (Brentwood, CA) – The Find a Way Foundation of Brentwood and Habitot Children’s Museum of Berkeley today announced plans to explore relocating Habitot Children’s Museum to East Contra Costa county. An open meeting has been scheduled for Thursday evening, November 15 at 6:30 pm at the Delta First 5 Center at 760 1st Street in Brentwood to assess community interest in the idea. Childcare will be provided.
Recently, Steffany Lohn, president of the Foundation, and Gina Moreland, founder and executive director of Habitot met with the Vice Mayor of Brentwood, Bob Brockman, about the possibilities.
“The area has experienced tremendous growth since 1995 – 20% of our population is now children under 10 years old. A children’s museum would be a great asset for our community.”
Lohn and Moreland both share a passion for enhancing the lives of children and their families and to strengthen the community as a whole. Lohn and her husband, Paul Levin, have a three year old son with autism and have a strong interest in serving children with special needs in a discovery-based museum setting. Moreland founded Habitot Children’s Museum in 1998 when her children were small. The museum today welcomes over 80,000 visitors to its Berkeley facility a year and has outgrown its current space. The museum has been looking for a new home since 2005.
For more information, please check Habitot’s website, www.habitot.org and the Foundation’s website http://www.findawayfoundation.org
