Christmas
and 2017 (where has 2016 gone!) are just around the corner. It's the hustle and bustle time of year of
baking, shopping, wrapping, and decorating.
For us, it's
also the time of year, to prepare the 2017 year of finances and budgets and
support for our Mama Jean's Home and the boys who live there.
Mama Jean's
Home is a safe place for boys who've been abandoned on the street or have come
from abusive or neglected homes. We currently have eight boys living at Mama
Jean's and are contacted on a regular basis to take-in another boy who's come
for a horrible situation.
We need your
support in order to care and provide the necessities for these boys and any new
additional boys that we welcome into the home in the future.
What does it cost to support a boy at Mama
Jean's Home?
The full
amount of sponsoring a boy is $150 per month.
Here are the
different options for sponsoring one of the Mama Jean's boys:
Full Sponsorship: $150/month $1,800/year
Partial
Sponsorship: $100/month $1,200/year
Partial
Sponsorship: $50/month $600/year
One boy can
have a maximum of three sponsors, depending on how each of the sponsors set up
their support for each boy.
What does the $150 per month cover for the
boys?
It covers
home and staff expenses, food (well-balanced meals), education (fees, supplies,
uniforms), medical care (therapy, counselling), and any emergency needs that
may arise.
Should you
support one of the boys, you will receive a complete profile, picture, and
letter from your sponsor boy on a yearly basis. At any time, you can send
letters, pictures, and small gifts to your sponsor boy. You can also send an extra donation around
his birthday and/or Christmas and we can purchase a gift for him here from you.
If you would
like to do a yearly donation and would like it to apply to your 2016 tax
donation receipt, please ensure your check/cheque are delivered to the US or
Canadian addresses (depending on where you live), NO LATER THAN December 16th,
2016. This will ensure the time of having the checks/cheques processed.
To read some
of the stories on our boys, go to http://www.one5ministries.com/community-based-care/sponsorship/mama-jeans-home/ and click on each of the boys' profiles.
Should you
have any questions, please email us at support@one5ministries.com
Thank you!
