By Angie Sullivan | Cofounder of G.R.A.C.E. in Thailand
GRACE opened a family resource center in the Khao Noi community of Nongprue located east of Pattaya in January of 2017. The after school program provides homework assistance, advanced tutoring, English language classes, nutritional snacks, health and wellness supplies, and more. The staff of the family resource center used personal vehicles to transport the children from six schools to the GRACE FRC Khao Noi each afternoon. Some transports were overcrowded. We expressed our need for van and you answered!
The addition of a good quality used van provides shuttle transportation for approximately twenty-five children to the after school program everyday. A mother of one of the participant's stated the children feel like VIPs (very important persons). She stated the children had a great pride as they load and ride in the GRACE van. These children are VIPs!
"The children fell like VIPs in the van." - A participant's mother
Your generous donations are creating an atmosphere of self-worth and pride. The van is much more than a practical transportation option for shuttling children from school to the family resource center. It's an expression of hope as children living in poverty are provided access to educational assistance and genuine potential in eradicating the vulnerabilities of human trafficking.
The impact of your gifts reach beyond the purchase of the van. Each day is filled with children developing academically and socially. Children and parents are lingering at the center because it's a "happy place". We need additional space as the FRC is filled to capacity with fifty children enrolled in the after school program. The GRACE leadership is actively seeking a larger facility in order to provide these needed services for more families of the Khao Noi community.
Sincere thanks for your continual support!
Angie Sullivan, Cofounder of Global Relief Association for Crises & Emergencies, Inc. (G.R.A.C.E.)
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