Larry and Elizabeth Bergeron are the founders of A Child’s Hope International. Their individual faith stories are different yet equally valid. Larry’s story was more turbulent as he was an agnostic for many years of his adult life. He earned three degrees in electronic engineering, twelve patents, spoke at international conferences, wrote numerous journal articles…

Dear Camp Joy Families and Partners, As you know, the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has had an extensive impact on our world and our communities. The Camp Joy staff and board of directors have been hard at work carefully reviewing the public health recommendations from the CDC and state of Ohio as well as the American…

In late March, our core value, Campers First, guided the decision to cancel traditional spring programming and suspend in-person summer camp sessions. This decision was necessary to ensure the health and safety of our at-risk campers. At this time, we surveyed camper families to determine how camp could best serve them during the stay-at-home order and…

Camp’s location and resources including on-site medical facility, overnight accommodations, and an industrial kitchen make us an ideal partner of agencies providing frontline response to the pandemic. FHF is approved by FEMA to provide quarantine housing for first responders. To date, 10 first responders from Morrow County have stayed at camp. FHF is an approved…

The spring Camp at Home program ran from April 1 – May 1 and featured: a weekly Camper Resource Roundup that featured partner organizations and programs, such as virtual museum tours and Doodle with Mo Willems, and a Caregiver Resource Roundup that provided resources on health and wellness and other tools to navigate the pandemic (click here…

It would be a big help to run drives for in-kind donations of cleansers (Lysol, Comet, SpickNSpan) and Toilet Paper to help our 150 families served weekly. Future drives might include kitchenware and tools (i.e, pots, pans, spatulas, crock pots, toaster ovens, etc.) We’re using our supply chain to obtain and donate these hard-to-find cleansers,…

Donating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Other Items The health, safety and well-being of our patients, families, staff and supporters is very important to us. For that reason, we are NOT ABLE to accept donations of food, cards, toys, books, crafts, games, and other items at this time. We are accepting donations of PPE (Personal…

Many of you are looking for ways to help our neighbors during this unprecedented time.  While we must be socially distant, we are eagerly anticipating days together again. We are working with our community partners to provide books to children through their meal distribution efforts and anticipate our blood inventory will be depleted shortly. While…

Cleanliness is next to friendliness! Our Wishlist this week are brooms, mops, and items to help keep your home nice and clean. These items are more important right now than ever as we live through a global pandemic. Our moms and children are still exiting shelter into their new home and families need these supplies…

The Zoo’s phased reopening approach will offer visitors the opportunity to connect with nature, see animals and spend quality time with family.  By limiting visitor capacity and implementing health and safety measures recommended by state officials, the community can take in the beauty of the botanical garden in a safe way. We are committed to…

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