Hope Runs Deep
Refreshment to our oasis in the desert
As Arizona Foster Care has shifted in the last several years, the kids who are placed in group homes are often those who have been through the worst of the worst—victims of severe abuse and neglect, some born exposed to drugs or alcohol, many who have spent their entire lives in the child welfare system. They are children who struggle to trust, to connect, to simply be kids. And because they have been so hurt, the place they call home needs to be a special place of healing.
This is why two of our four family style group homes are tucked away on a large, quiet property—a Healing Hub intentionally designed to give them space to breathe and rebuild their lives. Over the last two decades, this 10-acre property has grown into a safe haven—with a sports court where kids learn to play as a team, a pool where they take their first swim lessons, an environment where no one looks at them like they are broken.
The well that has supplied water to the homes has failed. Every day, our staff are hauling in water just so the kids can drink, shower, and eat.
Fixing the well is urgent—but it’s also an opportunity. A new well will not only restore safe, reliable water, it will also allow us to build a small garden on the property. Here, children can nurture life, grow food, and heal through therapeutic, hands-on activities.
In over 25 years at just these 2 houses, GAP has cared for 1400 children and teens. SPLASH 1 has been open since 1999, but we’ve only had SPLASH 11 since 2011. In the next 25 years, these two houses will easily provide care for another 2000 children. In total, the SPLASH* Foster Care program has served over 4,400 children since 1999 at all our houses. Children at all of our SPLASH homes will benefit for years to come from this capital campaign.
WOULD YOU PARTNER WITH US TO RAISE
$240,000
$70,000
