ConnectW helping kids, supporting Beulah’s Place

Back-to-school sales bring kids to the forefront of our minds. Even if we don’t have any, aquick flashback to our ownschool days is inevitable.

But what about the kids alreadyfalling through the cracks? And what about those young people (18-20-somethings) who arelegal adults buthaven’t completed their education or gotten a GEDdue to family stresses, homelessness or being a runaway? How do these kids get the supplies, structure and help they need to succeed?

Beulah’s Place (http://www.beulahsplace.org/), a 501c3 in Redmond, is offering just that sort of aid to those living on the edges of society. This local nonprofit organization provides food, clothing,shelter in safe homes, and a stable, structuredenvironment to help these kids get back on their feet.Over the last 11 months, they have already rescued 13 teens from Bend and Redmond.

Right now, Beulah’s Place is running on a shoestring and is looking for help from the community to raise funds for a physical building. ConnectW, a local women’s business and networking group, has partnered with Beulah’s Place to help with this task.

We’re currentlygathering silent and live auction items for our December Gala. Last year we raised more than $10,000 for Oregon Adaptive Sports. Just imagine how those kinds of funds could help some of our most vulnerable youth, who all-too-often become trafficking targets.

Please consider how you might be able to pitch in, be it in a large or small way. Contact ConnectW Events Chair Amanda Albrich at events@ConnectW.org. Thanks in advance.