My Very Own Bed

TO PROVIDE NEW BEDS AND LINENS TO CHILDREN OF FAMILIES WHO HAVE RECENTLY SECURED STABLE HOUSING IN THE TWIN CITIES.

MY VERY OWN BED'S CORE PROGRAM IS PROVIDING NEW BEDS AND DREAM KITS TO CHILDREN WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR OR SHARING A BED WITH A PARENT OR SIBLING AND MOST OF WHOM HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS. THE BEDS PROVIDE THE CHILDREN WITH A COMFORTABLE SPACE OF THEIR OWN ON WHICH TO GET RESTORATIVE AND NURTURING SLEEP THAT WILL HELP THEM THRIVE IN THEIR NEW HOME AND AT SCHOOL. THEY ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FAMILIES' HOUSING STABILITY BY PROVIDING AN ESSENTIAL ITEM THAT THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO AFFORD THAT HELPS TURN THE NEW HOUSE INTO A HOME. THROUGH COMMUNITY SUPPORT, MY VERY OWN BED CONTINUES TO GROW AS AN ORGANIZATION AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, IN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WE ARE ABLE TO REACH. IN 2021, WE REACHED 1,224 CHILDREN IN 497 FAMILIES, UP FROM 964 CHILDREN IN 419 FAMILIES IN 2020 AND 676 CHILDREN IN 300 FAMILIES IN 2019. THESE BEDS ARE MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY. WE REGULARLY HEAR FROM FAMILIES ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN'S IMPROVED SLEEP, MENTAL HEALTH, ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOR BOTH AT HOME AND IN THE CLASSROOM.IN 2022, WE HIRED A FULL-TIME PROGRAM MANAGER WHO FOCUSES ON DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS INCLUDING MANAGING OUR LARGE VOLUNTEER BASE AS WELL AS OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH REFERRAL PARTNERS AND FAMILIES. WE ALSO MOVED INTO A LARGER SPACE THAT PROVIDES A BETTER WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, ALLOWS GREATER EFFICIENCIES IN ALL ASPECTS OF OUR WORK, AS WE ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE AND STORE MUCH LARGER SHIPMENTS OF MATTRESSES, FRAMES, AND OTHER INVENTORY. WE RECENTLY COMPLETED A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN THAT CHARTS THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OF CONTINUED, INCREMENTAL GROWTH IN PROVIDING NEW BEDS TO CHILDREN. ALL OF THIS ACTIVITY SUPPORTS OUR FOCUS ON PROVIDING BEDS AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HEALTHY SLEEP TO CHILDREN.

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