Volunteers build 50 beds for Shelby County kids
Metro United Way, A Place to Sleep, and Shelby County schools spent a Saturday at the high school building complete bed sets for children who did not have one.
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Volunteers at Shelby County High School turned lumber into 50 bed frames on Saturday for children who did not have a bed of their own, Spectrum News 1 reported. The day was part of Metro United Way's Build-A-Bed program, with Shelby County Public Schools and A Place to Sleep, a ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Shelbyville.
Each child receives a full set: a wooden frame, a twin mattress, sheets, a blanket, a pillow, and a laundry bag. The schools helped identify families. Adria Johnson, president and chief executive of Metro United Way, said buying a bed can be the barrier, and that the change for a child is hard to put a number on. The program began in 2017 and has provided more than 1,000 complete sets in the greater Louisville region. A Place to Sleep, founded by Jessica Adkins in 2009, has helped more than 4,000 children across Kentucky. She said the first family they found lived about a two-minute walk from her house.
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Volunteers at Shelby County High School in Shelbyville, Kentucky, spent Saturday building 50 wooden bed frames. Each child will also get a twin mattress, sheets, a blanket, a pillow, and a laundry bag. Metro United Way's Build-A-Bed program organized the day with Shelby County Public Schools and A Place to Sleep, a ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Shelbyville. The schools helped find families who needed a bed. Since 2017, Metro United Way has given out more than 1,000 complete bed sets in the Louisville area. A Place to Sleep, started by Jessica Adkins in 2009, has helped more than 4,000 children across Kentucky.
- What belongs in a bed set besides the frame?
- Why would a school know which families need a bed?
- How could volunteers who cannot use tools still help on a build day?
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