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Thank-you again for your support of Klingberg (not just your letter - but all that Covenant to Care does for our Families and our Social Workers).

~ Dave
   Klingberg Family Centers

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Once again we at DANBURY DCF want to thank your organization for all the help we get.

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Hi Catherine.  I just wanted to say thank you for the gift cards you gave me on Monday.  The Social Workers for the teens were so thrilled.  This will make a huge difference in the lives of these kids--something as simple as a sweatshirt or a new pair of jeans can change the way they view themselves.  Most of them don't have any nice things, and few new clothing items. 

I gave the Subway cards and Dunkin Donuts card to a co-worker who does a lot of supervised visits.  Often she does Winter visits at dinner with a child, and although the Social Worker gets reimbursed for the meal for the child, the parent has to come up with their own money, or it comes out of the Social Worker's pocket.  These gift cards will allow a needy parent to have dinner with their child.  I thought this was the best use of the money. 

Thanks again.

~ Sara Lusa
   DCF Willimantic

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Thank you again for your donations of backpacks and school supplies.  Those donations impacted at least 30 children in crisis in Windham County.  Additionally, your special request donations of the $60 for the video game for the child in residential care with no family and the $230 for the family of 5 who lost their oldest child in a car accident. 

Your generosity and charity are deeply appreciated.  Below is a letter that we received from the family of 5.  Please share this with the congregation:

~ SW

I'd like to thank the Hill Church community for the gift cards given to my family in this time of sorrow and necessity.  May God pour all His blessing upon all of us, may He keep us all in charity and love.

Thank you ever so much,

~ CB

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In late March my mom and I had the pleasure of attending a Covenant to Care function at the Southport Gallery. The event was a reception for youth involved in this year’s Discovered Spirit Project. It was a rare opportunity for my mom and I, and others in attendance, to meet different children who are served by Covenant to Care.

We stepped into the small, yet quaint, gallery in downtown Southport unprepared for what we would see. We saw masks. Beautiful masks that expressed a child’s life.
Children have a difficult time expressing their feelings with words, especially when they face hardships like divorce, grief, violence, abuse, neglect or poverty. The children covered under Covenant to Care were given a blank mask and different materials to create a mask based on their feelings. Suddenly, children who never had a voice were given one. They were able to express themselves in a visual way, giving them empowerment. The children in attendance were so proud of their masks; they were quick to show off their masterpiece and eager to take pictures with it.

Living in a world where children often feel “faceless,” there was suddenly a face to go along with the child. Each child involved created three masks that were meant to tell the world about their lives using the theme “past, present and future”. They were so moving, each one telling a story that touched my mom and I. I am grateful that we were given the opportunity to attend this event, for it truly impacted my life for the better.
 
 
~ Ashley BalaskaSHU Graduate Education Student '10