"See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God, and they will be His people." Revelation 21: 3-4
Fundraising Update
Since our Building Homes of Love capital campaign kick-off in May 2009, InDwellings has received a total of $228,070.08 in gifts and uncollected pledges, including $56,000 from our Board of Directors.
Our fundraising goal to build our first home, and operate it for the first year, is $475,000.00. We currently have $390,019.84 cash on hand. That means when we raise another $84,980.16, we can begin building the first of those "Homes of Love."
The InDwellings board is continuing to pursue grants from area foundations , as well as donations from generous contributors, in 2012.
Our honorary campaign chairman, Michael Cogdill, WYFF4 news anchor, is committed to speaking on our behalf, as he strongly believes in our mission. This year, he spoke to the Greenville Civitans, and various other non-profit groups, about InDwellings. If your business or group would like to have someone from the InDwellings' board come and speak, please get in touch with us. Our contact information is on the back page of this newsletter, or you can write us here on our website at the bottom of this page.
As we move forward, we ask that you prayerfully consider joining our team, as we strive to build "Homes of Love" for adults with developmental disabilities. When you think about those to whom you will give gifts this year, will you also please give some thought to those folks you don't know who need the gift of your help?
We thank you in advance for your generosity! InDwellings Board of Directors
Our fundraising has brought us this far, but we
still need your help! Please make the most generous donation you can on
Page 5 of this website, and make this dream a reality. Thank you!
Who We Are, And How You Can Help Us
Statistics tell us of a problem.
According to the SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (DDSN), there are more than 3100 special needs adults living at home with parents 55 years or older. Waiting lists for placement in government homes are years long. While statistics tell us of a problem, faith leads us to a solution.
InDwellings is that solution.
InDwellings, Inc., a non-profit organization and ministry of the Presbyterian Church (USA), is working to establish and maintain homes for adults with developmental disabilities. The Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina in Easley has donated land for the placement of the first homes. An architectural plan has been selected. Most importantly, applications have been taken from families whose hope for their loved ones' future rests on the success of this ministry. Now we ask for your prayers and support that this ministry will thrive.
We ask you to consider how you and your church can CARE for those who will reside in InDwellings' homes.
There are so many ways to be involved in this important ministry. Contact one of our board members listed on the "To Donate or Inquire" page to learn how, or fill out the Visitor Form at the bottom of this page. If you know of a family in need of our services, urge them to make an application. Lastly, we invite you to attend one of our board meetings to join us in working toward solutions that will affect the lives of families caring for loved ones with developmental disabilities.
Together, we can truly CARE.
InDwellings' Video
Click On The Movie Icon Below To View Our Video, Featuring Photography By A Veteran Photojournalist for CBS News, And Written And Narrated By A 25-Time Emmy Award Winning TV Journalist!
If you have trouble downloading the video, you might need to install an Apple "QuickTime" video player, which is available for free by clicking on the red hot link below:
The Foothills Presbytery is taking a rare and deep look into the
world of two families faced with the needs of their children with developmental disabilities.Their stories highlight a mission --
and a calling -- to reach the hand of Christ toward a great need that's too
often invisible.
Westminster
Presbyterian member, Jill Cogdill, led the production of a video on
behalf of the InDwellings Ministry.InDwellings is a non-profit group raising funds to build 2 homes for
adults with developmental disabilities in the Upstate.The group already has the land on which these homes will stand, adjacent
to the Presbyterian Retirement Home in Easley.Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina graciously donated the
land.The video showcases what
the homes will mean to families facing the crisis of adult children in need of a home the family can no longer provide.
This video features two families. The first is the
Leathrums, an Upstate family whose youngest son has Down syndrome.Roger, now 36, could live somewhere other than his
parents' home, with supervision, if only such a place existed in the
Upstate.InDwellings wants to build just
such a place, where folks like Roger can live with the dignity and sense of
community they long for, providing a deep sense of peace for his family.
The second family is the Poindexters, whose 2 1/2 year old son, Calvin, also has Down syndrome. Calvin's mom, Katie, is already thinking ahead to what sort of home will be available when Calvin is an adult, and wants to live as independently as he is able.
Because many of the parents of
adult children with developmental disabilities are now more than 55 years old, the need for these homes
rises urgently by the day.If a medical
or other crisis arises, these parents want to know that they have an option for housing these very special adult children.
Producer Jill Cogdill is an
InDwellings' board member, who secured the services of well-known
photojournalist, Mario de Carvalho.For
more than 30 years at CBS, Mario shot some of the biggest stories in the world.He has received numerous national Emmy
Awards, and his passion and heart for this project are immense.(Many of you may know that Mario is married
to the Upstate's own Jane Robelot, former anchor of the CBS Morning Show, and treasured member of our community.)
The producer's husband, 27-time Emmy Award winning TV journalist, Michael Cogdill, wrote and narrated the video. Michael is also the Honorary Chairman of the InDwellings Capital Campaign, "Building Homes of Love."
For more about InDwellings'
vision for these homes -- including pictures of the homes' exterior and layout --
please visit Page 3 of this website.Or click on the InDwellings' logo on the left
side of the front page of the Presbytery's website at www.foothillspresbytery.org.
The video is available for viewing on this website by clicking on the "Movie" icon above. We hope you will take a look into the lives of two families symbolizing a powerful need.To experience their lives is to hear the
calling to help many more.
Please fill out the visitor form to the right if you have any questions, or would like to receive our InDwellings brochure. You can also e-mail us at information@indwellings.org. Thank you!
