{"id":6794,"date":"2021-06-24T09:14:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T09:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/?p=6794"},"modified":"2021-06-24T09:14:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T09:14:03","slug":"exciting-construction-updates-at-the-care-center-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/exciting-construction-updates-at-the-care-center-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting Construction Updates at the Care Center!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-24-at-4.18.38-PM.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6795\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-24-at-4.18.38-PM.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/?attachment_id=6795\" class=\"wp-image-6795\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-24-at-4.18.49-PM.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6796\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-24-at-4.18.49-PM.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/?attachment_id=6796\" class=\"wp-image-6796\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The year 2020, and all of the trials and triumphs that it brought, gave Touch A Life the opportunity to evaluate some of the ways that we can make the Care Center more self-sustaining\u2014as a result, last year&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/give\/basics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Back to the Basics<\/a> campaign was born.\u00a0So many of you\u00a0gave generously\u00a0to support projects like our chicken coop, water filtration system, and improved farming seeds and supplies. The students and staff are already enjoying produce harvested from the farming improvements, and, thanks to you, other projects are well on their way!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below you can see the\u00a0latest photo update of\u00a0our chicken coop. This chicken coop, with its durable poured concrete floor and brick and stucco walls, will house a flock large enough to provide eggs for everyone living at the Care Center. Interior work and nesting boxes are being purchased to complete the coop for our feathered friends.\u00a0As the flock grows, it has the potential to become a revenue stream, as we plan to sell eggs to the local community for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-24-at-4.19.04-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6797\" width=\"685\" height=\"387\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A&nbsp;slab has been poured to provide a protected,&nbsp;level area to house our new water filtration system, eliminating the need to purchase bottled drinking water. Our Ghana Country Director, Bernard, is working with a local organization to get the water filter installed and running soon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the uncertainty that pandemic brings, we found it necessary to store more staples such as rice, oil, cassava, and beans. Below is pictured a container that we are currently converting into a storage facility, &#8220;Papa&#8217;s Place&#8221;. Along with its new base and roof, the container will receive a paint job and custom shelves, making it an&nbsp;economical way to keep supplies dry, organized, and away from wildlife.&nbsp;Papa&#8217;s Place&nbsp;is a special Legacy Project engineered by Bud Daneker and his family, friends, and community at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.horizonconnect.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Horizon Church<\/a>&nbsp;in Pennsylvania\u2014thank you, friends, for this incredibly meaningful gesture!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-24-at-4.19.19-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6798\" width=\"736\" height=\"416\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We could not fulfill our mission to\u00a0<strong>rescue<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>renew<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>restore<\/strong>\u00a0children from slavery to lives of freedom without our supporters\u2014so\u00a0<strong>thank you!<\/strong>\u00a0All of these improvements would not be possible without you, our willing\u00a0supporters. Your generous gifts are making\u00a0the Care Center a more self-sustaining place, providing a safe and secure home for our Touch A Life children. Stay tuned as we continue to brainstorm additional Care Center improvements in the coming months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The year 2020, and all of the trials and triumphs that it brought, gave Touch A Life the opportunity to evaluate some of the ways that we can make the Care Center more self-sustaining\u2014as a result, last year&#8217;s\u00a0Back to the Basics campaign was born.\u00a0So many of you\u00a0gave generously\u00a0to support projects like our chicken coop, water [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[88,89,40,69,90,91,77],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Exciting Construction Updates at the Care Center! - Touch A Life %<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Our college students have big dreams! 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