A volunteer’s heart
Helping keep kids out of foster care is a heart choice for Henna Basu Petersen and her family. It’s a choice they make voluntarily. It’s a choice that opens their […]
Sharing her blessings helped get her into college
Did Better Together help a student get into the University of Florida? Maybe, in a way. Hanna Heflin wrote her college application essay about her experience as a Better Together […]
Volunteers rally for Suncoast Estates
On the lawn of a small church in Suncoast Estates, surrounded by Hurricane Ian-damaged homes and toppled trees, hundreds of amazing people got together to help a community that felt […]
We’re in the community helping, please join us
Heroes reveal themselves in many ways. They are the ones who pluck hurricane survivors out of their homes. But they are also the families who open up their homes to […]
Love is flexible: A Jacksonville host dad story
By Stephen Freeman Host Dad | Awaken Church, Jacksonville The world beats people up. When someone doesn’t have a support system to help through hard times, it tends to […]
Hostings help families find community
Keisa and Stephen Gill have been volunteering as a host family with Better Together for a little longer than four years. Over that time, they’ve cared for numerous kids in […]
Sarasota supporters honored at reception
Families in our communities are stronger because of our volunteers, donors, community partners and other supporters. Together, we all help families overcome devastating crises and rise up stronger than ever. […]
Reception in Lee County honors supporters
Better Together donors, volunteers, partners and supporters help families to overcome devastating crises and to rise up stronger than ever. On Thursday, we honored those in Lee County who have […]
Supporters honored at Naples reception
There are no bounds to what a community can do together. Better Together donors, volunteers, partners and supporters help families to overcome devastating crises and to rise up stronger than […]