David Robertson #30

David Robertson #30
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

What Does High Socks Provide For People? by Judy Holland

I'm sure many of you are wondering just what does High Socks For Hope mean when we say that we furnished a home for a family. In the last two years we have partially or completely furnished many homes. In the months after the tornado in Tuscaloosa most of the families we helped had nothing but the clothes on their backs when they emerged from the rubble of the storm. The families now have clothing but many still have little else. When they move into their new home most of them have been living in hotels, in the shelter, with relatives or friends and some even live in their cars. Many are renters and did not have renter's insurance. Below is a list of some of the things we provide.

Den: Couch, Love Seat, End Tables, Coffee Table, Lamps

Kitchen- Kitchen Table, Chairs, Dishes, Pots and Pans, Crock Pot, Silverware, Kitchen Towels, Pot Holders, Electric Can Opener, Garbage Can, Kitchen Gadgets, Baking Sheets, Tupperware, Glasses, Knives, Corning Ware, and  Dish Detergent



Bath- Shower Curtain, Shower Curtain Liner, Hooks, Rod, Bath Mats, Towels,Toiletries, garbage can



Bedroom- Headboard, Bed Frame, Set of Mattresses, End Table, Dresser/Mirror or Chest of Drawers, Lamp, Comforter Set, Sheet Set, Pillows





When there are children in the family we try to decorate their room according to the request of the child if we can. We may have pictures, toys and accessories for the child's room.

Laundry Room- Washer and Dryer, Vacuum Cleaner, Cleaning Supplies, Garbage Bags, Vacuum Bags, Hardwood Floor Mop


Some needed clothing, blankets, blow dryer, shoes and etc.

Some families still need basic items in Tuscaloosa because they have lived in temporary housing situations with no room to store items for their new home. Some have a few things and we try to supplement what they do not have. The families we have helped in Tuscaloosa have been low-middle income families. We are still helping in Tuscaloosa. It will take years before Tuscaloosa has completely recovered. Habitat for Humanity of Tuscaloosa will build dozens of homes in the next two years for families affected by the tornado on April 27, 2011.

Some people ask why we provide so much. Have you ever though about losing every single thing in your home? Look around the room you are in right now and think about what it would take just to replace that one room. What we give the families is to help them get a new start in life, to make the children see there is something to look forward to, something good to come out of such a traumatic experience.

We have several projects in the next couple of months. We want to provide for the families in Oklahoma the same items that we provide in Tuscaloosa and New York. We have committed to furnishing several homes in Oklahoma in the next few weeks with Mike Baumgartner and the Disaster Assistance Mission. We are also working with the Rancho Grazos neighborhood in Granbury, Texas and will be decorating several children's rooms who lost everything in a tornado there in May 2013.  If you would like to help go to www.highsocksforhope.com and see how you can donate.



There is nothing better than to see a smile from a child who loves his new room! 




Example of a typical bathroom that we decorated.


Javaris seeing his room for the first time.


Sometimes we even do "Angry Birds" themed rooms.

1 comment:

  1. What High Socks for Hope is really doing is restoring hope in our families. Its helping stabilize otherwise unstable families with the essentials. God looks at the hearts of people, people look for physical signs and High Socks for Hope are leaving physical signs that that are here and they care! Thanks for all u do helping bridge the gap. God bless this organization!

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