WELCOME HOME
Every child deserves a place to belong.
At The Jesus Home for Children, home is about much more than having somewhere to sleep.
It is waking up among people who know you.
Having somewhere to return to after school.
Sharing the ordinary rhythms of family life.
Knowing that tonight, and tomorrow, there is a place where you belong.
This is home.
AN ORDINARY MOMENT
At the end of another ordinary day.
The school day is over.
Shoes are left by the door.
Someone is looking for something they were sure they left there that morning.
Another child has homework to finish.
There is conversation.
Laughter.
The familiar sounds of children settling back into the rhythm of home.
Later, the day will grow quieter.
Tomorrow morning they will wake here and begin again.
There is nothing extraordinary about any of this.
And perhaps that is exactly what makes it so precious.
Home is knowing there is somewhere you belong at the end of every ordinary day.
MORE THAN A BUILDING
Home is where belonging grows.
A home provides shelter.
But childhood needs more than shelter.
Children need security.
Routine.
People who notice when something is wrong.
A familiar place to laugh, rest, talk, pray and grow.
They need somewhere that feels like theirs.
The family homes at The Jesus Home provide the setting for these thousands of ordinary moments.
Day after day, they create something that cannot be measured simply in bricks and mortar:
the security of knowing you belong.
A SIMPLE TRUTH
Every child deserves somewhere they can call home.
Your generosity helps make the ordinary security, stability and belonging of family life possible.
YOUR GENEROSITY BECOMES PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE
Your gift helps make home possible.
These are some of the simple, practical ways your generosity can help sustain the family homes at The Jesus Home.
A safe place to belong
Your generosity helps provide a secure and welcoming home where children can rest, grow and belong.
Caring for the homes
Helping maintain and care for the spaces where children live, rest, play and grow together.
Everyday home life
Helping provide the practical things that make a house work and allow ordinary family life to continue.
Where it’s needed most
Giving Mme Soliette and the Okipe team flexibility to respond wisely to the children’s most important needs.
However you choose to give, your generosity helps sustain the everyday rhythm of life at The Jesus Home.
MAKE YOUR GIFT
Would you like to help every child experience the security of home?
Your gift helps sustain the family homes and the ordinary rhythms of life that give children security, stability and a place to belong.
Choose an amount that feels right for you. Every gift becomes part of the continuing story of care.
You'll be taken securely to our giving form to complete your gift.
GIVE WITH CONFIDENCE
Your trust matters to us.
When you choose to support Okipe, we want you to feel confident about the care with which your generosity is received and used.
Your gift is used with care
Your generosity helps Okipe respond to the real, everyday needs of the children and The Jesus Home.
Given securely
Your gift is processed securely through our trusted giving platform, Bloomerang.
Clear and accountable
We are committed to handling every gift responsibly and being open about how Okipe’s resources are used.
With you for the journey
Your gift is more than a transaction. It is part of a continuing relationship with the children and the Okipe family
YOU’RE PART OF THE STORY
However you choose to stand with us, thank you.
Thank you for spending a few moments inside the family homes of The Jesus Home.
Your kindness, prayers, encouragement and generosity all become part of the ordinary life shared here.
There will always be a place for you in the Okipe family.