Case for Support

THE NEED

For too many families every year, there’s no Gardy, the House dog, to greet them after long hours at the hospital. There’s no hug from another parent who’s going through the same trauma. Instead, there’s an expensive and sterile hotel room across a river from their child or a coffee shop that serves as a resting place. There’s financial stress and loneliness to add to their long list of worries.

RMHC Charleston is full every night with a long waiting list. It’s heartbreaking, but on average, we are turning away 550+ families each year. A recent assessment shows that we need 55 bedrooms now and as many as 80 within ten years. At present, we have 32 bedrooms; all are small by national standards, and the majority have no private bathrooms. Our families deserve the option of using the House during their trauma. Expanding Hope will expand our Day Pass program so our local families can rest and eat at the House with other families.