From Hope Rescue Mission<\/p>\n
LightHouse Women & Children\u2019s Center at Hope Rescue Mission will celebrate a joyful milestone with the official Playground Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 6, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at 715 N. Sixth St., Reading.<\/p>\n
The celebration marks the completion of a beautiful new playground designed to provide joy, healing, and connection for the women and children served through LightHouse. This vibrant, inclusive play space features poured-in-place rubber surfacing and equipment that welcomes children of all ages and abilities.<\/p>\n
Adding to the excitement, LightHouse will introduce Alvernia University\u2019s \u201cSanctuary in Color\u201d Project, sponsored by Berks County Community Foundation. This community art initiative \u2014 created in partnership with children from across Berks County \u2014 brings bright color, hope, and belonging to the new playground and surrounding spaces.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis playground represents more than play \u2014 it represents restoration, community, and the simple joy every child deserves,\u201d said Kate Alley, Executive Director of LightHouse Women & Children\u2019s Center. \u201cWe believe God delights in every laugh and smile shared here. Homelessness isolates, and community heals.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis playground is a testament to God\u2019s goodness and our community\u2019s compassion,\u201d said Robert Turchi, CEO of Hope Rescue Mission. \u201cThank you to every donor whose generosity made this playground \u2014 and countless moments of joy \u2014 possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
About Hope Rescue Mission<\/p>\n
Founded in 1894, Hope Rescue Mission is a faith-based nonprofit serving over 1,500 individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Berks County every year through emergency shelter, transitional housing, workforce development, and supportive services. Hope Rescue Mission equips guests to rebuild their lives with purpose and independence. Learn more at HopeForReading.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From Hope Rescue Mission LightHouse Women & Children\u2019s Center at Hope Rescue Mission will celebrate a joyful milestone…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25373,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-25372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}