Give the gift of home this holiday season
HOME IS WHERE YOU BELONG
WHY YOUR GIFT MATTERS
IN 2021…
Homes are reminders…
Home is more than a place. Homes are reminders.
Ms. Linda’s son was shot and killed on her front porch in the spring. The bullets left holes in her front door and the bricks outside her living room.
For months, the outside of her home served as a constant reminder of that terrible day.
Over the summer, through an “act of God” as Ms. Linda described it, Mission: St. Louis’ Minor Home Repair team fully replaced her front doors - removing the bullet holes that reminded her of her loss.
“My son got shot in April and every time I’d come in I’d see the bullet holes and I’d remember. Them coming to fix the doors took some of that away.”
Some fragments remain in the bricks outside her home and no repairs will stop her from mourning her loss, but her new front door gives her a sense of peace. It is more than fresh paint and shiny new hinges, it is a chance for her to look at her home and remember the family that lived in it.