HONORING OUR PARTNERS
We appreciate your consideration of a gift to support Kingsport Homeless Ministry’s campaign to renovate and open Grace House, a combined day services center and low-barrier night shelter for women and men experiencing homelessness in Kingsport, Tennessee. Kingsport Homeless Ministry’s vision for Grace House will only be realized through the help of individuals, families, foundations, and institutional partners who understand the critical need to fill existing gaps in services and increase the number of available shelter beds for women and men experiencing homelessness in Kingsport.
To honor our partners who support this vision, we will dedicate spaces throughout Grace House’s interior and exterior grounds to recognize your generosity and commitment. All gifts made through Kingsport Homeless Ministry’s Named Giving Campaign may be paid over 2 years. Please contact Grace House’s Executive Director, Alanna Leonberg, at aleonberg@kpthm.org or 423-732-0522 to learn more about this giving opportunity.
Named Giving Opportunities
Founder’s Wall of Honor: Grace is God’s Gift to Us All
$100,000+ Commitment
The entrance of Grace House’s administrative suite will be a welcoming place of light and love, providing comfort for our unhoused neighbors seeking the help that Grace House will provide. Each donor at this level and above will be acknowledged with an individual stained glass art display and plaque to honor their transformative commitment. If desired, each donor may work with the artist on their individual art pieces, as well as work with Grace House to specify the commemorative information on their plaque.
The Gathering Room
(1 Available for Naming)
$50,000 Commitment
Just as communal spaces serve as the hearts of any home, the Gathering Room will serve as a central community space and be a vital part of everyday life in Grace House’s day services center. It will also be utilized as a transitional space for client-centered education and support programs. This space will be permanently named in the donor’s honor or as the donor designates.
Hoops for Hope
(1 Available for Naming)
$50,000 Commitment
Research shows the positive impact exercise has on outcomes when working with persons struggling with mental illness. Additionally, there is a growing body of research that demonstrates that exercise can also help facilitate the treatment of drug addiction. The Hoops for Hope sport court will serve as a safe, communal daytime space which promotes exercise and fellowship with others on a similar journey. This space will be permanently named in the donor’s honor or as the donor designates.
The Picnic Pavilion
(1 Available for Naming)
$50,000 Commitment
In Grace House’s backyard, adjacent to the gardens and Hoops for Hope sport court, the Picnic Pavilion will serve as a safe space for our neighbors experiencing homelessness to rest their feet during the day and fellowship with others walking a similar path. This space will be permanently named in the donor’s honor or as the donor designates.
Sitting Rooms
(2 Available for Naming)
$25,000 Commitment
Similar to the day services center’s Gathering Room, the night shelter’s Sitting Rooms will serve as community spaces and provide continued opportunities for overnight guests to fellowship with one another. These spaces will be permanently named in the donors’ honor or as the donors designate.
Activity Centers
(2 Available for Naming)
$25,000 Commitment
Breaking the cycle of homelessness involves opportunities to overcome barriers and identify means of self-expression and positive contribution to the community. Two key activity centers will be available within Grace House’s day services center’s walls.
– Computer, Library, and Learning Lab
– Art and Music Center
These spaces will be permanently named in the donors’ honor or as the donors designate.
Loads of Love Laundry Rooms
(3 Available for Naming)
$10,000 Commitment
Central to the love and care provided at Grace House is the dignity and worth of each of our neighbors experiencing homelessness. Their ability to wash and wear clean clothing is an outward representation of this inherent dignity. These spaces will be permanently named in the donors’ honor or as the donors designate.
Grace Gardens
(2 Available for Naming)
$10,000 Commitment
There is growing evidence that exposure to green spaces, particularly through gardening, is beneficial to both one’s mental and physical health. For our unhoused neighbors, vegetable and pollinator gardens provide an enjoyable and meaningful space to spend time outside, get exercise, and promote feelings of well-being and purpose.
Room for Grace
(11 Available for Naming)
$5,000 Commitment
There will be 11 rooms at Grace House providing safe, dry sleeping spaces for up to 20 women and 20 men experiencing homelessness. Donors giving at this level will be recognized with a Room for Grace commemorative display and may list their own name as well as an in memoriam or honorarium designation.