Noblesville nonprofit to hold annual “Bright as the Noonday Soiree” fundraiser Aug. 20
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In 2017, the Lord called The Cooper House (TCH) Co-founders Brooke and Kyle Howe and their children to become a foster family. Through that journey, God gave the Howe family front-row seats to the brokenness, hopelessness, and darkness that is foster care for the families involved.
After getting to know the biological parents of their first foster sons, God revealed not only the need for healthy support and influence to surround families in crisis, but the need to plant seeds of hope as well. God put a calling on their lives to open a home in the downtown Noblesville area where families in crisis could experience love and hope. The home was to be a space, a place, a home where all who entered were welcomed with no judgment. All were to be reminded that they are seen, heard, chosen, and loved – no matter their past – by TCH and by the Heavenly Father.
Fast forward to 2019, the Howes felt the sense of urgency to make TCH vision into a reality. The Holy Spirit led them faithfully step by step into the unknown. The Howes gathered their people to form the founding Board of Directors and hired a not-for-profit attorney, Charitable Allies, to help them become an established 501(c)(3) organization. By 2021, they signed a lease for the first-ever brick and mortar in downtown Noblesville – that is The Cooper House!
TCH exists to foster hope for families by providing support and encouragement in their time of crisis while helping them discover the love and hope of Jesus Christ.
TCH provides services to families and youth involved with the Department of Child Services. The facility is open and free of charge for parents and youth to participate in court-ordered visitations, where these families can strengthen and restore relationships in a homelike environment.
TCH provides emergency removal support to children who have just been detained by the Department of Child Services. The facility is open and free of charge for caseworkers and foster youth to come and hang out in a homelike environment, while the caseworkers secure a safe placement for the child. Children’s basic needs are met while at the facility, as well as being cared for, prayed for, and loved during a very traumatic time.
In addition, TCH provides family support to families in crisis. This is tailored to meet each family’s needs. This could look like (but not limited to), meeting financial, physical and spiritual needs.
TCH recently took over an additional lease and is piloting a housing opportunity for families who have barriers in securing and obtaining safe and affordable housing in the community. Ultimately, TCH comes alongside families and meets them where they are in order to keep children safe and families together.
Each year, TCH plays host to its “Bright as the Noonday Soiree” fundraiser, which is held at the Lucas Estate in Carmel. It is an evening full of fun, while raising funds to ensure TCH’s mission is sustainable to help and support families in crisis.
TCH is solely funded by individuals, churches, the community, and by this annual fundraising event.
This year it is happening from 7 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20. There will be dinner, a live band, auctions, a raffle, magic from Jon Mobley, and a whole lot of dancing, all while raising money for a great cause and enjoying the beautiful Lucas Estate. To become a sponsor or to grab individual tickets for the event, click here.
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