Sleep in Heavenly Peace is an international charity organization that provides children who have poor sleeping conditions with suitable beds and bedding. By meeting these basic needs, the organization hopes to bolster children’s physical, mental, and emotional health. In the four years since its formation, the charity’s Chattanooga Chapter has provided over 2,500 beds to local children. As the demand for bed requests continues to increase, the organization is seeking additional volunteers and sponsors.
Bob Hirschi, President of the Chattanooga Chapter, informed us about ways the local community can support the organization. The charity accepts bedding set donations which can be dropped off at Implants and Oral Surgery of Chattanooga. Additionally, community volunteers can assist with building beds from raw lumber and have the opportunity to deliver the beds to the children.
Bed-building events can be sponsored by individuals, businesses, churches, schools, or other civic organizations. Locals may donate or become a volunteer at the Chattanooga Chapter through the Sleep in Heavenly Peace website www.shpbeds.org or the “Sleep in Heavenly Peace-TN, Chattanooga” Facebook page.
Hirschi and the team at Sleep in Heavenly Peace attribute the growing impact of the organization to God and the people of the Chattanooga community whose continued support helps to secure resources for local children.