NONPROFIT
BY JISHNU NAIR
Sleep inHeavenly Peace Nonpro t works to end bedlessness for children in Montgomery County O n Feb. 27, Royal Thomas Smith turned 6 years old and woke up in a new bed
BUILDING A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
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Volunteers assemble the beds at the chapter warehouse before delivering them. The Montgomery County chapter as of February had delivered 220 beds since May 2021. Warren said most of the recip- ients tend to be families in bad circumstances. “People decide, ‘My kids can sleep on the oor, but they’ll have a roof over their heads and food,’” Warren said. Sleep in Heavenly Peace estimates 2%-3% of children in the U.S. do not have beds of their own. Fortner and Warren said cash donations are the most helpful. Sleep in Heavenly Peace uses money to buy lumber and bedding supplies to match the child’s preference. “[This bed] is something they can call their own, and that’s huge,” Warren said.
Bed frame parts are assembled at a monthly build event.
to celebrate. The day before, Royal watched as a group of volunteers came into her Conroe apartment and built her a new bed, complete with a spring mattress, pillows and a pink bed- spread. The bed came courtesy of the Montgomery County chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a national nonpro t working to make sure “no kid sleeps on the oor in their town.” Co-Presidents Mike Fortner and Will Warren run the chapter out of Fortner’s insurance o ce in Conroe. Fortner and Warren launched the Montgomery County chapter in March 2021. They received their rst call for beds in May. Families in need should ll out an online application on SHP’s website.
Co-Presidents Mike Fortner (left) and Will Warren launched the Montgomery County chapter in 2021.
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Sleep inHeavenly Peace 318 N. Main St., Conroe 713-702-8766 www.shpbeds.org Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Sat.-Sun.
With recipients’ permission, volunteers assemble the full beds.
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Royal Thomas Smith turned 6 and woke up in her new bed to celebrate.
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