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Family Resources Overview

Foster Care Therapy Center

Animal Programs

Care Community Support

Clothing Closet

Community Support Overview

Joy Meadows Church Network

Host a Donation Drive

Traveling Art Exhibit

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Family Resources Overview

Foster Care Therapy Center

Animal Programs

Care Community Support

Clothing Closet

Folder: Community Support

Community Support Overview

Joy Meadows Church Network

Host a Donation Drive

Traveling Art Exhibit

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Every step you take on May 9 is a step toward a child who needs a safe place to land.

Joy Run 2026 is coming up fast — and we want YOU there. Our goal: 500 runners. Help us get there.

Whether you run, walk, or just show up with a great attitu

Joy Run sponsorships go directly into programs that provide:

• On-site housing for sibling groups and challenging placements
• Trauma-informed therapy access
• Community support through local churches
• Nature and animal-based pr

Things are gearing up at Joy Meadows this April! Kids impacted by foster care, volunteers, community champions, prayer warriors—there is a touchpoint for everyone this month!

Join us: www.joymeadows.org/events #fostercare #fosterparents

Get your team signed up!
www.joymeadows.org/joyrun

Joy Run is for:
• Serious runners
• Casual walkers
• Families
• Friends
• Anyone who wants to support children in foster care

You don’t need to be fast.
You just need to show up.

May 9
🔗 Register in bio: joymead

💛 Fundraising isn’t required, but it can be simple and make a big difference!

Every dollar raised supports Joy Meadows — housing that keeps siblings together, trauma-informed therapy, summer camps, and animal sessions that help kids in

🏃 Want to run (or walk!) in the Joy Run? Here's how to get your team together!

It only takes a few minutes to create a team:
1. Visit the Joy Run registration page
2. Click Register → Create a Team
3. Name your team and set a goal
4. Share you

Thank you to the group of students from Mission Adelante came out to the Joy Meadows for a service project last week! They swept and cleaned the barn, picked up sticks in the orchard after pruning, and helped tidy the playroom in the Community Center

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Linwood, KS, 66052

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Office • 913-347-2476
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Animal Program • 913-416-8457

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