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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

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Community Support Overview

Joy Meadows Church Network

Host a Donation Drive

Traveling Art Exhibit

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Why Nature-Based Therapy Works for Children in Foster Care

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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

Same heart, bigger mission.

We’re thankful for a staff that cares deeply about children impacted by foster care — not just because it’s their job, but because they understand how much childhood matters.

Drop a note of encourageme

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12400 170th Street
Linwood, KS, 66052

Contact Us

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

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