Dan Varner

The baby no one wanted …. until someone did! Giving up his single life, downsizing to a smaller apartment in order to afford childcare while he worked, baby clothes, formula and other necessities, this young great uncle sacrifced a lot to became a new father. The only thing he still needed was a crib. His new son had outgrown his pack-and-play, and although a crib had been promised to him by children services for months, the crib never materialized. That is until his case worker reached out to the VF. Once again, thank you donors! varnerfoundation.org

HOME…SAFE….WARM…and LOVING. Providing a home for four very active grandkids can be tough, especially when you are on a fixed income and there is just plain not enough room in your small two-bedroom house.  Since custody of the children was taken away from their horribly abusive and cocaine addicted parents, the grandparents of these four kids took out a loan, knocked out some walls, and the grandfather himself went to work creating three bedrooms out of the house’s one small extra room.  Tragically, a few months later the grandfather passed away and all remodeling stopped.  A year later the kids were still sleeping on the floor in the living room which threatened to interfere with the grandmother formally adopting them and put her custody of them in jeopardy.   With the VF’s help and because of its faithful donors, the remodeling work will now be completed, and grandma can keep her grandchildren safe, warm, and loved in their now “FOREVER HOME”! VarnerFoundation.org

Born in early 2016, this little girl was already struggling due to mom’s use of meth and heroin while pregnant. Placed in a foster home at eighteen months, this little girl was too “injured” for everyone to successfully help her. She suffered, and suffers, from hyperactivity, inattention, and processing issues. A couple of foster homes later, she is right where she belongs with loving parents who are able to make her recovery and future one of the most important focuses of their day, every day. She is five years old now and after extensive testing and evaluations, the foster parents knew they needed specialized help for her young brain to overcome its detrimental beginnings but, financially just couldn't make that happen. The VF is so humbled and thankful that we have such faithful donors to make helping this precious little girl possible and literally giving her a “gift of lifetime”. varnerfoundation.org

“In the U.S. 1 out of every 6 children experienced neglect or abuse within the past year. This # is likely underestimated because not all cases are reported.” (CDC) 32% of children abused have a disabling physical and/or mental challenge. Your donations are changing lives!

Families need resources like Jackscloset.org to help with clothing & other needs. The Varner Foundation is proud to support their back-to-school readiness by providing new school shoes for 100 kinship kids! Made possible by our donors. Thank you ♥️ varnerfoundation.com