by Jennifer PriceThe year was 2009. I was not quite a year into a new hobby. Knitting. Everyone I knew was getting hats and scarves as I practiced making handmade goods with yarn and needles. My burgeoning skills had me devouring all things knitting…books, blogs, email subscriptions, you name it. It was there that a […]

A safe, secure home changes so much. Jeanette is a single mother and grandmother who was raising her kids and grandkids by getting piece jobs – short-term contract jobs that often do not pay well. 2 years ago, Ten Thousand Homes partnered with local leaders to ensure that she and her family had proper housing. […]

The first half of 2024 was fresh, colorful, and exciting! At one of Ten Thousand Homes’ partner programs in South Africa, a new year always brings a fresh zing and what the kids like to call ‘Term 1 Energy.’ Throughout the past 6 months, new faces were greeted at registration and veteran mamas, who have […]

In the last story, Lafo Ndlovu, a TTH staff member in South Africa, shared about an impactful time at one of our partner feeding programs this past Giving Tuesday. If you missed it, you can read the story here. The impact of the meals doesn’t stop at kids knowing that you believe in their futures. […]

The 28th of November 2023 was Giving Tuesday, a global movement of generosity. The last few years Ten Thousand Homes has focused our efforts on this day to raise a large portion of our feeding programs’ yearly budget. Lafo Ndlovu, a TTH staff member in South Africa, was visiting one of our partner programs this […]

Joseph is a single father who also took on the care of his nieces when his sister passed away in 2020. Joseph has struggled to make ends meet for his family, as he is battling lung cancer developed from working in the coal mines. As his illness progresses, his primary concern is for his girls. […]