Impact Designs
Mission guests are excited after they have completed their program track and found employment. Many haven’t had a home of their own since they were a small child. They are thrilled to finally find that home, but soon realize they don’t even have a couch. Impact Designs will help meet that need. On Tuesday, February 12, WNEM TV5 highlighted this new program we’ve launched and we’re excited about the impact we can continue to make in our community!
Watch the WNEM TV5 Special Report on how turning a house into a home impacts the homeless.
WNEM Report Features Leiha’s Story
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Leiha Keys and her 1-year-old son Mehkia love hanging out in the playroom at the Rescue Mission in Saginaw, but it hasn’t always been so easy for Leiha to smile.
At 15, she began shuffling between the streets and shelters.
A “home” was just a dream until a few weeks ago when she found out she wouldn’t just be moving into a house, but also one that’s furnished.
The day before Leiha moved in, she was overcome with emotion thinking about what her new reality would be like. She could begin to let go of the worry about where they’d sleep or eat and settle in to her very own home.
“I’ve wanted this for a long time now, even before I had my son,” Leiha said. “This is all I wanted.”
This huge next step is all thanks to the Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan’s new program Impact Designs.