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Eighth Air Force volunteers time to help children

  • Published
  • By Staff Sgt. Brian Stives
  • Eighth Air Force Public Affairs
Fourteen members of the Eighth Air Force volunteered their time to help the Providence House in downtown Shreveport, La., July 20.

The Eighth Air Force Top 3 sponsored the event and members from the Headquarters Eighth Air Force staff and 608th Air Operations Center volunteered to build new shelves for the daycare and move furniture in the warehouse.

The Providence House is a residential development center for homeless families with children, providing comprehensive support services for improving the family structure and moving the family into independent living.

The Providence House is the largest transitional and domestic shelter for homeless families with children in Louisiana, with the capacity to serve 90 families daily. In addition, it is the only shelter in Louisiana that operates a fully-licensed daycare facility dedicated to the care of homeless children. Since 1992, Providence House has served 9,614 homeless people in 2,955 families (that included 3,486 adults and 6,099 children) and has provided 880,115 nights of shelter.