Looking Forward to Open House

Nearly 22 years ago, in 1999, Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries held its first Open House event. It looked different than it does today. At the first event, we had a contest where adults drove a golf cart blind-folded with only a child to guide them. We made everyone ride a tricycle. We asked children to bring a frog along for a frog jumping contest!

Nowadays, we do things a little differently, but we don’t have any less fun.

This Saturday, September 11^th is our Open House celebrating our 30^th anniversary and our 7^th home in Harrisburg – the Ubl home. The event will have a bounce house, face painting, pony rides, hayrides, free BBQ, and you can even enter to win a hot air balloon ride taking off at the end of the event by donating to our 30^th birthday fundraiser here!

Five years ago, on our 25^th birthday, Chief Development Officer Kari Hopkins concluded Open House the best, “This is one of my favorite days of the year. It’s a day where a lot of old friends come back and it’s a great time to meet new friends. It’s hard for people to understand what we do here, so I love today, when everyone can come and see the property.”

This Saturday, September 11^thhelp us celebrate a 30-year legacy of keeping children safe, and look forward to 30 more years! Make time to join us for a free lunch, and an afternoon of family-friendly activities.

Be a Part of Keeping Kids Safe

There are more than 13,000 children in foster care in Missouri. That means, for every 400 children in the state of Missouri, one child is in foster care. Children are regularly in unsafe homes, right where we live in mid-Missouri. It’s why Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries exists – to keep children safe. One of the ways we work to create safe homes for children is […]

Open House 2021. A Fresh Perspective.

Saturday, September 11 turned out to be a fantastic day to celebrate our 30th anniversary with the community! We always love the opportunity to visit with our supporters. Many of you have been attending Open House for several years, but for some, it was your first time to participate. Likewise, in part because we had to cancel Open House in 2020, some of our staff were also first-time attendees […]