Beds4Kidz is a branch of UpB4theSon Ministries and Charities. Our mission is to see that every child in New Mexico sleeps in a clean, comfortable bed. Our motto is: No More Sleeping On The Floor! Unfortunately, New Mexico has the highest percentage of children living in poverty, of anywhere in the nation.
We believe that a good night's sleep is essential for overall mental and physical health, as well as educational success. Throughout our state, thousands of children and their families are sleeping on floors, sofas or 4-5 to a bed. Many of the families we serve are experiencing generational poverty. Some are recovering from homelessness, domestic violence, fire, disease or the death of a parent. We also serve foster and adoptive parents who graciously accept children into their home, and grandparents taking on the responsibility of raising their grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren. We also assist a large number of very young adults, who have Aged-Out of the Foster Care system, without ever being adopted.
To date we have placed 16,000 people in new or gently used beds, free of charge! Our Director and Board Members are all volunteers. We have just three part-time Staff. The great majority of our work is covered by 75-100 amazing Volunteers! We do all calls, texts and emails to our clients and donors, from our homes, so we don’t need to rent office space. We all pay for our own phones/computers. Our only regular expenditures are for the truck (fuel, repairs, insurance, etc.) and our Warehouse to store and prepare the beds. We are each committed to putting every dollar donated towards our cause!
Whenever funds are available, we purchase new beds for our clients. Thanks to your generosity, we have been able to buy many more NEW Beds this year, than ever before! The majority of our bed supply comes from the donation of gently used beds by individuals and hotels.
We believe that a good night's sleep is essential for overall mental and physical health, as well as educational success. Throughout our state, thousands of children and their families are sleeping on floors, sofas or 4-5 to a bed. Many of the families we serve are experiencing generational poverty. Some are recovering from homelessness, domestic violence, fire, disease or the death of a parent. We also serve foster and adoptive parents who graciously accept children into their home, and grandparents taking on the responsibility of raising their grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren. We also assist a large number of very young adults, who have Aged-Out of the Foster Care system, without ever being adopted.
To date we have placed 16,000 people in new or gently used beds, free of charge! Our Director and Board Members are all volunteers. We have just three part-time Staff. The great majority of our work is covered by 75-100 amazing Volunteers! We do all calls, texts and emails to our clients and donors, from our homes, so we don’t need to rent office space. We all pay for our own phones/computers. Our only regular expenditures are for the truck (fuel, repairs, insurance, etc.) and our Warehouse to store and prepare the beds. We are each committed to putting every dollar donated towards our cause!
Whenever funds are available, we purchase new beds for our clients. Thanks to your generosity, we have been able to buy many more NEW Beds this year, than ever before! The majority of our bed supply comes from the donation of gently used beds by individuals and hotels.