Steele Family : February 2022
The Steele family is such a beautiful picture of inclusion consisting of dad and mom, 3 biological children, 7 adopted children, 1 child through guardianship, and 2 foster children.
After 10 years of doing foster care and already adding on to their home 3 times, the Steele family realized they needed more space, and decided to start from scratch by building a new home! As they started planning for the new home, they saw the need to also include some space for teens aging out of the foster care system. They found 5 acres in Muskegon, MI that was zoned for “multi-family residential”, which allowed them to build their home, include an apartment, and also have capacity to build additional small homes on the property that they can rent out to teens who have aged out of the foster care system. Their home was recently finished, and they were able to move in just before Christmas!
With so many children in the home, 13 children of their own plus a few more, they've been working on making it a welcoming and safe space. The main floor includes an open-floor plan where they can host meals and other gatherings for large numbers of people. The basement is still a work in progress, but they desire for it to be a fun space where they can spend time connecting together. They wish to add a pool table, ping pong table, air hockey and other games to complete the space and create an epic hang out area!
We ended the month of February with 341 donors which translates into $341 for the Steele family!!! They will be using the funds to purchase something fun to add to their basement hang out area in their new home.
For the Steele family’s full story, check out their blog! www.steelehaven.com