Volunteers unite to build beds for eastern Idaho children

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — More than 145 volunteers with The Hall Foundation gathered Thursday in Idaho Falls to build 140 beds for children across Eastern Idaho.

Throughout the morning into early afternoon, volunteers measured, cut, and assembled new bed frames for children in need. The newly constructed beds will be distributed through Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP), a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring no child has to sleep on the floor.

"We're so grateful for this opportunity to help children and to be able to give them a safe, warm, comfortable place to sleep," shared Sunny Harker, Director of the Hall Foundation.

While the 140 beds will help address the need, the group says more than 500 children in Eastern Idaho are still waiting for a bed of their own.

"Some of the kids that we've delivered beds to, they're sleeping on the floor," explains Levi Schaefer, SHP Chapter President. "There might be multiple kids on an air mattress or sleeping on a couch. I've even delivered beds to where kids had pallets and put blankets on top of them so that they had a place to sleep."

The group is planning another bed-building volunteer project for Friday, June 26. For more information, or to volunteer, click HERE.