1Oct2019 Read more To Do Best for Children, Youth, and Their Families... Wayne & Kathy Pieper When we opened our envelope and saw the check was for $500 Kathy and I both got very emotional. We felt blessed, honored, and proud of our church and the decision they made to put us in a wonderful position to make a difference. As much as we would love to participate in many of the church functions, timing is not always on our side, so we felt this was a wonderful opportunity to give back. We wanted the donation to impact foster children so with the help of our niece we chose the National Youth Advocate Program which is where she works. The NYAP commitment is to do best for children, youth and their families and have an abiding faith that every person has an innate ability to learn, grow and develop. They do this thru four different categories: Prevention/Intervention, Positive Youth Development, Out-of-home-Placement, and Reunification/Permanency. So our prayers and hopes are, thanks to Good Shepherd's donation, that we can make a helpful impact to someone's young life. Comment