Devin's Post

🎄Hi! My name is Devin Glogowski,

and I am a current student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a member of Light for Little Lives. This semester, my group and I have gotten the opportunity to partner with Isaiah 117 House to raise money for their cause of providing temporary housing, care, and love to foster children.

As the holiday season approaches, I've become overwhelmed with gratitude for the home and family I have to return to in Baltimore, and for the home and family I've found here.

My appreciation for these safe spaces came naturally as a kid. For me, it was always my parents' bedroom. There was something about that room that made me feel untouchable to the outside world, possibly because their bed was just outright massive.

Growing up, I thought everyone had a safe space like I did. It wasn't until I got older and started to hear more about the realities of the foster care system that I realized just how lucky I was. Some kids don't get a quiet room to escape to, or a warm bed where they feel cared for. Even now, when I'm stressed or overwhelmed with school, all I want is a place to decompress and just breathe.

I don't have the luxury of a king-sized bed since I moved out, but I've made myself more than comfortable in my apartment. My safe space here is the living room couch on late nights. My roommate and I love movie nights, and now have a third member to enjoy this tradition: our newly adopted dog, Matilda.

It's been surprising how much my sense of "home" has changed since starting college. Home doesn't always have to be the place you grew up; it can be the space you create with the people around you.

For me, that looks like a couch covered in blankets, Matilda curled up between my roommate and me, and a bowl of popcorn in each of our laps.

Consider your own safe spaces. The places you go to feel grounded, connected, and at peace. I hope you'll take a moment to reflect on how powerful that feeling is, and I hope you'll join me in helping Isaiah 117 House give that same gift to a child who needs it.

Isaiah 117 House is more than just a physical space - it's a refuge. A landing place. A beginning.

I had comfort, I had love, and most importantly, my beloved Cinderella nightgown. Let's give that to a child tonight.

If you’re lucky enough to have experienced a place that made you feel safe, you know how calming that can be. Isaiah 117 House is working to ensure that children entering foster care don’t have to face that first night alone or afraid. This season, let’s let our own gratitude inspire us to action. 

Your support, whether through sharing or donating, can help build a safe space for someone who needs it now more than ever.

Even a small gift can make a big difference. Whether it's the cost of a cup of coffee or a donation in honor of someone you love this Christmas, it all adds up to more comfort, more stability, and more hope for a child in crisis.

If you can't give financially, sharing the campaign with your friends, classmates, or church community is a powerful way to help, too.

Let's make this season one that reminds every child that they are seen, loved, and safe.🎄