Like Cicero said, "Gratitude is not only the greatest of all virtues, but it is the mother of all others."  We have worked in Detroit for every day of our professional lives. Detroit and Children's Hospital of Michigan have given us everything we have. We are committed to Children's well-being. Healthy families are key to positive outcomes of childhood.  We like what Coalition On Temporary Shelter (COTS) stands for; providing support during the time of greatest need of the parents and breaking the cycle of poverty.

 

Our parents instilled in us a philanthropic virtue, which we aim to pass down to our children and our children's children.  We seek to raise funds and advocate for COTS in the most meaningful way, through an endowment. We seek to ensure for generations to come, that COTS can continue its mission to alleviate homelessness by providing an array of services that enable families to achieve self-sufficiency and obtain quality affordable housing.

 

-Ingrid and Ashok Sarnaik

 

The Ingrid and Ashok Sarnaik Endowment for Children and Families Served by Coalition On Temporary Shelter aims to support the mission of COTS to serve the families and specifically the  children cared for in the Bright Beginnings Infant and Child Development Center. Gifts from the endowment are meant to fund Bright Beginnings Infant and Child Development Center.

 

Contributions provide:

• Nutrition: Formula, baby food, milk, snacks

• Necessities: Diapers, wipes, clothing, books, toys, art supplies

• Support for salaries of professional caregivers that create a stable and predictable environment and care that helps to guide children toward equivalency with thier non-homeless peers

• Curriculum that includes developmentally appropriate activities specifically designed to reverse the side effects of homelessness

• Support for parents in their ability to parent their children through coaching and parental classes

• Building maintenance, regulation and compliance

 

Questions about the Ingrid and Ashok Sarnaik Endowment? Please contact, Frankie Piccirilli, Chief Development Officer at fpiccirilli@cotsdetroit.org or 313-576-0206.