The Cookie Jar Story
Our Little Haven is complicated - the kids and families are overwhelmed, the system is "broke" and often there is no place to get help. OLH invites the community to help through early intervention which is in itself is complicated. So, to help explain the beauty of Our Little Haven here is a simple story.
We believe when weโre born, God gives us a Cookie Jar and with each positive experience - each hug, each high-five, each success โ we get a cookie in our Cookie Jar. At about ten years old (the ending of our formative years) our Cookie Jar gets sealed up and what we have in our Jar is what nurtures us for the rest of our lives. Now, most of our Cookie Jars are pretty full. The Haven Kids, well, their Jars are empty and itโs our honor to fill them.
Thatโs what the community does โ helping to fill Cookie Jars.