<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0Kkwi6_1H1mc55P00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Kkwi6_1H1mc55P00" width="3840" height="777" >Healing Heart Threads cut the ribbon on Tuesday with the Pike County Chamber of Commerce for their new home base inside the Faith and Trust Counseling building in downtown Troy.Healing Heart is a nonprofit founded by Brittany Owings that aims to help foster families meet the needs of foster children through a variety of necessities such as clothing, diapers, strollers, car seats, and more.Owings shared her gratitude to those that showed up in support at the ribbon cutting ceremony.“[It feels] very, very good,” Owings said. “It was a huge turnout, and we’re very thankful for that.”Owings is also a pediatric nurse practitioner, so working with and aiding children is nothing new to her. She also previously ran the foster care closet out of a storage unit before expanding to the more permanent location.Owings discussed the expansion journey of the organization.“We started originally in a 10 by 20 storage building, and then we also moved into a rental storage because we outgrew that little storage building,” Owings said. “Now, we moved in here in August, and we still have our little storage building as well with overflow.”To “shop” at Healing Heart requires foster families to present placement letters allowing them to select necessities once a month. All items are free to the family, but certain ones, such as diapers, may be limited each month.The organization accepts item donations for children 0 to 18 years old through the drop-off boxes located on their porch and will also accept monetary donations.Owings also shared plans of holding community events to help support her cause.“We want to grow, we definitely want to be much bigger than this,” Owings said. “Our goal, ultimately, is to be able to serve multiple counties, do events for multiple counties; right now our events are just mainly Pike County due to funds.”Healing Heart’s next event is a Thanksgiving 5K on Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. at the Troy Recreational Center. Entry fee for the 5K is $30.Owings gave some words on other growth and expansion hopes for the organization.“We would love to have something for children, somewhere for them to go as they get out of foster care, like little homes if they don’t have anywhere to go,” Owings said.In closing, Owings looked forward to the future.“[I look forward to] just reaching the children that don’t have anyone to reach them and providing those needs,” Owings said.Healing Heart Threads is located at 301 S. Brundidge St. and can be reached at healingheartthreads@gmail.com. Anyone interested in learning more about the organization can find them on Facebook at Healing Heart Threads.</div></body>

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Healing Heart Threads cut the ribbon on Tuesday with the Pike County Chamber of Commerce for their new home base inside the Faith and Trust Counseling building in downtown Troy. Healing Heart is a nonprofit founded by Brittany Owings that aims to help foster families meet the needs of foster...

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