Adopt a family 2016

For family profiles and a list of needed items, go to KIZN.com 

The history of Adopt a Family:

In 1997  Karen Jeffries told Cory
about a family who needed everything, household items,  furniture,  bedding,
everything we use everyday.  They had five children including one who was
terminally ill, and they all needed winter clothing and every parent wants
their children to have Christmas gifts.  Items didn’t need to be new, gently
used items would be great.  Cory agreed that his listeners would like to be able
to help. They added two more families, each nominated by a school or health
services agency.  Each agency would spread   donations not needed by the on air
families to other families. The listeners as a group would Adopt A Family each
day. The next year they chose five families and had Adopt
A Family Week.

  In 2002, The first Adopt a Family Week in Idaho, the community outpouring far
exceded expectations.   One family got a new heating system for their home, two
had major repairs done on their cars and one father even got a job.  Over 100
families were helped.  Adopt a Family Week quickly became an Idaho tradition.
Listeners call every year to find out which week will be Adopt
a Family Week.

Our New Radio Home: KIZN 92.3 FM welcomed
the Adopt A Family program when Cory and Jeni joined their staff in early 2014.  It makes
a great companion program to the KIZN
92.3 Keep Kids Warm program that started in 1996 and is just as important in
this nineteenth year as when it began.

100% of all funds and items collected go to our families, who are receiving services from St. Luke's Health System