We have tried to make it as easy as possible to refer a widowed or fatherless family to Gleaning the Harvest while still maintaining integrity and discretion. The families who are referred to Gleaning the Harvest are widowed or fatherless families we have accepted to promote so that the public may offer support to them. Simply said, these are families whose husband or father is not present in the lives of the family due to death, leaving the mother a widow; or due to abandonment or divorce, and is not financially or physically supporting the children, rendering them fatherless. We are mainly focusing on widowed and fatherless families where the mother desires to be a Keeper at Home and is currently home schooling or trying to become a Keeper at Home/ home school family, but will consider all families in need.
TWO WAYS TO REFER A FAMILY
One way is to send the information below to the person you would like to refer. If they are interested in support through Gleaning the Harvest, you or they will need to send that information to us at gleaningtheharvest@serenityshaven.com.
Another way, if you prefer to refer them anonymously, is to send us some brief information about the family from below and include their names and an email address. We will then let them know that they have been referred to us by a friend who would prefer to remain anonymous and send them to the Referral page on our site to see if they are interested. Once they say they are interested, we will start the process of setting them up with their own Bio page and donation button.
We would much prefer that you contact them and refer them to us so it is a personal contact from you, but we will be happy to make that contact for you if you prefer.
REFERRAL BIO
If you would like to refer a fatherless or widowed family, below is the information we request from the referral mother and family. All or part of this may or may not be used for the public bio. We will always respect wishes as to what they would like to keep private and in most cases do not need specific details.
- Full Name: (Please tell us how much of your name you want revealed):
- Marital Status:
- Husband’s Name, if a widow:
- Children: Include all children, names and ages (ages at least, please)
- Favorite Bible Verse?
- Do you work outside the home?
- Please write about your story of becoming a widow or single mom (see below about Bio Page).
These are optional but suggested:
- Add a photo of only the mother. We do not include pictures of the children, intentionally. It will be uploaded to the GTH pages.
- Link your personal blog
- Link your church
- Link other favorite websites
Your Bio Page will include the story on how you became a stranger, widow or the mother/caretaker of fatherless children. Please see below.
Needed, but Not for Public Profile:
- We will need a reference person. This person must be associated with a public website address. We will need a name and title, an email address and a phone number. We will be contacting this person and they will need to verify that you are who you say you are, your situation is as you explained to us, and that you qualify under the GTH Standards of Ministry page.
- Your Email: for correspondence only and possible Paypal or Liberty Dollar info (not for public profile)
- An estimation of the amount of funds you will need to raise each month above what you can expect to raise on your own: $
- Do you have a Paypal account or a Liberty Dollar membership (both are free)? If yes, please send your email for that account. We do not need a password.
- You will need to become a part of the Gleaning the Harvest community so that we can socialize with you and get to know you personally. We will give you that information after we have read your application and contacted you.
This list may be added to as we work with widowed and fatherless families to present them to the Body for their needs. There will be more information needed after you are selected to be on GTH.
Each Referral Family will have a public Bio Page for those who visit Gleaning the Harvest to view. We would like to present each family for visitors to learn about your family and story if you would like to share. Please write up some information about your lives and family for your Bio Page. It can be as simple or in-depth as you would like it. You may present photos or not, but this will be your page.
Please email all referrals to gleaningtheharvest@serenityshaven.com .
ABOUT REFERRALS
Referrals taken at Gleaning the Harvest are taken for the sole purpose of referring them to the public, mainly home school supporters, so that they may consider supporting these families in a way they see fit. Referrals are taken by personal reference only. Referrals will be considered based on information given to Gleaning the Harvest about their needs, situations, and information given by the referral party. Approval is on a person-by-person basis.
All Information gathered from the recipient families may or may not be placed on a bio page about their family. This information may or may not be edited for content or length, is collected for the sole purpose of use on Gleaning the Harvest site, and will never be shared with anyone. Referrals and those who donate to referral families agree to release Gleaning the Harvest from responsibility in the case circumstances are not as described by the referral families.
RECEIVING FUNDS
Referrals may or may not qualify for promotion on Gleaning the Harvest. Referrals are required to fill out and email the information above to Gleaning the Harvest. After checking out references and reviewing the information, the referral family will receive an email from Gleaning the Harvest as to the approval status and if there are any further details needed or information on the next step.
Gleaning the Harvest is solely a facilitator in presenting widowed and fatherless families in need to the public. Neither the families presented on Gleaning the Harvest nor any advertisers nor linked websites have paid any money or given any donations either as material items or otherwise to be featured on the Gleaning the Harvest site.
Any donations go directly to the families. Any fees that may be taken out at any time will never be taken out by Gleaning the Harvest. There will be no monies exchanged between Gleaning the Harvest, its owners, affiliates or partners from any donators and/or recipient families for being featured on the Gleaning the Harvest website.
Each referred family must have their own paypal-type account or Liberty Dollar membership so that people may chip in and send funds directly to you with no delays or problems. Each referred family must give Gleaning the Harvest their proper paypal account address or Liberty Dollar button information, so that we may properly set up a link on this site. Giving Gleaning the Harvest this email address will in no way give Gleaning the Harvest access to any monies in accounts.
When you give through the accounts listed on our site, you are giving directly to a home school family in need.
GOVERNMENT AID
It is our intent at Gleaning the Harvest that there be no conflict with any government aid and the donations given to referrals by donators at our site. We do not feel it is the government’s responsibility to care for the Fatherless or the Widows. The mission at Gleaning the Harvest is to provide these funds and resources through the Body of Christ as commanded in Deuteronomy.
Gleaning the Harvest will not have access to amounts given to referral families by donors and will not furnish any official documents to such information.
If you are receiving government aid, we are sorry to inform you that it is quite possible you will not qualify for the blessings here at Gleaning the Harvest.