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Important Facts about Sleep and Children

Important Facts about Sleep and Children

Most adults will tell you that sleep is their best friend--although, for some reason, kids never seem to agree! For many kids, that's just because bedtime is boring or they're not ready to stop playing. But for others, it might be because they don't have a bed to...

Our Goal: Providing Children with Their Own Beds

Our Goal: Providing Children with Their Own Beds

I’m not a doctor. I’m not a nurse. I’m not in a medical-related professional of any kind. I didn’t even stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. That said, before I try to emphasize how important a good night sleep is to a child, let me first state that the thoughts...

Volunteering: A New Take on Team Building

Volunteering: A New Take on Team Building

Team-building activities are an essential step toward making sure everyone is communicating effectively, working efficiently, and trusting one another. But can team building activities do even more? Read on to find out!   Team-building activities make employees...

Volunteer Opportunities with SHP

Volunteer Opportunities with SHP

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference in a kid's life in your community? Do you want to have fun while contributing to a great cause? No matter who you are or what you can do, we have volunteer opportunities that would be a perfect fit--and we'd love...

4 Benefits of Donating Money to Charity

4 Benefits of Donating Money to Charity

When you think about donating money to charity, you probably come up with some undeniable benefits. For example, you're helping to change the world. However, there's also a long list of charitable donations' personal, mental, and emotional benefits. It can even lower...

The Success of Bunks Across America

The Success of Bunks Across America

In 2017, Sleep in Heavenly Peace had about 10 chapters. Thanks to some national exposure from household names like Mike Rowe and CNN, by June of 2018, SHP grew to roughly 40 active chapters. And fast forward to right now, we've grown to become a national organization...

Chapter Spotlight: TX, Houston-NW

Chapter Spotlight: TX, Houston-NW

At Sleep in Heavenly Peace, we've been fortunate to be able to spread our mission across more than 125 different chapters. And within each of those chapters, you'll find inspiring and unique stories behind the why's and the how's of how their SHP journey got started. ...

Chapter Spotlight: Missoula Valley, MT

Chapter Spotlight: Missoula Valley, MT

At Sleep in Heavenly Peace, we've been fortunate to be able to spread our mission across more than 125 different chapters. And within each of those chapters, you'll find inspiring and unique stories behind the why's and the how's of how their SHP journey got started. ...

A Story from Chapter Presidents Wendell and Carol Gramlich

A Story from Chapter Presidents Wendell and Carol Gramlich

About five years ago, Wendell Gramlich’s wife, Carol, was at a local school in West Wayne County, Michigan, where she worked with a student who was no longer progressing with his school work and was falling asleep in class. Carol found out that over Christmas Break,...

SHP’s Luke Mickelson Makes CNN’s 2018 Top 10 Heroes

SHP’s Luke Mickelson Makes CNN’s 2018 Top 10 Heroes

In 2012, when Luke Mickelson of Sleep in Heavenly Peace and his family took the time to build a few bunk beds for local children that were sleeping on the floor, they never could have imagined the long-term effects of that decision. Since quitting his high-paying job...