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...
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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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
An Oregon Build: Partly Cloudy with a Darn Good Chance of Rain
There's a popular country music song by Luke Bryan that says "rain makes corn, and corn makes whiskey, and whiskey makes my baby feel a little...
Mike Rowe: A Sleep in Heavenly Peace Hero
It’s been less than a week since the airing of Returning the Favor. As of the posting of this blog post, it’s has received 5.9 million views. I know...
Thank You Returning the Favor
We are so grateful to be a part of Returning the Favor. It was such an honor to be a part of the show and we have seen so much new opportunity...
Mike Rowe Teaches Me to Dare to Dream
Dreams are funny. Happy or sad, scary or exciting, they all end when you wake up. Whether you’re relieved it’s over or so disappointed that you...
SHP January 2018
The last five years have been wonderful. In the last year SHP has done more than in the previous four years combined. It's time to start sharing the...
The Meaning of Sleep in Heavenly Peace During the Holidays
Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child Holy Infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep...
Jordan Allen: My First Bed Delivery
I am often asked why I got involved with SHP. After five years of building and delivering bunk beds to children, it is a question I genuinely...
A Not-so-Sleepless Night
There are days when we deliver beds, and we know it’s going to help a child that has been sleeping on the floor, and then there are days when...