Your Time + Generosity = Our Home Away From Home
In 2025, Brent’s Place experienced extraordinary growth in community support. Alongside continued generosity through in-kind contributions, our Volunteer Program expanded rapidly—deepening connection, strengthening daily operations, and wrapping families in compassion. Together, volunteers and donors helped create a place of stability, dignity, and belonging for families navigating a medical crisis.
2025 By the Numbers:
23,400+ Days of Housing Provided
374 Birthdays Celebrated
1,900+ Programs to 31,000+ Participants
18 States Served
13,500+ Meals Provided
Whether I am restocking the Grab-and-Go, assembling toys or beds, or responding to questions, it is always about caring for families.
A Year of Extraordinary Growth:
The Resurgence of Volunteerism
Volunteers are at the heart of Brent’s Place, helping bring our mission to life. They prepare and serve meals, host activities, support campus amenities, assemble welcome bags, assist with events, and offer companionship to families navigating isolation and fear.
654
Total Number of Volunteers 541
New Volunteers
113
Returning Volunteers
5,368
Total Volunteer Hours
$38.74
Value per Hour
$207,956
Total Volunteer Value
In one year, volunteer participation nearly tripled, total hours logged almost doubled, and the estimated value of volunteer service increased by over $96,000. This remarkable growth allowed Brent’s Place to enhance daily operations, expand family programming, and create more moments of connection and care.
We love volunteering at Brent’s Place because it allows us to support families facing serious medical challenges, and we value the dedicated sta who serve them. Ray & Cindy L. Brent’s Place volunteers
Healing takes a village. Volunteers, corporate partners, and community groups surround families with care— offering moments of joy, connection, and normalcy during an otherwise uncertain time.
Prepared and served family meals
Hosted activities and celebrations Assembled welcome bags
Supported special events Provided companionship and care
Donations of goods and services help to alleviate families’ financial burdens and emotional stressors so they can focus on caring for their loved one facing a medical crisis. In-kind contributions also allow Brent’s Place to direct more funding and resources towards meeting the housing and supportive programming needs of families.
Total In-Kind Contributions Received: $156,531
On behalf of the patients and families we serve, thank you for your generosity!
Families at Brent’s Place never receive a bill. Every night of medically safe housing, each meal, program, and support service is provided entirely free of charge—made possible by the unwavering generosity of volunteers, donors, and community partners.
Interested in volunteering to support our families?
From meals to special events, learn how you can make a difference at BrentsPlace.org/volunteer.
Interested in making an in-kind donation?
From cleaning supplies to gift cards, learn more at BrentsPlace.org/ in-kind-donations.
Everyone at Brent’s Place was so helpful, generous, and genuinely caring. It really made the whole environment feel comfortable—like a
