BALTIMORE (Map, News) - Brian Morrison doesn’t just provide housing — he gives hope.

The founder and chief executive officer of the Believe in Tomorrow National Children’s Foundation, Morrison has helped grow his nonprofit vision from helping one family to reaching thousands across the nation.

Since the foundation’s inception 25 years ago, the mission has remained the same: to provide hospital and retreat housing services to critically ill children and their families.

“Our programs really are designed to provide hope for the future, and to believe, despite what they are going through,” Morrison said.

Believe in Tomorrow provides overnight accommodations to families and ill children from around the world.

Working in conjunction with the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, the foundation seeks to keep the family united with the sick child, allowing them to take their minds off of the illness and look to the future.

They also provide remote location housing that is designed to put families on accommodated vacations together. Since its founding, the nonprofit has provided more than 250,000 nights of accommodations for families.

One of the charity’s biggest contributors is Home Depot, the title sponsor of the foundation’s annual Port to Fort 6K Run-Walk.

The national home improvement retailer became actively involved about 12 years ago when its regional operations director, Sean Sites, toured the Hopkins facility.

“Our involvement has been everything from financial help to labor in different events,” Sites said. “The heartfelt truth is what they do is just as important as who they do it for.”

More information

» Believe in Tomorrow National Children’s Foundation

6601 Frederick Road, Baltimore

1-800-933-5470

believeintomorrow.org

dcarey@baltimoreexaminer.com

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11:40 AM MST on Tue., Aug. 14, 2007 re: "Marian House helps at-risk women cultivate independence"

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"[T]his $1.6 million, 22-employee nonprofit has a track record to support its claim." Okay, fair enough. So, what's the track record? Also, if the org has helped about 1,000 women since 1994, that's fewer than 90 women per year and there are 22 employees! It had better be successful at that ratio. Another point: Not-for-profit is merely a tax status. It does not mean that administrators cannot earn a handsome salary. I am not suggesting that is the case here but there's a reason these places don't share that info without being asked.

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As a woman in recovery who needed balance in my life recovery houses such as M artha"s Place deserve to recieve all the available resources to help restore self-esteem, and save lives. How can we mimnimize lives by withholding funds. I am an alumni who's life has been restored because of Martha's Place! I thank God for Elder & Mrs.Harris for leaping out into an area many others have not and willnot accept the challenage to save lives!

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12:18 PM MST on Tue., Jun. 19, 2007 re: "Health Care for the Homeless to expand services"

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Hi! Thank you so much for printing this article. It is a wonderful summary of what this incredible organization does. My husband works for Jeff Singer. Jeff is an incredibly humble, gracious and loving person. He truly cares about each person who comes through his Center. He deeply appreciates the job that everyone does on a daily basis. One can only truly appreciate the magnificent compassion and respect this organization offers to our homeless friends by visiting the center and helping face-to-face, hand-to-hand and heart-to-heart as this family reaches out to those in need. Thanks again for helping to make our neighbors aware of the needs of our brothers and sisters and the assistance provided by these loving angels of mercy!

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12:20 PM MST on Wed., May. 23, 2007 re: "D.C. charity helps kids pump clean water in Africa"

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Please post the contact information for PlayPumps International. This concept is brilliant, fun and uplifting. Definitely something that I would like to support.

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