Happy New Year 2026

I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. ~ Isaiah 43:19

2026 Family Friendzy is coming soon!!

Winner of 100 Women Who Care

Our WPRP Parents Know

"KNOXVILLE is RIGHT BESIDE THEM!"

WPRP is the 1st quarter recipient of 100 Women Who Care Knoxville! This is thanks to our supporters who came out and the new listeners who heard the 5-minute explanation of WPRP that voted for us with a $100 donation!

On that cold and rainy night, our supporters packed Bradley's on Peter's Road! We shared, learned, laughed, and cried as we grew closer to the needs of so many of our neighbors.

This funding will go directly to our Parent Care platform to benefit our families directly! What a great day for WPRP!

Thank you Bradley's!

Thank you 100 Women that Care!

Thank you WPRP Supporters who made this happen!

New Year. Refreshed Look.

We are introducing refreshed branding that more clearly reflects how we show up for families. Our updated look and voice are grounded in the same values that have always guided our work: compassion, dignity, and trust, expressed now with greater clarity and intention.

At the heart of this evolution is the Right Beside You concept. It is not a slogan. It is a promise. It reflects how WPRP supports families at every stage of their journey,

Because of you, WPRP can continue to show up not only in moments of crisis, but in the everyday realities of grief and parenting.

Join us as we celebrate this new chapter for WPRP.

We could not be prouder to have you as part of our family.

Walk together with WPRP into 2026!

Renewed Spirits
by Dana Karnowski, Family Care Coordinator

In the last newsletter, we shared the story of the nativity set and the missing Baby Jesus, the hope of finding Him, and the joy in seeking Him during the Christmas season. Now in the New Year as the noise of the holiday season is softening, we can still reflect on the hope that can be found in Jesus. Hope arises from small, faithful steps of seeking, listening, and choosing to move forward.

I encourage each of us to enter this New Year with a heart open to possibilities. As the year 2026 unfolds, let us embrace each day as an opportunity to help ourselves and others find hope, feel connection, and experience rediscovery after the pain of loss.

Losing our way can often lead us to new paths filled with unexpected joy and deeper understanding.

WPRP continues to fill our widowed families with this unexpected joy and deeper understanding through instrumental support and services such as home cleanings, home organization and self-care stipends. Our work relies on the generosity of donors and the dedication of volunteers who remind families they are not alone. Let’s walk into 2026 together, with hope and renewed spirits!

"So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!"
2 Corinthians 5:17

Celebrate our Impact in 2025!

Donors' Amazing Gifts

Christmas Donor Provides 10 Room Makeovers

Thank you to a special WPRP donor for their generous contribution, which made it possible to create room makeovers for 10 children. Your kindness has transformed their spaces into places of comfort, joy, and hope. We are deeply grateful for

your support.

Donor-assisted Room Makeover

Thank you to Sarah Myers-Pursley and Curated Closets and Sherwin Williams for the donations of time, talent and goods that assisted a WPRP parent to complete a room renovation!